Eleanor Estes

Follows the adventures and misadventures of ten-year-old Jane Moffat living with her widowed mother and three siblings in their new home in Cranbury, Connecticut, in the early twentieth century.

Ten-year-old Connie, who lives in the Brooklyn neigborhood called The Alley, investigates a burglary with her friend Billy Maloon.

In The Curious Adventures of Jimmy McGee, Jimmy McGee is a tiny leprechaun-like man who thinks of himself as nothing more than a plumber, even if he does do his job very quickly thanks to a certain magic he possesses called zoomie-zoomies. But Jimmy's life of turning on water and fixing dripping faucets is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll, Little Lydia, from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Jimmy keeps Little Lydia safe under his...

The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.

Meet Pinky, a furious black kitten who adopts the Pye family. The Pyes have some of the smartest pets around--there's Ginger the intellectual dog, and Gracie the clever old cat--but Pinky is more than smart enough to earn a place in the Pye's hearts. She can box with Ginger, play games with Mr. Pye, and--Rachel and Jerry can hardly believe their eyes--even type out her life story! --

The adventures of seven-year-old Rufus Moffat, living with his widowed mother and older siblings including his encounter with an invisible piano player and his attempts at ventroliquism.

Nine-year-old Kim Chu who lives in New York City's Chinatown searches for her father's special umbrella that Kim left in an umbrella stand in the library.

The story of how two girls, who become friends, get hugs and a little lovin' from their mothers.