Peter McCarty

Hondo the dog gets to go to the beach and play with his friend Fred, while Fabian the cat spends the day at home.

A young boy who spends most of his time alone in his bedroom makes new friends after the monster in his drawing becomes a monstrous nuisance.

Jeremy thought he'd seen the last of his monster when he sent him away with a one-way bus ticket. But suddenly there's a knock on the door . . . and the monster has returned! Jeremy tries to decide what to do. Is it possible that the monster is in need of a friend? Peter McCarty brings his popular monster back in style, with a sequel that will have kids drawing their own little monsters in no time.

Chloe Bunny lives with her big family of ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters, but it is only Chloe who is able to compete with the new television set that Dad brings home one evening.

Having lived for years in the shadow of his younger, more talented brother, middle schooler Tim takes painting lessons from his beloved Great Aunt Winifred and discovers that he is a gifted artist.

A tyrannosaurus rex explains that he cannot help it that he is enormous and hungry and is not a vegetarian.

As father and son drive into the night, they watch the sunset, talk about baseball, sing cowboy songs, and even change a flat tire before pitching camp at daybreak.

"The story of the tree outside of Anne Frank's window"--

Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss. Dinosaurs eat with no rude noises and while sitting very still. What should a young dinosaur do in order to quickly get over being sick? Danny is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him. Barner shakes the dust off the bones found in museums to bring dinosaurs back...

Chrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect, until the kids at school make fun of her. Owen loves his blanket, Fuzzy, but he is getting too old to carry it around all the time. Quiet-as-a-mouse Sophie must learn to assert herself with bossy, big-mouthed Wendell. The polliwog watches the caterpillar grow up and turn into something else. Spend a day playing and having fun with Hondo the dog and Fabian the cat. A small mouse is accidentally carried...