Akron Public Library

Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and vows never to eat bananas again, even though he generally likes the fruit.

The Cat in the Hat takes Young Cat in tow to show him the fun he can get out of reading.

Fly Guy joins Buzz's football team, despite Coach's misgivings, and hits the field for a special, secret play.

Gossie and Gertie are best friends and everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie goes too--except when she doesn't, and sometimes that's even better.

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many meanings of "up."

Buzz has a nightmare that his best friend Fly Guy has created a gigantic Frankenfly monster.

The lady next door sings too loudly and too often, but every time Harry tries to stop her he gets in trouble. Can Harry solve the neighborhood?s problem before he?s sent to the doghouse?

Second-grader Stink's parents tell him he must play a sport after he gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel.

Classroom pets Fergus and Zeke can't wait for Field Day! But all the events are the wrong size -- what can these two little mice do? Fergus and Zeke love being the class pets in Miss Maxwell's classroom. From science experiments to art projects, they do everything the students do. But on Field Day, none of the events are the right size for the small mice -- the limbo is too easy, the high jump is too hard, and kickball is absolutely terrifying! So...

"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.