James Stevenson

Each animal who lives in a little village celebrates Valentine's Day in a different way.

A collection of short poems with such titles as "Popcorn," "Driftwood," and "My new bird book."

In the first of two easy-to-read stories a turtle and a snail make some friends with the help of a skateboard. In the second a mouse and a snail learn, through trial and error, how to be friends.

"Everything is always the same at Grandpa's house, even the things he says-until one unusual morning." --

First-grader Jake "The Pain" and his sister, third-grader Abigail "The Great One" have more adventures, including visiting their cousins in New York and celebrating their cat Fluzzy's birthday.

When a large box is delivered to Duncan while he is away, the other animal inhabitants of Mud Flat are consumed with curiosity about what might be inside.

An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.

Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? Have you ever sat with a skunk in a courtroom, shopped for a dinosaur, or conversed with a Bupple, a Wosstrus, a Violinnet, or a Celloon? You will have, once you've read this collection of poems.

The author recalls the summers he and his brother spent at their grandparents' house near the beach.