Fran Manushkin

Katie misses school while she is home with the flu.

In these four previous published stories Katie shows what a good friend she can be--whether it is starting a club, hosting a sleepover, or building a volcano for school. Includes extra chapters with cooking and handicraft activities.

Katie Woo wants to learn an instrument, but she is having trouble deciding what kind of music suits her best.

Katie is enrolled in a gymnastics class, but when she has trouble doing some of the moves she gets discouraged and considers dropping out.

Katie is nervous about a sleepover at her grandparents' house.

When Katie Woo's family moves, she is sad about leaving her room to a stranger, and even more concerned that the new house will never feel like home.

There is an elegant substitute teacher in class today, but Katie's attempts to impress her keep going wrong.

When her class celebrates Valentine's Day, Katie does not get a valentine from anyone.

Katie looks forward to celebrating her birthday at school, and then finds a way to make it even more special when her friend Pedro mentions that he has a summer birthday.

When Katie outgrows her shoes, she and her friends JoJo and Pedro go to the shoe store with their mothers.