The twelve kids in the seventh grade at Fawn Creek K-12 have been together all their lives so when graceful Orchid Mason arrives, with exotic clothes and glorious hair, the other seventh graders do not know what to think.

Mr. Elephant wants nothing more than some peace and quiet--that is, until he gets it.

A country truck feels out of place in the speedy, noisy city until he comes to the rescue during a giant traffic jam.

Hilda and her mom have settled into their new home in the city of Trolberg. Pining for her magical friends and the wonder filled wilderness, Hilda is finding it hard to fit in, especially at school. But when Hilda makes a new friend she soon begins to uncover some surprising secrets... Perhaps this concrete labyrinth is a place where wonderful and magical things can happen too?

Under a new government program based on the saying "It takes a village to raise a child," the Baudelaire orphans are adopted by an entire town, with disastrous results.

"Boy with dog and grandfather with beard watch holiday lights turn on in the city"--

As the bus moves along, the rider sees the sights of a city and hears the sounds of honking trucks, wailing sirens, and chiming bells.

Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate pigeons as colorful, chatty denizens of the city.