Carolyn Haywood

Betsy and her fourth-grade friends discover football.

Betsy, Billy, and their friends enjoy and learn from the many activities in the second grade.

Deciding that his sleigh is too old to use for delivering presents, Santa Claus gets a helicopter but finds after several mishaps that his sleigh and reindeer are still the most reliable transportation.

A tale of how Valentine's Day came into existence and of how the heart became its symbol.

The summer Eddie and his friend start a dog portrait business, he holds the subject and she paints the portrait, often with disastrous results.

Relates the boyhood of Santa Claus and how he got into the "present business."

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