Armand, an old man living on the streets of Paris, relishes his solitary life in the beautiful city. He is happy with his carefree existence, begging and doing odd jobs to keep himself warm and fed. With simple pleasures and no cares, what more could he need? Then one day just before Christmas, Armand returns to his favorite spot beneath the bridge to find three cold and hungry children. Although he has no interest in children, Armand soon finds...

"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--

Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town by giving tours and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery. She is waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors, but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.

"Eleven-year-old Sam, who lives with her siblings and mothers in a house on Sunrise Lagoon, tries to come up with a plan to save the family's charter boat business before the summer is over"--

"In this family, it's just possible that Dad is a grizzly bear. . . He has fuzzy fur, enormous paws, and he loves the outdoors. He sleeps a lot, even at the movies, and when he's awake, he's always hungry, usually eating up all the honey. What else could Dad be? But sometimes, when it's scary at night, a lovely big bear hug is just what is needed"