Meet Charlie and Mouse! Join them in their very first book as they: talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana.

"Bruce and the residents of Soggy Hollow tell a spooky story to get into the Halloween spirit" --

When his mother brings home a guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog.

Brothers Charlie and Mouse enjoy a special visit from Grumpy.

Charlie and Mouse are getting ready for Mom's birthday and things are not going exactly as planned... but with plenty of humor and imagination, they'll prove that sometimes.

When Rufus, Murphy, Lurena, and their pets go camping, they meet Pedro, a shy boy who seems afraid of just about everything - especially the water. One thing leads to another and the kids go into a nearby town to buy him a pet to cheer him up - a guinea pig, naturally. Yet what they bring home may look like a guinea pig, but it can swim like an otter!

It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

"Amelia Bedelia and her mother share a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense of adventure and a nose for trouble."--

Marley, a rambunctious puppy, makes himself at home while causing lots of trouble but then proves in a very dramatic way that he is a valuable member of the household.

Charlie and Mouse and their parents are going on a camping trip, and there will be hiking, storytelling, marshmallows, and campfires, and the joy that comes from sharing it all.