Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

Publisher Annotation: The Sour Grape holds grudges for every reason under the sun. Lime never returned a scarf they borrowed? Grudge! Orange never called back? Grudge! But when a friend holds a grudge against the Sour Grape without listening to an explanation, the Sour Grape realizes how unfair grudges can be. Could a bunch of forgiveness and compassion be enough to turn a sour grape sweet?

Describes how Tumford the cat tests the patience of his parents by making loud and rude noises that compel a lesson in manners before company arrives.

Whenever thoughts pop into Louis's head, he can't control his mouth, and he ends up interrupting everybody.

Mr. Panda has a plate of doughnuts to share, but most of the other animals forget to say "Please."

Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.

The Bad Seed borrows an awesome book from the library in this Level One I Can Read by the #1 New York Times bestselling duo Jory John and Pete Oswald! The Bad Seed is in a good moodfor once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the...

When she is named Principal for the Day, Frannie wonders if principals assign their own punishment when they get in trouble for using office supplies or accidentally set off the fire alarm.

Penguin learns to use good manners when asking for something.