Presents a collection of poems about the fabled beasts that are part of the Creature Carnival, including the Sphinx, Cerberus, Nessie, the Frog Prince, and others.
When Randall changes to a new school, he pretends to be an anonymous hero until, when his third grade class plans a fundraiser, he finds that being himself is good enough.
Junie, a spunky, sometimes exasperating, kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruitcake was not exactly what she had in mind.
