Lane Smith

Simple text follows a young boy and the many animals he meets on his adventure through the jungle.

Augie Hobble lives in a fairy tale-or at least Fairy Tale Place, the down-on-its-luck amusement park managed by his father. Yet his life is turning into a nightmare: he's failed creative arts and has to take summer school, the girl he has a crush on won't acknowledge him, and Hogg Wills and the school bullies won't leave him alone. Worse, a succession of mysterious, possibly paranormal, events have him convinced that he's turning into a werewolf....

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

From New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Honor recipient Lane Smith comes a fun story of five little lads before they became five really big Founding Fathers-perfect for patriotic holidays and storytime year round! Once there were four lads . . . John [Hancock], Paul [Revere], George [Washington], and Ben [Franklin]. Oh yes, there was also Tom [Jefferson], but he was annoyingly independent and hardly ever around. These lads were always...

"A perfect day means different things to different animals in Bert's backyard"--

"A little rabbit is on the hunt for the perfect gift for his grandmother"--

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

"A pampered house cat complains about the daily struggles he faces"--

"A penguin whines about the uncontrollable problems in his life."--Provided by publisher.

When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.