When Grandfather's three-legged dog Mr. Biggins disappears on Christmas Eve, Lizzie and Grandfather go up the mountain to find him and have an unusual adventure.

Discusses why someone would enter a nursing home, what nursing homes are like, and how to act when visiting someone there.

Moorgate is a charming old country house that belongs to Maudie Todhunter, a spirited widow who has been holding onto the place for the sake of her beloved granddaughter, Posy. But Maudie can no longer afford a second home, so she reluctantly decides to sell Moorgate, setting fate in motion, bringing old secrets to light, and causing a saga to unfold.

Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape.

Roger Rosenblatt recounts how he and his wife struggled to accept a new sense of normal after their daughter Amy died of an asymptomatic heart condition and they moved in with Amy's husband to help care for the couple's three children.

Presents the different ways grandfathers show their grandchildren love, from putting extra marshmallows in hot chocolate to sending cards and telling stories.

Jimmy's grandfather tells him the story of how the family's ancestors, as immigrants in America, founded the town of New Hope.