"Willy Wonka’s famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie...

This simple verse story relays that kindness to the world is as easy as planting trees, tending to flowers, and being nice to animals. And being kind to others can be as simple as choosing nice words and sharing a smile. Because the world belongs to all of us!

"Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. He's the only one in his class who hasn't lost a tooth! All of the other students in Mrs. Wushy's first grade have signed their names on the Big Tooth, and Freddy's determined to get his name on it, too. So when Max 'The Meanie' Sellars calls Freddy a baby, Freddy decides he's going to lose that tooth one way or another, even if it means getting punched in the face at recess, or even bigger...

"Oliver McSnow ONLY says NO. He says NO so much that his NO starts to grow. And grow and GROW…until that NO is out of control! No baths. No brushing teeth. No cleaning up. No bedtime! Morning, noon, and night—it’s just NO, NO, NOOOOOOOOOO! But then Oliver’s cousin visits. Jess loves the word YES. YES to friends! YES to food. YES to fun! YES, YES, YES, YES, YESSSSS! And suddenly, Oliver’s world gets opened up in a most wonderful way!" --publisher's...

Three little girls go off on a picnic to pick wild strawberries, and with the money they earn buy gifts for a poor family they met in the woods.

Dāng dà wèi·xiāngnóng wǔ suì shí, tā xiě hé miáoshùle tā de dì yī běn shū. Zài měi yī yè dōu shì zhèxiē huà: Bù, dà wèi!...Hé dà wèi de túpiàn zuò tā bù yìng gāi zuò de shìqíng.

"Once upon an evening, a good little mermaid begins to get ready for bed. Once upon? No. Not once upon. I know what that means. And I’m NOT a good little mermaid. I am a PREDATOR! Thus begins our story of a little mermaid who is anything but good. Sleep? Sleep is for guppies! This little mermaid is a TERROR of the DEEP. Cleaning up and putting toys away? This little mermaid doesn’t need TOYS. The ocean is her playground, and everything in it...

"Hadhih hi qissat yusuf allaty tushbih hikayat kull tifl mae aghradih, wa'ihmalih 'iyaaha. wamae yusif, sayafham alqari alssaghyr ahammiat alahtimam bima ladayh walmuhafazat ealayh." --education.hachette-antoine.com This is the story of Joseph, which is similar to the story of every child with his belongings and his neglect of them. With Joseph, the young reader will understand the importance of taking care of what he has and preserving it. --machine...

The children in these "short stories each have a minor superpower they’re learning to live with. One can shape-shift—but only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can always tell whether an avocado is perfectly ripe. One can even hear the thoughts of the animals in the pet store! But what these stories are really about is their young protagonists 'owning' a power that contributes to their individuality, that allows them to find their...