Rich Torrey

Setting off for her first day at school, Ally, a little girl with a dinosaur's spirit, hopes she'll meet other dinosaur-mad children in class, but instead, she discovers her classmates have their own vivid imaginations and strong personalities.

"A young boy and girl, with very different ideas about what they want to play, face off during a play date"--

A little boy argues that "because" is a perfectly acceptable response to a question, in spite of what his mother says.

Beans Baker is forced to juggle his time between studying for an important spelling test and practicing for a showdown for the Robo-Pogo championship.

Jordan is always ready at his baseball game, but when it's over, he's also ready for ice cream.

Ally, who thinks she is a dinosaur, and her friends must learn to deal with a new girl who wants everyone to play by her rules.

A young boy asks a lot of questions, including "Why does everyone think I ask too many questions?"

When a father and daughter attempt to frost a cake together, more icing ends up around the room than on the cake.