Books like John, Paul, George & Ben
By Lane Smith
For the kid who thinks history is boring, here's proof that the Founding Fathers were once just rowdy little lads getting into trouble. Playful, cheeky, and irreverent, with a wink at American history.
A termite with big dreams of becoming an architect leaves his wood-eating family behind for the big bug city, determined to build something despite everyone doubting a termite could ever design instead of destroy.
A gang of robbers plots to steal every toy in London on Christmas Eve, but brave Officer Pugh springs into action to catch them — all except one crafty escapee, Grandma Swagg.
A folk hero grows so fast he bursts through the porch roof, then grows into a legend — swinging two sledgehammers to build roads and racing a steam drill through a mountain.
A dressmaker's daughter sets out alone through a fierce snowstorm to deliver a duchess's ball gown, battling howling wind and deep drifts to complete her mother's errand.
A New York City boy dreads his family's move out West, convinced he'll have to ride a horse to school, dodge buffaloes, and avoid cactus everywhere he sits.
A playful young tugboat would rather spin figure eights and pester the other boats than do any real tugging, until a storm strands him alone at sea near a stuck ocean liner in trouble.
A biography of Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, told through the many disagreements and dissents she voiced over a lifetime spent standing up against unfair treatment.
A safety-obsessed police officer gives boring speeches no one hears, until a new police dog named Gloria starts secretly acting out his tips behind his back and becomes the star of the show.
A young parakeet in the Australian Outback decides to become a superhero after watching a human family enjoy Superman, but her rescue attempts keep backfiring on animals like Kangaroo and Mr. Anteater.
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.
