Toby is a great dog - just about the best pet ever, except for one detail: Toby likes adventure He always plans to come back home, but sometimes he gets in a little trouble. One day a door is left open a little too long, and off he runs just as fast as he can. Along the way he meets a nice couple who feed and bathe him and even let him stay the night, but in the morning, Toby is gone again. He then encounters a cranky old man who tries to teach Toby a lesson about eating his cat's food from his porch, and finally a young boy who finds Toby and brings him home to meet his family. Scared and...

Young Gai is definitely annoyed in Sandy Baker's latest book, Gai's Go-Away-Come-Back Garden, when his parents go away and leave him with a babysitter. Gina deftly handles the situation by showing Gai the natural rhythms of a garden with the comings and goings of snails, lightning bugs, butterflies, and perennial flowers. Sandy gently blends gardening information into this fun and educational book that students, parents and teachers will enjoy.