Packard, Mary

Illustrations and easy-to-read text show how, as two children search for their dog Jake, he stays just a step ahead of them.

A young girl is having a very bad day, from falling out of bed in the morning to not being able to find her friends, but when she returns home from a rainy trip to the park her friends are waiting for her.

Children at a birthday party attempt to guess what is squeaking inside a wrapped package.

Squeak is a little mouse who loves to sleep over at anyone's house.

A boy is a little jealous of his new baby brother until Mommy gives him a hug and the new baby gives him a smile.

A little boy pretends that he is king of everything, commanding his army.

Rhyming tale of a first-grade girl waiting to lose her first tooth so that she will have a spacey smile just like all of her classmates.

Squeak is a little mouse who loves to sleep over at anyone's house.

A stubborn young girl describes how she likes to keep her room very messy.