Twelve-year-old Albert Rosegarden meets his grandfather for the first time as they travel to Seattle, Washington, where Albert becomes a partner in his grandfather's elaborate scheme to "con a con man."

While helping her crippled grandfather by diving for sponges from the family boat after the death of her diver father, Alexandra discovers that someone is using their sponges as a hiding-place for smuggled cocaine.

When the Tub Child discovers his missing grandfather asleep under the radiator, the whole Tub family rallies to wake him up.

Noah's granddaughter helps him bring the animals onto the ark, calm them down, and get them to sleep.

Nora wants to find a way to give the horses a special treat for helping her grandfather and her gather sap to make maple syrup.

A teenage boy falls in love with an "upper-class" girl and gets to know his estranged grandfather in one heartbreaking summer which climaxes in a shattering search for Nazi war criminals.

When Baby Duck is not sure she is ready to get into the pool with the swim team, her grandfather encourages her.

At first Janetta does not like Grandaddy, his farm, or his animals--but they like her, and as she gets used to them, she likes them too.

Great-grandfather reminisces about going to school on the prairie with his dog Three Names.

As her family gathers for the wedding of her sister Anna, fourth-grader Cassie Whiting sees the many changes brought about by everyday life and finds comfort in the love of those around her, especially her grandfather.