1 A Mother’s Letter to a Son Starting Kindergarten 1
2 If I Were a Boy Again 5
3 The Littlest Firefighter 8
4 The Time Nightshirt 12
5 A Boy and His Father Become Partners 18
6 Travelling in the Jungle 22
7 Discovery by Accident 26
8 A Pound of Butter 31
9 Edison’s Last Breath 36
10 Your Speech Is Changing 40
11 The Great Elevator Adventure 44
12 A Touching Letter to Parents 49
13 The English Reserve and Politeness 54
14 Little House in the Big Woods 60
15 A Wonderful Present 66
16 Fool’s Paradise 72
17 Sleeping Ugly 79
18 E-mail 85
19 Energy 90
20 The Pretty One 96
21 Stolen Day 101
22 The Best Playwright in England 108
23 Thomas Edison 114
24 The Call of the Wild 121
25 Miracle on Christmas Day 127
26 The Zen of Cat 134
27 It’s Never Too Late 138
28 Helen Keller 143
29 Who Will Inherit Joel Stein’s Kid？ 147
30 The Loyal Dog 151
31 The Gentle Hand 155
32 The Good Reader 161
33 Well，America： Is the Car Culture Working？ 166
34 The Boy Who Flew Too High 171
35 A Letter to Son 175
36 The Miller’s Tenth 181
37 How Can I Deal with an Annoying Neighbor？ 187
38 Messenger of Light 192
39 Early Days of the Mail 197
40 A Goodbye Kiss 202
41 Yes or No？ It’s Time to Discipline 206
42 A Dog in His Last Confession 211
43 The Cat-Bird 216
44 I Don’t Know How to Love You 223
45 The Thanksgiving Story 229
46 The Troll 234
47 How the Crickets Brought Good Fortune 241
48 The Proud King 245
49 The Skater and the Wolves 251
50 That Dog of Mine 256
51 Better Late than Never 260
52 Time Is One of the Greatest Mysteries 265
53 Perfume 270
54 How Aunt Letty Killed the Panther 274
55 The Finding of Livingstone 278
56 Best Teacher in the Grocery 283
57 Unique Traditions from the UK 287
58 Your Life Is Fully Mobile 294
59 The Turkey and Me 298
60 Thanksgiving Day 303
Keys 310