Jason's dad falls asleep everywhere ... except in his own bed.
All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places-from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night's sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution-tying his dad's toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.
When Angela's father gets lost at the airport, she looks for him everywhere, even inside an airplane. But when Angela's love of button-pressing proves too great, she finds herself in charge of flying the plane. Can Angela make it back down to the runway?
Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he's just a normal, regular boy. But when David's father calls him for supper the sound makes Julie jump in the air, run in a circle three times, run home and lock herself in her room until it is time for breakfast the next day. Could David's father be a giant?
Andrew has decided he never needs to go pee ever again, but his parents aren't too sure. Only one minute into the drive to his grandparents' house, Andrew changes his mind.
'Last stop! Everybody out!' Jonathan is trying not to make a mess, but someone has put a subway station in his apartment. So Jonathan goes to City Hall to fix the computer.
Moira's afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn't tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira's parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira-she'll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!
When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann's mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time . . .
What in the world is Robin going to do with the baby she finds in her sandbox?
"Murmel, murmel, murmel," is all Robin hears coming from a hole in her sandbox. When she reaches down and out pops a baby, she finds herself in a real fix: who will take care of it? Robin's too little! Off she goes, searching her neighborhood for someone who needs a baby. The woman with seventeen cats doesn't want the baby. Nor does the grumpy man by the bus stop. It looks as though all hope is lost, until a friendly truck driver passes by. He offers to trade his truck for the baby-an exchange Robin can't refuse.
Another laugh-out-loud book from the author of The Paper Bag Princess!
"Hey you dumb pigs!" When Megan lets all of the pigs out of the pen, they start to take over, and show her that they may not be so dumb after all.
A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this tale of underestimated livestock to a new generation of young readers.
Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn't want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help-his mom!
"Something good" is exactly what Tyya, Andrew and Julie want to put into their shopping cart. Tyya's dad won't buy anything good at the store-no ice cream, no candy, no cookies. But when the saleslady puts a price sticker on Tyya's nose, Daddy is finally forced to buy something good.
