Meng, Cece

"When Mama spots a wishing star, she asks for 'world peace'...world pizza? Suddenly across the globe, yummy pies of every kind come drifting down from the sky..."--Front flap.

Award-winning author Cece Meng delivers the delightful story of Maggie and her brother, who write a note to get out of their bedtime. But when the note ends up on the desk of a newspaper reporter, a media frenzy ensues and they get much more than they wished.

When Old Turtle dies and is taken back by the sea, his friends remember that he was a wonderful teacher and friend who made his world a better place.

When a newspaper headline says that bedtime is canceled, children everywhere rejoice.

A little boy refuses to read a book and lists all the dramatic ways his parents might try to get him to read, but then discovers one simple way that reading can be fun.

A bad case of hiccups in the library leads to a series of outlandish experiences and a set of rules related to library books, hippopotamuses, and little sisters.

Three independent chicks who dare to be different are reprimanded by the other barnyard residents for not being quiet and docile, until the smart, fearless trio takes on a runaway tractor.