Missy Turner thinks of herself as the most ordinary woman in the world. She has a lot to be thankful for-a great kid, a loving husband, a job she enjoys and the security of living in the small town where she was born. Then one day everything gets turned upside down-she loses her job, catches her husband making out with the neighbor and is briefly taken hostage by a young man who robs the local cafe. With her world rapidly falling apart, Missy finds...

Biscuit the puppy finds his own way to help feed the pets at Mr. Gray's Pet Shop.

Participating in a class assignment to volunteer around her community, Emma enthusiastically commits to too many activities and receives exuberant help from her pooch pal.

Amidst their playtime pretending to be superheroes, Brother, Sister, and Honey Bear get to be real life heroes when a young neighbor falls off his bike.

Squirrel can't think of a New Year's resolution until she realizes that by helping her friends, she's made one after all.

Gumluck, a young, naaive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.

Told in rhyme, Moby Shinobi tries to put his ninja skills to work helping out at the pet shop, but as usual his efforts result in complete chaos--until he redeems himself by finding the missing python.

While pirates Papa, Mama, and Baby are away from their seaworthy sloop, Goldenlocks comes aboard and makes herself useful.

"In this picture book featuring Coast Salish art and traditional storytelling techniques, a salmon and an otter learn to help each other even though they don't have all the answers. Some hul'q'umi'num' words throughout text (not a dual-language book)."--

A little boy promises his beloved friend, an elderly lady, that one day he will fix up her old house--and his words inspire the other people in the neighborhood to pitch in and get it done.