Carolyn Haywood

Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm.

Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football.

Follows the adventures of six-year-old William, an adopted boy nicknamed Penny for his copper-colored hair, as he attends a Halloween party, adopts kittens, and finds an older brother to join his family.

A collection of ten stories, five previously published by the author, all of which take place during the summer.

Betsy enjoys being snowbound when a big storm closes school the week before Christmas. Betsy makes new friends, too, when Mrs. Byrd and her two children are stranded at her house by the snow.

During World War II, seven-year-old Merry Primrose Ramsay is sent from England to live with relatives in the United States, where, despite missing her parents and feeling homesick, she has many adventures while going to school and learning to fish and knit.

When Teddy and Babs move from a city apartment to a home in the country, they share an exciting summer with two children who are visiting at a neighboring farm.

Only one man in the kingdom is willing to face the king's monster for the hand of the princess.

A visit to the circus inspires Boodles to experiment with clown makeup and to try to teach his dog Poochie to do tricks.

A collection of previously published stories which relate the Christmas adventures of Betsy and her sister, Star.