Pat Hutchins

The climax of Marcy's last year in high school was destined to be the Senior Prom. From Christmas vacation on it was a busy and happy time for Marcy. There was her appointment as feature editor of the school paper, her regular chess games with sweet old Mr. Tuttle, and an exciting trip to Washington and New York. Perhaps most notably was the problem of Bruce and Rick. Bruce, with his yellow convertible and his charm, his humor and good looks....Rick, reliable, unselfish, and attractive, but shy and unable to dance...and Senior Prom a few weeks off!

It's party time for Titch and his special friend Daisy. But Titch feels lost when he can't see Daisy anywhere, and wonders where she can be hiding. When he eventually finds her, he also finds that he can smile again, and enjoy the party.

Billy, a bad-tempered little monster who does not want to be in nursery school, throws tantrums that only result in his teacher's giving him praise and three stars.

Titch helps his older brother and sister clean their rooms.

The animals ask each other what game they should play, but only Owl has an answer.

When Grandma, Ma, and Hazel Monster want to find Baby Monster, they follow the messy trail he has left.

Hazel sets out to prove that she, not her baby brother, is the worst monster anywhere. Since the Baby Monster arrived, no one notices big sister Hazel's talents. When Billy wins the Worst Monster Baby in the World contest, that's the final straw--Hazel must prove that she is the Worst Monster in the World.

A group of cub scouts run into a mystery on their campout, which begins with the discovery of a man dead from the bite of an asp.

Three short stories about a pleasant palace where a nice king lives happily with his cook, gardener, servants, and guards, who wish only to please him.

One hunter walks through the forest observed first by two elephants, then by three giraffes, etc.

Class 3 of Hampstead Primary School takes a school trip to Paris and lands right into the middle of a mystery.

Thomas refuses to learn to read and gets into trouble when he fails to read signs like "Exit," "Danger," and "Ladies."

A greedy pirate plunders one ship too many.

Three stories about a little boy's birthday, a Halloween party, and a Fourth of July Christmas party.

Sam's birthday brings a solution to several of his problems.

Two bank robbers find that a group of second graders visiting a farm are more than they bargained for.