Ronald Himler

Alex has a hard time adjusting to his new first grade and tells wild stories to impress the other students.

A woman describes her experiences living with her husband in a sod house on the Dakota prairie.

Although a blizzard prevents his cousins from visiting for his birthday, a disappointed Billy ends up having a very special day when his teacher and classmates must stay overnight at his family's house to wait out the snowstorm.

When Elvirey and her family move to a log cabin in the Michigan woods, something even more important than Granny's quilt pieces makes the new dwelling a home.

When his big brother leaves to become a soldier, a boy does what he can to take his place in the family.

Nine-year-old Abby finally gets her own horse but will this new responsibility mean she must give up everything else?

Everyone in the family tries to bribe the new baby into being born, but a kiss from Father finally does it.

An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean in the early nineteenth century.

Anna and her seeing-eye dog Natalie are chosen by Anna's teacher to participate in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.