A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her.

"Years ago, a man disappeared from the yellow house on Surprise Island. Why? The Aldens have found a clue to the mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this new version introduces young readers to a Boxcar Children classic." --

Grandma Antolina finds a key and begins a long journey into the country, up and down a mountain, and so on, until she finds the door it opens, where her grandchildren await.

Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic.

Imaginative Jack describes the kind of house he would build--one with a racetrack, a flying room, and a gigantic slide.

While the library that Sam and his adventurous friend Sarah live in is being renovated, the two mice try to make new homes for themselves in the attic, constructing everything from a yurt to a geodesic dome. Includes photographs of real house styles discussed and a brief glossary of terms.

When the other animals are fearful of an approaching storm, Badger helps them all prepare their homes to withstand the strong winds and rain.

Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.

Bear and a family of ducks try to find the perfect home to share, but what suits the bear does not suit the ducks, and what suits the ducks does not suit Bear.

Owl and Rabbit are good friends and neighbors atop a hill, but when Rabbit's garden blocks Owl's view of the forest Owl builds a higher house, which prevents sunlight from reaching Rabbit's plants.