Elissa Haden Guest

Iris's first sleepover at her friend Walter's house ends early when Iris gets homesick and wants to go home.

The day of the school play has finally arrived, but oh no--Iris is too sick to get out of bed!

At Walter's birthday party his guests are supposed to go for horseback rides, but his horse Rain has other plans on the day of the party.

Iris's baby sister Rose is a very, very fussy baby, and Grandpa takes Iris out for a special day without the baby. When Baby Rose turns out to be a fussy child and not nearly as much fun as a new doll, Iris thinks about ways to get a new sister to take her place, but with some help from her family and friends, Iris begins to appreciate her role as a big sister and learns to love Baby Rose despite all the work involved. Iris thought that having a baby...

When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students. Iris and Walter's teacher, Miss Cherry, is out sick, and Iris's own grandpa is the substitute! Iris has a wonderful day being Grandpa's special helper. But on the second day, having Grandpa as the teacher isn't so much fun. Iris finds it hard sharing Grandpa with everyone else in the class. It's a good thing that Grandpa always...

"Wearing their hard hats, safety goggles, and work boots, a team of toddlers are busy building away. Using excavators, shovels, and bulldozers, they are hard at work making their perfect playhouse blueprint come to life. Jaunty rhyme perfectly complements the playful and bouncing illustrations in this kid pleaser." -- Amazon.

Iris's first sleepover at her friend Walter's house ends early when Iris gets homesick and wants to go home.