Books like Epossumondas Plays Possum
By Coleen Salley
For the kid who always seems to wander just a little past where they were told to stop, this one turns a swamp full of scary sounds into a game of nerve and instinct. Swampy, spooky-but-silly, full of Southern storytelling rhythm and repeated suspense.
A man and his little dog head out early one winter morning to learn how to ski, but a run-in with a curious moose sends them flying through the air and hanging above a snowy abyss.
A clever mouse walks through the deep dark wood, escaping hungry predators by inventing a scary monster called the gruffalo — then discovers the gruffalo is real.
A dog who hates baths buries the scrubbing brush and runs off for a day of adventure, getting so filthy that his own family no longer recognizes him.
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.
Bored with ordinary weather, a king orders his royal magicians to invent something new to fall from the sky — and gets a sticky green goo called Oobleck that soon overwhelms his entire kingdom.
A little girl with a big imagination gets a mysterious package in the mail and starts sprinkling glitter on everything, until glitter is everywhere — and she and her best pal start disappearing into the sparkle.
Five little monkeys jump on the bed after saying goodnight to Mama — and one by one, they fall off, bump their heads, and get a call to the doctor.
An old woman known for her magic entrusts her helper with an everfull pasta pot but not its secret verse, so he sets it going alone — and can't make it stop.
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.
When the bus driver steps away and puts a young reader in charge, a persistent pigeon begs, bargains, and pleads for one thing: a turn behind the wheel.
A wombat records a week of eating, sleeping, and digging holes — all while patiently training the new human neighbors to hand over carrots on command.
