Lulu, dressed as Ladybug Girl, goes to the playground and makes new friends, including Bumblebee Boy.

Cat advertises for a new playmate when his best friend, Mouse, refuses to play checkers.

"Two girls quickly become best friends, even before they learn one another's names." --from cataloger.

LEVEL 2. Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

Bear's efforts to keep out visitors to his house are undermined by a very persistent mouse.

Brian has always felt invisible at school, but when a new student, Justin, arrives, everything changes.

Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.

"A monster named Buddy is determined to eat some cute little bunnies, until they prove to be more enjoyable as playmates"--\ Rah! Buddy's a monster, and he's hungry! Time for all cute little bunnies to hop into his mouth. "Oh no!" they say. "There are cupcakes in the oven!" They offer Buddy some, and he becomes too full to eat the bunnies. He'll have to come back tomorrow. And so it goes between Buddy and the bunnies--they take him swimming, after...

When Annie tells him about her missing painting, Nate the Great and his trusted companion, Sam Spade, set out to investigate, gather clues, and solve the mystery.

A boy's circle starts out small but steadily grows as he builds relationships throughout his community.