Stephanie Calmenson

Oh no! Mr. Bungles has overslept and he's going to be late for school. Teachers aren't supposed to be late! Poor Mr. Bungles tries rushing off in his car, the train, and even a hot air balloon, but nothing works. The clock is still ticking. What will he try next?

When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent.

Harry the dog explains to the reader how he and his friends "talk" with their bodies and show friendliness or hostility.

During Mouse's birthday celebration at the Panda Palace restaurant all of her animal friends bring gifts, but the present she wants most seems to be missing.

Brief rhymes describe more than two dozen dog breeds. Includes an author's note with advice on choosing a dog as a pet.

A collection of simple poems and illustrations which capture the daily lives of children from birth through toddlerhood.

After the principal of P.S. 88 is turned into a frog by a bumbling magician, the frog bargains for the chance to act as principal until Mr. Bundy returns from his "family emergency."

Presents some signs of each season--signs to feel, see, hear, smell, and taste.

A little puppy wants to be perfect so that his owner will always love him, and even though he makes mistakes, he learns that he is loved anyway.

Amy and Allie, two alligator friends, hope their costumes will win a prize at the Swamp Street Halloween Parade, but they risk missing the contest to find a lost pet lizard.

Their owners describe a variety of dogs, smooth, shaggy, friendly, and fast.

Because the new girl on the block has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever, two best friends must decide which of them gets to go.

In this variation on the old English folktale, a teeny tiny teacher takes a teeny tiny bone back to her classroom and has it subsequently disrupted by a teeny tiny voice asking for the bone.

When Allie Gator comes down with swamp flu, she worries that she will miss the street fair being held in her neighborhood.

When they go out on the town together, two bunnies, Marigold and Grandma, buy a special hat, eat lunch, and make funny faces in the photo booth.

This child's book is a story about all (animals) being welcome at the Panda Palace restaurant. No one is turned away as the restaurant fills up and the owner finds room for everyone.

A busy train makes many stops along the way, picking up a variety of passengers both human and animal.