David Catrow

Through a series of brief letters to his parents, Alex presents all the reasons why he should not have to share a room with his younger brother.

When Eddie, one of Santa's elves, accidentally knocks him out on Christmas Eve, Eddie finds an unlikely substitute in the owner of Murray K's Holiday Diner.

"At a family reunion, dozens of 'beastie' cousins spend the day running wild, playing in the creek, filling up on food, and making mischief."

Harry cannot have the dog he desperately wants because of his father's sensitive nose, so he uses his X-35 Infra-Rocket Imagination Helmet to create Waffle, the dog of his dreams.

Recounts events leading up to the last battle fought between white men and Indians, in which approximately two hundred men, women, and children of the Sioux tribe were slaughtered by United States cavalrymen.

Max Spaniel is chef at his own diner, where he serves up a variety of tasty meals.

In the rhythm of the folk song "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," a child who loves to paint the walls and everything else he sees cannot resist adding one more dab of paint to some surprising places.

Set to the tunes of well-known songs, provides new, humorous lyrics about mothers and fathers.

"Every school has its share of bookworms. Some schools have bugs in their computers. And lots of schools have spelling bees. But this school has bears. This school has owls. This school is a ZOO!"--Jacket.

Well-known songs, including "Oh Susannah" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," are presented with new words and titles, such as "Heavy Backpack!" and "I Don't Want to Do Homework!"