Little Bill Books for Beginning Readers (Pb)
12 total works
One night, little Bill is positive there are mean things in his dark closet and that they are just dying to get him. Only when Alice the great performs a magical tucking-in trick do the mean things go away for good.
Although his brother's friends make fun of it, Little Bill is very proud of the toy boat he has built and very upset when it is wrecked the first time he puts it in the water.
When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends.
Although Little Bill is sad when a friend of the family dies, he remembers the friend's lesson of saying "Merry Christmas" to get people to stop fighting.
When Little Bill finds a huge diamond, he and his friends explore their fantasies about what to do with his new-found wealth--a bedroom with a built-in basketball court and maid service, for example! Full color.
One rainy day while his father listens to his old records, his mother polishes a silver platter, and his brother enjoys his baseball card collection, Little Bill discovers his own treasure, a talent for storytelling.
Little Bill and his friends, avid fans of the television show "Space Explorers," clamor to get the video game version, but they find that they have more fun using their imagination while playing outside.
Little Bill gets in big trouble when he tells a fib to explain why he has come home late for dinner.
While trying to raise enough money for a telescope, Little Bill makes a discovery about generosity and the needs of others.
Little Bill's parents expect him to dress up and act like a gentleman during their party, even though he would rather be playing soccer with his friends.
Little Bill and his teammates are excited to begin baseball practice, but they cannot agree on the team name.