Books like Mr. Messy
By Roger Hargreaves
For the kid whose room looks like a tornado touched down and who sees nothing wrong with that, this is a book that finally takes their side. Silly, gently chaotic, and full of good-natured mischief.
A drowsy dog just wants a quiet nap, but a bouncy little duckling named Zachary Quack keeps trailing after him, pittery-pattering and pestering him to play.
An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.
A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.
A careful elephant gets a delicious ice cream cone and faces a big decision: should he share it with his best friend Piggie — before it melts away entirely?
An older man who never outgrew his love of toys brings home a toy biplane that really flies, and his cat Tabby — who dreads anything airborne — braces for an unwanted adventure.
A boy and his pet fly play hide-and-seek, but when Fly Guy hides in the garbage can, the garbage truck hauls him off to the dump — where zillions of flies look just like him.
A boy named Buzz searches for something to catch for the Amazing Pet Show, and a hungry fly follows a smell — and the two strike up a friendship no one expects.
A boy sets off to buy simple things like a carrot, a hat, and a cake, but every shop hands him the wrong item entirely — a growing parade of mixed-up animals instead.
A small boy runs, jumps, and makes a mess through page after page of trouble, hearing one word from his mom again and again — until he finally gets the hug he needed all along.
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.
An anxious squirrel who plans for every disaster decides to make the perfect friend, picking a toothless candidate and prepping mittens, a mirror, and a lemon — until his careful plan takes a toothy turn.
A new housekeeper takes every instruction on her to-do list exactly at its word — dressing a chicken, dusting furniture, and more — with hilariously literal results.
