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A girl, a boy, and a monster cat

2007
Three afternoons a week, Brandon reluctantly stays with his imaginative classmate, Hannah, and her oversized cat, Buttercup, playing games, but their adventures really begin when a new neighbor moves in with a ferocious chihuahua named Bucky.

Big Little Elephant

2005
Little Elephant feels too small at home, and too big when he's playing with his friends until he comes up with some new ways of having fun.

Piggle

1973
Nobody will play with Homer until Bear comes along and teaches him a new game.

A girl, a boy, and three robbers

2008
Three afternoons a week, Brandon reluctantly stays with his imaginative classmate, Hannah, and her oversized cat, Buttercup, playing games, but their adventures really begin when the dreaded Sunderland triplets from next door try to steal Buttercup.

Little Quack's new friend

2006
When a frog invites five ducklings to play, four refuse because he is too little and green, but Little Quack has so much fun with his new friend that the other ducklings soon join in.

Miss Small is off the wall!

2005
A.J. and the other second graders do everything except play sports when they go to "fizz ed" class with their new teacher, Miss Small.

Zathura

a space adventure
2002
Left on their own for an evening, two boisterous brothers find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical space adventure board game.

Watch me throw the ball!

2009
Gerald gets serious about teaching Piggie to throw a ball, but Piggie, as usual, just wants to have fun.

Roxaboxen

1991
A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends.

A weekend with Wendell

1986
Sophie does not enjoy energetic, assertive Wendell's weekend visit until the very end, when she learns to assert herself and finds out Wendell can be fun to play with after all.

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