Fran Manushkin

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

Katie's class is building model volcanoes, but when most of the ingredients end up on Katie, she blows her top.

Katie and her father are invited to a Daddy-Daughter dance, the only problem is that her father is not a good dancer--he frequently steps on his partner's feet.

Katie, her father, JoJo, and Pedro are on a special sleepover at the museum; but at night the dark halls are spooky, and it is easy to imagine that the dinosaurs are ghosts haunting the museum--and when Mr. Woo disappears the children become frightened.

When a snowstorm causes the power to go out Katie and her parents think their Thanksgiving dinner with JoJo and Pedro is ruined, but by being a good neighbor, Katie saves the day.

As Katie, her parents, and friends celebrate Independence Day with a parade, games, a picnic, and fireworks, the few things that go wrong do not interfere with their fun.

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

Katie looks forward to celebrating her birthday at school, and then finds a way to make it even more special when her friend Pedro mentions that he has a summer birthday.

When Jake loses his brand new toy airplane, Katie Woo lies and says that she does not know where it is.

Combines four previously published stories, including Moo, Katie Woo!, Make believe class, Katie finds a job, and Who needs glasses, in which Katie and her friends participate in school activities.