Alison McGhee

A father tells his young son the story behind each of his tattoos.

A mother reflects on the all the milestones, from walking in a deep wood to holding someone else's hand, that her child will achieve during life.

Ten days before the start of kindergarten, a preschooler can not tie her shoes by herself and fears the worst.

A big boy and his best stuffed friend seek the courage to move to a gigantic new bed.

A father reflects on how the future depends upon the all of the little things in his son's world, from his yellow drinking cup to a big cardboard box.

Two roller-skating best friends--one tiny, one tall--share three comical adventures involving outrageously bright socks, an impromptu trek to the Andes, and a most unlikely marvelous companion.

"The state fair is in town, and now Bink and Gollie-utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire-must use teamwork and their gray matter while navigating its many wonders. Will the energetic Bink win the world's largest donut in the Whack-a-Duck game? Will the artistic Gollie wow the crowd in the talent show? As the undaunted duo steps into the mysterious tent of fortune-teller Madame Prunely, one prediction is crystal clear: this unlikely pair...

A little boy in a sheriff's hat and his dog deputy are bringing donuts home when the Sheriff is unable to resist getting rid of a slightly squished powdered donut, then wonders how everyone knows he ate it.

"What can a small angel give a most important baby? A Christmas story about the greatest gift of all"--

"When Clara Winter left her rural Adirondack Mountain town for college, she never looked back. Her mother, Tamar, a fiercely independent but loving woman who raised Clara on her own, all but pushed her out the door, forcing Clara to build a new life for herself, far from her roots, far from her high school boyfriend, far from the life she has always known. Now more than a decade has passed, and Clara, a successful writer, has been summoned home. Tamar...