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. Includes discussion questions, writing prompts and a recipe for a strawberry dessert.

"Meet Nibbles the guinea pig. When a kid named Zack brings Nibbles home over vacation, he learns just how the guinea pig got his name!"--

Eloise's cooking lesson with Nanny and Cook is disastrous--or would be, if Eloise could not order room service.

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.

Eloise's boring winter day is brightened when Nanny takes her and her pet pug ice skating.

When Koko, Katie's new white puppy, is scared by a noisy truck and runs away, Katie and Pedro try to track her down in the snow, following several false leads until they finally see Koko.

Katie's birthday is tomorrow, but she cannot wait to find out what her present will be, so she and Pedro follow Katie's parents as they go shopping, but none of the places they stop seem present-worthy--Katie is disappointed, but when she gets home a big surprise is waiting.