Barnett, Mac

"This book is about Square. This book is also about Square's friend Circle. Also it is about Square trying to make something perfect like Circle is. But it is hard to make something perfect"--Back cover.

One day, Mac (smartest boy in his class in a small town in California) receives a telephone call from the Queen of England, recruiting him to find the crown jewels (well, actually just the Coronation Spoon) and so Mac embarks on his first adventure as a secret agent--with the assurance that the Queen will give him a note excusing him from school.

When a mouse is swallowed by a wolf, he learns that a duck devoured earlier has set up a table to enjoy the food the gluttonous predator eats.

When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local, mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

"School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discover the merrymakers--and vow to destroy them"--Provided by publisher.

Relates the incident in which President Taft supposedly got himself stuck in a bathtub in the White House on the day of his inauguration.

After winning the science fair with the giant robot she has built, a little girl realizes that there is a major problem.

After Triangle plays a trick on Square, Square plans to reciprocate but runs into trouble when he tries to enter the triangular doorway of Triangle's home.

"This book is a celebration of the many tender, madcap ways we love one another"--Dust jacket.

Reflects on the many emotions kids can feel throughout various times in their daily activity.