Fran Manushkin

One-by-one, the members of the Shivers family disappear from the inside of their chilly refrigerator home.

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

Everyone in the family tries to bribe the new baby into being born, but a kiss from Father finally does it.

When a snowstorm causes the power to go out Katie and her parents think their Thanksgiving dinner with JoJo and Pedro is ruined, but by being a good neighbor, Katie saves the day.

Katie is the only one in her class who has not lost a tooth, but despite all of her efforts, her wiggly tooth refuses to come out.

When Koko, Katie's new white puppy, is scared by a noisy truck and runs away, Katie and Pedro try to track her down in the snow, following several false leads until they finally see Koko.

Katie's birthday is tomorrow, but she just cannot wait to find out what her present will be, so she and Pedro follow Katie's parents as they go shopping, but none of the places they stop seem present-worthy--Katie is disappointed, but when she gets home a big surprise is waiting for her.

When Katie's father looses his special rainbow ring while playing with the kids in the backyard, Katie and Pedro work to follow the clues to find the missing ring.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.

When Pedro receives some money from his grandmother for his birthday, his father suggests that he put some of it in the bank, but than Pedro has to decide what to do with the remainder.