At school, Eleanore gets a lesson about sharing.

Larry lies about practically everything until he meets a girl who outsmarts him.

Against her mother's wishes, Ruth wears her favorite pajamas to school but soon regrets her choice.

When Fred makes fun of Billy at school, Billy has to learn how to deal with his friend's bullying.

Lucille is jealous of her little sister Margaret because everybody pays so much attention to her and Lucille feels ignored. She decides to make herself sweeter and get more attention by covering herself with honey. But when Grandma discovers her in the kitchen, she tells Lucille that she is already sweet, smart, and funny and, on top of that, a wonderful big sister who has helped Margaret become such a nice little girl.

Peter takes pride in being rude and gross. He doesn't think manners are important at all. But when his family starts to use bad manners, Peter gets a reality check.

"Miles McHale is a tattletale. And everybody knows it. But he's not the only one who needs help, so his teacher decides: it's time to fight the Tattle Battle! But will Miles figure out the right time to tell a grown-up about another person's behavior, or is he doomed to be a tattletale forever?"--publisher's website.