Henry felt that nothing very interesting happened to him until the stray dog begged his ice cream cone.

Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. She turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist--a valuable trait when belonging to a group of magical best friends. But when a famous psychic comes to town, Leila and her pals won't be able to escape the big mystery heading their way. Whether chasing mad monkeys or banishing ghosts from haunted hotels, these six friends will do their best to keep Mineral Wells safe--but...

Fiery Ramona Quimby and the well-meaning Henry Huggins may clash, but in this delightful and hilariously told novel by Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, an unlikely compromise wins the day. Henry and his friends are building a no-girls-allowed clubhouse. With a private space of their own away from everyone elseand even a top secret entry passwordthey're all thrilled with their boy fort. But Henry's about to find out that...

After an inventor creates a machine that allows food to fall from the sky, the machine starts to go out of control and the inventor must find a way to stop it before all the food destroys the Earth.

When Flint returns to the island to help clean up after the disastrous food storm, he discovers his machine now creates mutant food beasts, from which he and his friends must save the island from.

Henry Huggins makes a deal with his father--if Henry can keep his dog Ribsy out of trouble for a month, he can go fishing with his father. Ribsy does his best to make Henry lose the deal.

"The Magic Misfits confront their greatest enemy in this final story told from Ridley's point of view"--

When Smurfette is kidnapped by Gargamel, the Smurfs team up with their human friends to rescue her.

A lump of coal that wants to be an artist, but would settle for making decorative marks on a piece of grilled meat, rolls out of a forgotten bag of charcoal one winter and takes a spin through town seeking a miracle.