Un Mal día para Mia (Mia's Bad Day)

"Milly loves to be silly! But when Grandpa's cat is nowhere to be found, Milly goes outside to find Lucky. Milly loves to be silly, but discovers that being there when Grandpa needs her is important too"--

Summer is over and that can only mean one thing for eight-year-old Mallory McDonald (like the restaurant, but no relation)--she has to go back to school. But not just any school, a new school with all new kids in it. To make matters worse, her mom is going, too! She's the new music teacher, and Mallory can't think of anything that could possibly be worse--until her first day.

Daniel lleva varios días enfermo, no puede salir de su habitación y tampoco recibir visitas. Él presiente que algo está pasando. Un día, oye llorar a su madre; una noche, sus padres discuten con alguien cuya voz él no reconoce, y, además, en su habitación aparecen unos cómics que nunca había visto, cuya protagonista, Dalia Negra, castiga a los niños que se comportan de manera ejemplar. Daniel está decidido a descubrir el secreto que oculta su familia y a ahuyentar a los fantasmas que aparecen por la noche.

¡Que feliz estaba el Caballero Godofredo con su nueva armadura!. Ahora podría competir en el Gran Torneo Real. A menos que apareciera su rival, el misterioso Caballero Negro.

Offers the amusing story of how the armadillo, after eavesdropping one too many times, lost his once large ears and came to have the small ears he presently has today. Original.

This is a collection of humorous stories written by famous Christine Nostlinger. The stories deal with topics such as pride, loneliness, and honesty. As usual, Nostlinger's stories are delightful and educational.