Roddy Doyle

Stephanie Calmenson

Suzy Kline

Debbie Dadey

Marcia Thornton Jones

James Preller

Barbara Seuling

Sue Wright

Short stories include: Wally's first Christmas, Jigsaw Jones: The case of the Santa Claus mystery; Midnight gets a star; Take a penny, leave a penny; The nutcracker retold; Holiday disaster; Christmas on the prairie; The rocking chair: a classroom play; A visit from St. Nicholas.

Very Merry Christmas Tales

Robert's new sneakers are not the "cool" brand that "everyone" is wearing. When certain people make fun of Robert's sneakers, he tries various solutions that only make the problem go from bad to worse, until he finally stands up to the main sneaker snob.

Robert and the Sneaker Snobs

Reveals numerous, scientifically accurate and humorous facts about animals, such as cows giving more milk when music is played for them, mice and giraffes having the same number of neck bones, and albatrosses sleeping while they fly.

Elephants Can't Jump & Other Freaky Facts about Animals

Provides safety tips for a variety of outdoor and indoor activities.

A Book about Safety Rules

Stay Safe, Play Safe

Two hundred-fifty weird facts about bugs and other creepy crawly creatures.

Bugs That Go Blam & Other Creepy Crawler Trivia

Robert helps his friend Paul in his campaign to become class president.

Robert and the Class President

Paul Brewer

Eight-year-old Robert spends much of his time memorizing trivia in hopes of becoming a contestant on "Instant Millionaire," and although nothing works out as he wished, he does get a chance to compete for a prize.

Robert and the Weird and Wacky Facts

Pirate problems plague Robert as the class rehearses a pirate play, his bike is pirated away, and bossy Susanne Lee invites only half the class to a pirate party.

Robert and the Stolen Bike

When Robert's teacher, Mrs. Bernthal, teams Robert with Susanne Lee, the class know-it-all, for a science experiment, Robert learns Susanne Lee isn't so bad after all.

Barbara Seuling

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