Bob Shea

"Mr. McMonkey hosts a game in which the reader is invited to guess whether a stunt will result in a crash, a splash, or a moo" --

When Reuben the bear brings doughnuts to his forest friends, they discover that his pants are wet and he angrily accuses them of the dirty deed.

"Concerned about losing friends during the first week of school, Unicorn upgrades his fabulousness"--Title verso page.

The Toad brothers are wreaking havoc in Drywater Gulch when a boy with no experience but immense knowledge of dinosaurs rides into town on his tortoise and declares himself the new sheriff.

"There once was a very sleepy penguin, who was best friends with a not-so-sleepy lion ... A pitch-perfect comedy for anyone who has ever craved sleep - and anyone too full of energy to settle down" --

While Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play, they each share an important secret.

Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to out do one another while putting on a show for their grandmother.

"Dinosaur doesn't need to use the potty. Even when he's making lemonade, running through the sprinkler, and splashing in puddles. See? He's doing his victory dance. Wait, is that a victory dance, or something else?"--Publisher's blurb.

Dinosaur spends a day "helping" his mother, from the time he roars to awaken her until their final contest at bedtime.

"With humor and sympathy, Bob Shea looks at the chaos of life with a baby as amiably narrated by the new arrival. Repeating the mantra (and blithe explanation) "because I am a baby," the tiny narrator leads us through scenes of exhaustion, grumpiness, squishy diapers, spilled milk, cowering kittens, and chubby overfed pups (oopsie!). Playing against the simple, matter-of-fact text are freewheeling illustrations of mess and mayhem, in which the grown-ups'...