Books like Miss Nelson Is Back
By Harry Allard
For the kid who loves a good scheme almost as much as a good laugh, this one delivers both. Sly, funny, and full of dry classroom humor.
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 burglar creeps down the street, climbs the wall, and slips through the window on another night of stealing — until someone burgles him right back.
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.
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 gassy pet donkey gets stuck in a hole dug by a mole during a stroll, and accidentally kicks the ass of a snooty Scottish lass riding her prize-winning donkey nearby.
On the first day of kindergarten in room 2B, the students arrive to find no teacher — just a sandwich on the desk and the mysterious letters 'Mr. S' on the chalkboard.
Enormous dinosaurs head off to school just like any kid — riding the bus, reading books, and romping on the playground with classmates who happen to be the size of a Ceratosaurus.
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.
A girl named Julie notices the furniture moving into her new neighbor's house is enormous, and starts to wonder whether her new friend David's father might actually be a giant.
A boy who wants everything for Christmas gets a very hungry pet dinosaur instead — and when the dino eats up the whole holiday, it all has to come out somewhere.
A boy tours his own house room by room, discovering odd made-up creatures hiding in ordinary spots — a Wocket in his pocket, a Vug under his rug, a Yeps on the steps.
A little werewolf tries to settle down for the night in a cold gray tomb full of monsters, but a mischievous goon barges in determined to keep everyone from sleeping.
