Little Mildred Frobisher has a sleepover at the hotel where she lives with her parents and Larry the polar bear, so Larry decides that he too would like to host a sleepover for his friends.
The members of the Werewolf Club, transported to 1890 London by Uncle H. G. Talbot's time-and-space machine, assume their werewolf forms in order to help legendary detective Sherlock Holmes stop the theft of England's crown jewels.
Fourth-grader Norman Gnormal, who behaves a lot like a dog, finds his first real friends when the principal signs him up for the Werewolf Club at school.
When left to take care of himself, a young boy becomes involved with a community of intelligent lizards who tell him of a little known invasion from outer space.
Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur Bobowicz, owner of a giant chicken that once terrorized local citizens.
Three Hoboken children and their giant chicken Henrietta set off to explore the world of art after being inspired by the sidewalk drawings of a local chalk artist.