A young girl and her grandmother take an imaginary journey to the Caribbean island where her mother grew up and where some of her family still lives.

Lava flows, waves pound, sands mound, and an island is born, and as it grows, life thrives.

Several artists who paint different things, with different kinds of paint, and at different times of the day, all paint the same island that they visit each summer.

"A bilingual story, inspired by the childhood of Valentina Cruz, whose family was one of the first permanent inhabitants of the Galapagos islands. Valentina makes a promise to protect the islands and her animal friends"--

A giant turtle's loneliness ends when a boatload of animals is shipwrecked and makes a temporary home on his shell. But when they decide to sail for home, will the turtle be alone once more?

One dark, stormy, autumn night a child hears the animals on Klickitat Island crying because they have no shelter, and the child's Beary proposes a daring plan to help them.

"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland...and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--

When he arrives on an island paradise, Napoleon the dog orders its friendly inhabitants to help him construct a big house that gradually takes over all of the available space. Napoleon is a small dog with big ideas. When he spots an island through his telescope, Napoleon decides it will make the perfect home. He is welcomed by Crab, Bunny, and Bear, who are excited to have a new neighbor. They even insist on helping Napoleon build his dream house...

While picnicking on Squaw Island, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose find a hundred dollar bill, and when they return to explore further they find an entire cave full of money.

During a family vacation, Hubie the mouse falls out of a dirigible and is stranded on a tropical island, where a very inventive fellow castaway, Leo, helps him overcome his fears.