Tony Ross

Nelly's clients are wonderfully behaved even though they are monsters, but when she is asked to sit for a bad-tempered little boy, she calls for reinforcements from her other clients to show him how real monsters act.

The Little Princess loves getting her hands dirty. The trouble is, she hates washing them. Until she learns all about the nasties, the dirties and all the other horrible things that lurk and make you ill . . .

The Little Princess loves to win, and at home everyone usually lets her. At school though, even when she tries her hardest, it seems she can't do anything right But she soon discovers that winning is much more fun when she really deserves it.

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make a fortune for himself, his mother, and his sister.

A perfectly behaved girl who enjoys telling other children how to behave receives an unwelcome surprise.

Amber Brown loves the second grade but wonders if she will ever receive an award from Deskarina, the desk fairy, for keeping her desk clean.

Building a snowman brings out Henry's competitive streak; he sets up his Monstrous Makeovers business to rival Moody Margaret's Miraculous Makeovers; things go badly wrong when a famous author comes to school; and he thinks 'You'll all be sorry when I'm dead' and spends a rainy day writing his will.

Overview: Amber Brown loves the holidays. The shopping, the wrapping, the unwrapping. She isn't having any trouble with gifts, but life is another story. She's so happy her dad has moved back to New Jersey, but her mom isn't. It means the beginning of shared custody, and that means more fighting. Amber feels as if half of her belongs to her mom and half of her belongs to her dad, and that doesn't feel good at all. Then her mom says she can't...

Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.