A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.

Preparing to move on four years after a divorce, Annajane realizes that she is not over her ex-husband when his wedding to another woman is abruptly canceled, a situation that is further complicated by her engagement to another man, dark secrets in her sleepy lake town and individuals who want to thwart her happiness.

Fuyuko Irie is a freelance copy editor in her mid-thirties. Working and living alone in a city where it is not easy to form new relationships, she has little regular contact with anyone other than her editor, Hijiri, a woman of the same age but with a very different disposition. When Fuyoku stops one day on a Tokyo street and notices her reflection in a storefront window, what she sees is a drab, awkward, and spiritless woman who has lacked the strength...

The heartwarming 'tail' of a young girl whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.

As snowflakes slowly come down, one by one, people in the city ignore them, and only a boy and his dog think that the snowfall will amount to anything.

Massachusetts police chief Jesse Stone's investigation of a violent series of car thefts is complicated by political pressures, the summer tourist season, and the questionable goals of an ambitious PR executive.

Doug the robot discovers that cities are much more than downloaded facts when he unplugs from the computer feed and explores one first-hand.

Having inadvertently traveled to the big city, four chickens are frightened by the strange noises, strange food, and strange animals they encounter.

A novel on a small town in the heartland of America. A brash new mayoral candidate is calling for development, the Sweet Stuff Bakery may be closing, Father Tim, the Episcopalian rector and his vivacious wife are pondering retirement and someone is wheeling and dealing to turn Mitford's finest house into a spa. By the author of At Home in Mitford.

Bartelby, a very long sausage dog, causes chaos when walking with his friends until they find a way for him to keep track of his bottom.