"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...

"A girl must learn to trust herself--and her ancestral powers--when she comes face-to-face with the Mexican legend La Lechuza"--

"Meet a boy with a heart so big, his feelings glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump up and down on his chest. What good is this giant heart?"--

When she almost misses hearing about her friend Jacob's big news, Sophie learns that sometimes listening to other people's feelings and stories is more important than talking.

After Estrella's father is deported because he is an illegal immigrant, her teacher at school invites her and the other students to meet around an old oak tree and share the things they wished their teacher knew about their life at home.

"Through a handful of specific yet universal school scenarios, young readers will understand what it means to be a part of a school community and celebrate how to share with and care for one another"--

Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.

"Burlarse de alguien es fácol, pero ponerse en su lugar no. Dos amigos, Hipopótamo y Cocodrilo, están a punto de descubrirlo."--

When a classmate mocks their lunch, the storyteller guesses at the reason, but when they realize the classmate often comes to school with no lunch, the narrator concludes the kid is not being a bully, just hungry, and they offer them half a sandwich.

"Meet Milo the merman. He wants to be friends. How can you be a good friend to Milo?"--Back cover.