Author: Fran Manushkin

Pedro is excited to celebrate Chinese New Year with his friend Katie Woo and her family. They attend a colourful parade filled with dragons and dru...

Pedro and his dog, Peppy, are ready for the pet show. Peppy can sit and fetch on command. And he''s freshly washed and ready to shine. But when the...

When Pedro receives some money from his grandmother for his birthday, he wonders what he should do with it. His friend Katie keeps her money in a p...

It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach, but Katie Woo is being bossy. And that''s no fun for anyone. Can she stop being bossy and enjoy the b...

Katie Woo's family is moving to a new house. Katie will miss her old room, and she thinks her new house seems a little weird. Her parents say it wi...

Katie loves to dance, but when a new girl, Mattie, joins her dance class, dancing just isn't as much fun. Mattie can spin faster and jump higher th...

Katie's going to visit her grandma, and she has to travel by aeroplane to get there! She's never flown before, but JoJo says it is fun. But after w...

It all starts with a sneeze! Katie Woo catches the flu. She feels yucky and has to miss a few days of school. Will she ever feel like herself again?

Pedro''s class is building a tower out of paper cups. They want to see who can build the tallest tower. Pedro loves to build, but he''s got a big p...

Pedro has new glasses, but he does not like them. When he pretends to lose them, Katie shows him why glasses are important.

With a new clubhouse in his garden, Pedro decides to start a mystery-solving club. Will he and his friends find the clues to crack the case? A simp...

Pedro dreams of playing goalie in the next big football match. But he worries he''s too slow and too small. Will Pedro meet his big goal? Reader-su...

Pedro is excited about his school trip to the aquarium. But his class disappears when he''s not paying attention, leaving him alone with a shark! F...

After watching a ninja cartoon, Pedro dreams of being a ninja himself. Luckily, his dad gets him karate lessons. With hard work and a little practi...

Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too - splendid skin for me, spl...

Everyone in Katie Woo''s class has lost a tooth, except her! She tries everything she can think of to make her wiggly tooth fall out, but nothing w...

Katie Woo's dog, Goldie, was very old. Goldie became sick and died. Katie will miss her friend. She is glad that she has lots of happy memories of ...

Katie Woo is so excited about spending the night at her grandparents'' house. But once she gets to their house, she feels a bit nervous. How will s...