Ravi can't wait to spend summer vacation at the lake house with his family--especially his cousins! Summer is for beach days, long hikes, paddleboarding, and--of course--ice cream. Ravi and his oldest cousin, Dhruv, had the same favorite flavor last year, but everything feels different now. Dhrub's much taller and his voice is deeper. Ravi's worried that Dhruv won't be interested in spending time with him. But on the last night of vacation, the cousins...

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

A girl experiences a tumultuous and overwhelming visit from her aunts, but when they finally say good-bye she discovers that the uncles are on their way to visit.

Tired of her large, noisy, baboon family, young Leyla runs away and meets a lizard who teaches her to sit alone, be quiet, and do nothing.

A young girl narrates her family's move from the city to the country, where they have bought a piece of land and live in a trailer while they build a house from the ground up, with help from relatives and friends.

A family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.

A young superhero describes his awesome powers, which he then demonstrates as various foes arrive on the scene.

"It's not easy living with a bear, but one little boy learns that sometimes, a bear in the family can end up to be the best thing in the world"--

With their parents struggling to make ends meet, Lily and Ryan grow tired of always eating macaroni and cheese for supper and having their Grandma stay with them, but when Grandma hears their complaints she tells a story about the magic that snow angels can bring.

A little pioneer girl and her family, living in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, make their first trip into town to visit the general store.