Having been warned not to open the door for anyone while Mom goes to help a neighbor, the three boys try to outdo each other by telling scary stories about strangers at the door. By the time they have finished, they have scared themselves under the bed. Stories in this book come from Bohemia, the Guyanas, and Peru and are based on the universal theme of not opening the door to strangers.

When Darcy spends her first night away from home she is a little apprehensive, but when the sun comes up and breakfast is on the table she realizes sleepovers can be a lot of fun.

Maud's weekends with her grandmother include matching nightgowns, breakfast for supper, old movies, special surprises, and dreams of becoming Grand-Maud herself, one day.

"Penny is thrilled to get her invitation to a slumber under the stars party, but then she realizes that no pets are allowed--and she'll have to leave her beloved dog Jelly home for the evening. With a little creative thinking, though, Penny finds a way to sleep beneath the stars and have her canine companion by her side as she does it"--

Henry and his dog Mudge are invited to a sleepover in Patrick's attic, where they watch monster movies, eat pizza, and enjoy a contest to determine whose dog is the best popcorn catcher.

"Why do stars twinkle in the sky, but planets don't? Jet, Sydney, and Sean are about to find out during the best sleepover ever!"--

Whitney had some misgivings when she dropped her increasingly moody teenage daughter, Amelia, off at Lauren's house. She'd never met the parents, and usually she'd go in, but Amelia clearly wasn't going to let something so humiliating happen, so instead Whitney waved to her daughter before pulling away from the little house with the yellow roses in front. But when she goes back the next day, an elderly couple answers the door, Amelia and Lauren aren't...

A little girl and her grandmother have a rollicking good time during a sleepover.

Angelina Ballerina is excited to host her very own sleepover.

Mother Goose throws a pajama party for all her nursery rhyme friends.