"Iconic best hippo friends George and Martha find that scary movies and jealousy are easier to deal with when you have a good friend by your side."--

Unhappy with her part in the school's Spring Pageant, Irene decides to make the best of it and becomes the hit of the show.

Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.

George and Martha: not, as one might think, the first president and his spouse, but two hippopotamuses created by the singular talent of James Marshall. For the past quarter century, these stories have entertained, intrigued, and delighted readers of all ages. The portly animals have also taught us, in a humorous and lighthearted way, about what it means to be a true friend. A man with a talent for friendship, James Marshall defined its very essence...

An illustrated collection of seven stories about various animals, including a frog with magnificent legs, a hungry brontosaurus, and a mouse who gets married.

Fox tries to earn the money for a new bicycle in several different jobs.

A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of cookies, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner.

Buddy McGee eagerly awaits a promised Christmas visit from his friend, the thing from outer space.

While Miss Nelson is recuperating from her tonsillectomy, her class dreads the arrival of Miss Swamp, the substitute teacher.