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The
Best Way to Play
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.
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The
Day I Saw My Father Cry
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.
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The
Day I Was Rich
While playing stick-can
hockey with his friends, Little Bill discovers what he thinks
is a diamond and they all start imagining what it will be like
to be rich.
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Happy
Valentine's Day!
Little Bill makes valentines
for the people that he loves.
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Hooray
for the Dandelion Warriors!
Little Bill and his
teammates are excited to begin baseball practice, but they cannot
agree on the team name.
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The
Meanest Thing to Say
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.
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Money
Troubles
While trying to raise
enough money for a telescope, Little Bill makes a discovery about
generosity and the needs of others.
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My
Big Lie
Little Bill gets in
big trouble when he tells a fib to explain why he has come home
late for dinner.
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One
Dark and Scary Night
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.
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Shipwreck
Saturday
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.
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Super-fine
Valentine
Little Bill makes a
special Valentine for Mia but is reluctant to give it to her,
because he is afraid that the other children in their third grade
class will tease him.
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The
Treasure Hunt
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.
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The
Worst Day of My Life
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.
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