Gilbert and friends

On Valentine's Day, Gilbert brings a tin of homemade cookies and his original nice or nasty poems to school.

Before Lewis's birthday party, Gilbert's mother wisely substitutes a toy for the frying pan Gilbert wants to give Lewis.

Gilbert the opossum gets stuck with a tattletale "buddy" on a class trip to Pilgrim Town.

Gilbert is nervous about portraying George Washington in front of the class, and he feels even worse when he cannot find his main prop.

Gilbert and his first-grade classmates are nervous about their performance on the last day of school, curious about the awards they will receive, sad to be leaving their teacher, and excited about summer vacation.

When Gilbert loses his tooth, the reader finds out just how resourceful the Tooth Fairy can be.