Books like Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
By Judy Schachner
For the kid whose punishments turn into full-blown adventures the second the door closes, Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse turns a time-out into the wildest room in the house. Bouncy, silly, and full of swagger, with a Southwestern flair and rhyming Spanish wordplay.
A big-eared kitten who imagines himself a swashbuckling Chihuahua hero leads his doggy pals into the Under Mundo, where he must solve the Sphinx's riddle to enter a mummy's tomb.
A girl named Sally travels to town walking backward and upside down, picking up a silly pig, a silly dog, and other funny friends who join her topsy-turvy parade.
Three playful cats named Tiny, Moonpie and Andre invite the reader to lift flaps and turn pages to play with yarn, boxes, and fish — until a sudden floodwave threatens to sweep them away.
When the fairgrounds empty out for the night, a brave raccoon pulls a lever to bring the rides roaring back to life, and woodland animals slip out of the forest for one wild, glowing night at the fair.
A polite, buttoned-up boy visits the aquarium with his easily distracted father, asks nicely for a penguin, and simply smuggles one home in his backpack.
An elephant named Horace turns eleven and throws a costume party for his exotically dressed animal friends, but when it's time for the feast, someone has already eaten it all.
A man and his dog set out on a peaceful camping trip, but a marshmallow-loving bear sends them plunging down a mountain and racing down a river toward a waterfall.
Ten imaginative little piggies appear on a child's fingers and toes, dancing and playing through a string of fanciful antics before settling down to sleep.
A bush grandmother uses magic to make a young possum invisible, but when Hush longs to see herself again, the two possums journey across Australia in search of the food that will bring her back into view.
Two scarecrows, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay, fall in love and plan a wedding in the fields, gathering the farm's animals and birds to help them celebrate.
A team of kid inventors heads to the zoo armed with zany traps and rhyming plans, determined to outsmart and catch the rainbow-maned unicorn.
Warned to fear the Big Bad Mouse, the Gruffalo's curious child sneaks into the deep dark wood to hunt him down — only to spot the mouse and a mysterious giant shadow looming close behind.
