Verna Allette Wilkins je autorkou zameranou na tvorbu pre mladých čitateľov, ktorá sa špecializuje na obrázkové knihy a biografie. Jej diela boli ocenené pre svoj literárny prínos a boli zaradené do národných učebných osnov a televíznych programov. Wilkins sa snaží prostredníctvom svojich kníh inšpirovať a vzdelávať mladých ľudí, pričom kladie dôraz na silné príbehy a pútavé rozprávanie.
Nicky is filled with horror when asked by her aunt to be a bridesmaid and wear a frilly dress - it doesn't fit with her image of being a champion cricketer! But her mother, who is a full-time wheelchair user, soon resolves the problem and makes for a happy day.
Eight-year-old Ben, a keen cook, enjoys his favorite activity of baking a cake.
Dave sneezes out his wobbly tooth and then he can't find it, but his grandfather and the tooth fairy get a big surprise when they look under his pillow that night.