本书精选了隽永的英文小故事，淡淡地叙说生活中那些不经意的美和那些令人感动的瞬间，让读者在享受阅读乐趣的同时，逐步提高英语水平。通过对文中生词、文化背景的注释，使读者通过大量的故事阅读不仅了解掌握英语语言、历史文化、风俗人情、节日礼仪等知识，还能从故事人物身上学习克服困难、超越自我、乐观向上的精神。

January or New Years Day
1. Resolve
2. Changed My Life
3. "Changing" with Kindness
4. A Risky Proposal
5. Nothing All That Special
6. Tale of the Red Shirt
7. Olympic Dreams
8. No Damage Done
9. A Hand Up
10. Savoring the Sentiment


February of St.Valentines Day
1. Among the Hearts
2. Shining Brightly
3. The Language of Love
4. One Good Turn...
5. The Happiest Day of My Life
5. A Broken Heart
7. One in a Million
8. Beauty， Shining Through
9. Making a Difference
10. I Held His Hand


March or St. Patricks Day
1. Dances with Her Heart
2. Spilled Coal
3. Crocus Rising
4. Sharing Luck
5. St. Patrick Mysteries
6. Closer Every Day
7. Break It Down
8. Clover Alert
9. Easter Memories
10. Many Returns


April or Easter
1. The Easter Gift
2. A Wonderful Gift
3. Proud as a Peacock
4. A Song in Our Hearts
5. You Look Just Like Her
6. Snoring Serenades
7. The Best Tip
8. Finally There
9. Can You Believe It?
10. I Wish I Knew


May or Mothers Day
1. Address Unknown
2. A Time to Treasure
3. Freedoms Price
4. Aeternum Vale
5. Special Time
6. Grammies Geraniums
7. The Diploma
8. White Rose Wreath
9. New Mom
10. The Great Wedding of 46


June or Fathers Day
1. Always There
2. All He Ever Wanted
3. Gift of Life
4. The Universal Language
5. All Worthwhile
6. Uncle Dave
7. Life Defining Moment
8. Clothesline Memories
9. Daddys： Request
10. Dads Address Book


July or Independencd Day
1. Go Twins
2. Gravity Takes Its Toll
3. God Bless America
4. The Flags of Hayden Street
5. A Place of Wonder
6. Zucchini Summer
7. The Old Man of the Mountain
8. "I Feel Good"
9. Thanks for the Memories
10. Sight Unseen


August or Summer Vacation
1. The Powers of Love
2. Enthusiasm
3. Godspeed
4. The Most Thoughtful Gift
5. Ten Painful Puns
6. Shoe Obsession Disorder
7. Ripples in the Pond
8. Wasting Precious Time
9. Doctor Visit Dumb Syndrome
10. Lighting the Stars


September or Labor Day
1. Book Smellers Unite
2. Untold Treasures
3. Broken Eggs
4. Like Hinds Feet
5. Depression Brownies
6. My First Friend
7. The Grocery Blues
8. Fowl Play
9. Person with Heart
10. I Told Him


October or Columbus Day & Veterans Day
1. Life Is What You Make It
2. Tupperware
3. Looking Up
4. The Big Rig
5. Simpler Times
6. First Grade Proverbs
7. Letting Go
8. Extra Good Luck
9. The Pumpkin Patch
10. Jacknapped


November or Thankslziving Day
1. Thank You Once More
2. A Small Victory
3. The Greatest Thanksgiving
4. Listen at It
5. Lemonade
6. 11 th Day of the 11 th Month
7. Forgotten Heroes
8. Not My Daughter
9. Stuffed with Traditions
10. Good Neighbors


December or Christmas
1. Bet Your Boots
2. Christmas Crayons
3. The Gift
4. The Pink Ballerina
5. From Time to Time
6. A Christmas Visit
7. Rattling Rules
8. The Christmas Card
9. Kevins Saint
10. Isnt That What Its about

If she was well enough， she always went with us every year on this important outing. I sat in the front seat of the car， in the middle， between Daddy and my brother. Mama sat in the back beside Grandma and down the road we went because it was Decoration Day and the day our whole family went to the cemeteries.
The first stop was Linville Cemetery， a beautiful place with huge old oak trees with branches that seemed to protect the inhabitants of the cemetery with their wide boughs~. We had relatives buried at Linville and we all got out of the car and walked the short distance to grave sites.
Everyone was quieter and Mama reminded us to be respectful because we were to honor the final resting places of those buried in the cemetery. Mama placed some of the flowers on the graves and she and Daddy spoke about some of the relatives and told us children a little about each one.
There were many small American flags at grave sites across the cemetery. Daddy and Mama talked about how those flags were placed there by veteran organizations to honor the soldiers who had served our country， many of them giving their lives to keep our country free.