When her brother catches a cold, Pinky Dinky Doo, an imaginative young girl, tells him a silly story about the time she and her classmates caught the Polka Dot Pox.

When her grandmothers disagree over how to take care of her while she has a cold, Becky is reminded of the behavior of her kindergarten classmates and instructs them as her teacher would to take their seats, take turns, and share.

Chato and Novio win a cruise but are disappointed to find that everyone else on board is a dog, and things go from bad to worse when the dogs party themselves sick and it is up to the cats to find help.

Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.

In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

During a malaria epidemic in late eighteenth-century Cleveland, Ohio, ten-year-old Seth Doan surprises his family, his neighbors, and himself by having the strength to carry and grind enough corn to feed everyone.

When Miss Bindergarten becomes ill and isn't able to come to school, the class makes sure to be on its best behavior for the substitute teacher.

"Oh, no! The unicorns of Candy Kingdom are sick. Princess Mini and her friends are worried the hot, red horns mean their poor unicorns are in danger. What is making them ill? And can everyone work together to find a sweet cure?"--Amazon.