Akron Public Library

Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.

As Valentine's Day approaches, Froggy thinks that he is falling in love with the new girl in class, but his feelings change when she gives him their first kiss.

Groggle stays up all night to make a special Valentine's Day card for his friend Snarlina, but his monster appetite causes him to devour each of his thoughtful creations.

"It is February 2 and all of the animals are tired of winter. But why should the groundhog always be famous for seeing his shadow? Who else wants to try? A chicken? A polar bear? A camel? None of those seem quite right. So who will see their shadows this year?"--P. [4] of cover.

'I just remembered what I forgot!' cries forgetful silly Tilly. "I never cooked Thanksgiving dinner!" Ding Dong. The guests are here! What will they eat?

The St. Patrick's Day parade is ready to start. The Leprechauns are marching with lots of heart. If you follow along, you'll find laughter and fun - and the luck of the Irish - before the day is done!

This madcap picture book stars a ravenously hungry relative who comes to Thanksgiving dinner with a pie. Since she eats the pie in its entirety before she even gets in the house, she has to swallow some cider (that "rumbled and mumbled and grumbled inside her"). If you must know, "She swallowed the cider to moisten the pie, / The Thanksgiving pie, which was really too dry, /Perhaps she'll die." The story continues in this vein, as we watch the hosts...

Splat the cat has a special valentine for a certain someone in his class.

On a cold, dark night perfect for scaring, Fran is making a valentine, causing other members of Fright Club to howl and hiss over the idea of being in love.

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose get an urgent call from Mrs. Davis. Her canary is gone! And that't not all. Threeother pets have mysteriously disappeared-including Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger..