Books like David's Father
By Robert Munsch
For the kid who's certain the new neighbors are hiding something strange, this one turns that suspicion into a full-blown, giant-sized mystery. Playful, tall-tale silly, with a build-up of comic suspense.
A hen gets bonked on the head by something falling from above and becomes convinced the sky is falling, setting off a chain reaction of panic among her farmyard friends.
A watchful hen named Hattie spots something worrying in the bushes and tries to warn the other farm animals, one by one, as a fox creeps closer.
Twin sisters who look alike but never think alike share six funny stories about their everyday adventures, proving that being silly together is its own kind of fun.
Dragons love tacos more than anything, so a party planner throws them a giant taco party — but forgets that spicy salsa turns dragons into fire-breathing disasters.
A small shaggy dog sets off for a walk through town, picking up one furry friend after another, until the whole gang runs smack into Scarface Claw, the toughest cat around, and must race home.
A man and his dog set out in a rowboat with lunch for three, only to get launched airborne when a playful whale surfaces right beneath them.
When barbecue smells drift over Mousopolis's first cook-off, they awaken Dogzilla — a monstrous, horribly stinky mutt — and the terrified mice must find a way to save their city.
A crocodile and his bird friend travel to the United States to rescue a kidnapped cousin taken to an Exotic Animal Farm — and along the way, the bird himself gets captured.
A mouse named Chester has one way of doing everything, and his best friend Wilson happily matches him move for move — until a bold new neighbor named Lilly moves in with her own way of doing things entirely.
A child gets ten minutes to get ready for bed while a growing crowd of hamster tourists pours through the front door for a wild, wordless-countdown tour of the house.
A young turtle gets ready for a Halloween party with his friends, but his excitement turns to worry when he becomes convinced a real ghost has shown up.
