Thaler, Mike

Fearful of going off to camp, a child finds some comfort when his seatmate on the bus expresses the same fears and they decide to face them together.

Mrs. Green has heard all kinds of horrible things about her new students and fears it will be a terrible year, only to be pleasantly surprised when they arrive looking like perfectly normal children.

"Hubie's class has to play a football game against the older kids in school. But how can they even think of winning when the only touchdowns that they score are for the other team? This game is going to be a real fumble."--P. [4] of cover.

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new gym teacher is "Coach Kong," Mr. Green.

Hubie writes a story about the dreaded new vice principal, Miss Demeanor, but what will he do when she asks to read it?.

Hippo and his jungle friends worry about Friday the 13th, start a band, and enjoy a magic show.

In this humorous retelling of the traditional fairy tale, the prince is forced to place increasingly large peas under the mattresses of the candidates for his wife in order to find someone sensitive enough to be his bride.

Madge is a great magician and easily pulls several animals out of her hat--but not the one she wants.

The Bully Brothers, Bubba and Bumpo, are looking forward to playing tricks on their teacher and school mates during a class trip to the beach, but only succeed in getting themselves in trouble.