Bernard Waber

Count the dogs as Lyle the crocodile's dog walking business grows.

Betty always says yes when asked to help other people, and stays busy during her retirement watering plants, feeding cats, and driving people to the airport, but when a blizzard forces her to stay home one day, she does nice things for herself.

Best friends hippopotamuses, Evie and Marjie, are surprised to experience jealousy when they try out for the same part in the school play.

At Christmas time, Lyle the crocodile helps Mr. Grumps search for his missing cat Loretta.

All kinds of foods are served faster and faster--until the cook has had enough!

A loudly snoring mouse disturbs the residents of a quiet country house.

An anteater's mother tells of her trials with her questioning, complaining, messy, forgetful, choosy, and lovable son.

In a cumulative story, one animal after another asks to come in out of the winter cold to sleep in Bearsie Bear's big bed.

Although a lion's unusual name causes confusion and misunderstanding at the zoo, she becomes a favorite with the public and with Seymour the zookeeper. The other lions in the zoo are jealous of the special attention given to the lion named Shirley Williamson. The lions at the zoo are jealous of the new lioness because of her fancy name and because of the special treatment she receives from the zookeeper.

When Lyle the crocodile visits Mr. Primm's advertising office, he is almost recruited as the Krispie Krunchie Krackles cereal spokesperson.

Everyone at the ultra-fancy Park Snoot Hotel insists that there is no mouse in the hotel, but the reader can see a mouse in each illustration.

When Gina moves to a new apartment building, she discovers that there are plenty of boys but no girls her own age to play with.

Lyle the crocodile exeriences many changes in his life when his mother moves in with the Primm family and Mrs. Primm announces she is expecting a baby.

Eight brief episodes show that even best friends and sunny days can have shortcomings.

Ira is surprised to discover that his best friend Reggie feels happy about having to move to a new town.

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile is a children's book written by Bernard Waber first published in 1965. It is the sequel to The House on East 88th Street, published in 1962. The book is the second in the Lyle the Crocodile series. The fictional series follows the life of Lyle, a city-dwelling crocodile who lives in a Victorian brownstone with a family named the Primms. The story begins with Lyle and Mrs. Primm going shopping and running into their neighbor, Mr. Grumps. The grouchy Mr. Grumps finds Lyle a nuisance because Lyle scares his cat, Loretta, and he has him thrown in the zoo. When Lyle is freed by his old performing partner Mr. Valenti, they go back to the house on 88th Street, where they find Mr. Grumps' house on fire. Lyle rescues Mr. Grumps, is declared a hero, and thus is allowed to stay with the Primms.

The Primm family finds Lyle, a performing crocodile, in the bathtub in their new apartment. To everyone's surprise all become great friends.

A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.

Hildegarde the wise old owl offers advice to the animals writing to her for help with their problems.

When she is granted her wish to be a grownup, Octavia decides she'd rather be a little girl.