Richards, Dan

"Penny and Penelope are very different dolls. Penelope is a sweet princess, while Penny is a fierce secret agent. Penelope wants to ride her pony through the countryside, while Penny wants to wrestle alligators. How can they possibly get along playing in an imaginary kingdom? Luckily, Penny and Penelope are more than their packaging. After all, you can't judge a doll by its outfit"--OCLC.

"Thirteen-year-old Stu plans to spend the summer playing video games, goofing off with friends, and figuring out his relationship with Becca but gets stuck helping at his grandmother's women's clothing store"--OCLC.

When a proper king and queen ask their fairy godmother for a child, they find themselves gifted instead with a baby goat.

"Once upon a time, a very prim and proper king and queen begged their fairy godmother for a child. They'd prefer a boy, with glowing skin, bright eyes, and two roses for lips... but any kid will do. When they find themselves gifted with a baby goat (also known as a kid) instead, they can't imagine how he'll fit into their lives" -- Amazon.

"You might not know this, but some monsters are scared of kids. However, other monsters are not. In fact, these monsters would love to have a kids as a friend. But sometimes making friends isn't easy"--Dust jacket flap.

Sixth-grader Stuart Truly has confusing feelings about new student Becca, and it does not help that he, the son of a butcher, told her his family, like hers, is vegetarian.

A mother takes her son to the zoo to answer his science question.

"Who knew there was a problem with not being scared of monsters? The hero of this story knows it--all too well. Because he's not scared, the monsters think he's one of them. And now, they're way too friendly. They want to share everything! Which is, of course, a disaster. Good thing there's a terrified little brother to come to the rescue."--OCLC.