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SpongeBob unmasked turns out to be the scariest undersea creature at the Halloween party.

When Katy learns that she will be the flower girl at her Aunt Ella's wedding, she begins to practice swaying like a daffodil in the breeze and stretching like a tulip in the sun.

Donkey Ysabel is upset when she is replaced by a car but proves to her farmer owner that she is still superior to an automobile.

Describes how the Wright Brothers came to build and fly the first powered aircraft.

A visit to the park includes playing in the sand and on the seesaw.

Mrs. Delicious makes the biggest cake in the world and shares it with everyone.

At Christmastime Henry and his dog Mudge enjoy baked treats, visits from relatives, lots of presents, and each other.

A simple poem introduces the active life of the bumblebee.

Henry's family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an amazing relationship blossoms between it and their big dog Mudge.

While attending a St. Patrick's Day parade, Mike, Matt, and the other young ants pursue a mischievous ant leprechaun convinced that he will bring them good luck.

Camping for the first time on their deck, two brothers discover that the night is full of strange sights and sounds.

Rhyming text follows a set of twins as they fight over two new toys, break one, and learn to share the other.

When Henry has a snack, his puppy Mudge wants one too.

Otto and Reggie are excited about racing their kayak down the Wild River, but they get distracted when their friend Sam thinks he sees Big Toe in the nearby woods.

Two good friends, Possum and Alien, spend time together celebrating their birthdays, discovering their uniqueness, and hanging out together in a tree.

Harry and Shellburt, two good friends, rerun the classic race between the tortoise and the hare.

When Michelangelo discovers his favorite comic book heroes are real, he helps them combat the enemy, using an idea from one of their past adventures.

Greedy cat is s a hungry, orange-and-white cat who loves eating food—particularly chocolate cake—and causing mischief. Besides food, Greedy Cat enjoys playing with household items like paper, string, bags, and boxes.

Annie goes on a surprise road trip with her dad and her pet bunny, Snowball.

When his puppy Mudge gets dirty, Henry has some trouble giving him a bath.

Henry and his big dog Mudge attend a family reunion.

Relates how a clever little frog outwits a tiger and a fox.

Annie takes her rabbit to the home of her new friend, Sarah, to play and enjoys seeing the pretty house full of frilly things, walking in the beautiful garden, and making a tiny garden house for a fairy tea party.

Sea Frog sets out to visit the city and meets City Frog who is on his way to the sea.

The new cat is very greedy. He gobbles milk, meat, fish, bread, cake and ice cream. Suggested level: junior.

After finally finding a home for a mother rabbit and her many children, Miss Molly gets a new house guest--a pregnant cat.

Mudge looks forward to the Mother's Day surprise that Henry and his father cook up for Henry's mother.

Two squirrel friends prepare for a trip, clean house, listen to the rain, and care for a flower.

When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great-Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.

The traveling peddler Timothy Todd and his friends become involved in a moonlight chase with a bear, a bobcat, and three ghosts.

A retelling of the story about Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, and his twin brother, Remus, who were raised with wolves.

Granny catches two desperadoes with an apple pie.

After planting a seed, twins Freddie and Flossie and their dog Snap imagine what it might grow to be.

Annie and Henry join the summer reading club at the library, and vow to be "Book Bugs" for life.

Twins Freddie and Flossie have a hard time finding Easter eggs when their dog Snap is around.

Absent-minded Miss Molly tries to remember why she tied a string around her finger--and why all her friends plan to see her at eight.

Henry and Mudge

When Katy Duck, who loves to dance, meets her new neighbor Ralph, it turns out that he loves rough and tumble games and the two of them must figure out a way to play together.

Three boys go into the lemonade business but have trouble selling their merchandise on a hot summer day.

A simple introduction to the habits of the shag. Suggested level: preschool, junior.

An easy-reading story that describes a Saturday spent by two young boys in a small American town.

A country peddler looks for clues which will lead him to his missing pack.

Annie and her cousin Henry, along with Henry's dog Mudge and Annie's rabbit Snowball, enjoy a sparkling, wintry ice storm.

A young boy encounters all sorts of cats while searching for the one he lost.

When the new student in Katy Duck's ballet class makes a tapping sound, the music stops and everyone looks at her feet.

Henry, his parents, and his dog Mudge take a vacation out West, where they enjoy tumbleweeds, desert animals, souvenirs, and the wide open spaces.

Retells three more adventures of muddle-headed Abu Ali including "The Bag of Rice," "Cake for Sale," and "The Donkey's Shadow."

While trying out the spy glasses, spy hat, and other items in their new spy kit, seven-year-old Henry and his dog Mudge make a new friend and form a spy club.

As soon as Jack Truck wakes up he gets the other trucks in line, but somehow he misses Pete.

When the house across the street almost swallows a young girl on Halloween, DJ must save all of the neighborhood trick-or-treaters from danger.

Rhyming text describes the fun a set of twins has when they take their bath.

Twins Freddie and Flossie play catch with their dog Snap.

Describes the discovery of gold in California and its impact on the development of California and the West.

A boy's dog follows him to church and latter goes fishing with the boy.

A fantail refuses to accept food until it is offered something suitable to eat.

A brother and sister are inadvertently swept out to sea while playing in an old row boat they have found on the beach.

Annie and her pet rabbit, Snowball, invite Henry and Mudge to a dress-up birthday party, but there is some confusion about what the guests are supposed to wear.

Katy Duck is unhappy about staying home when her parents go to a party, but her babysitter's bag full of scarves provides a lot of fun.

Annie forms a club for girls who love teacups and other dainty things, but she will always love her cousin Henry and his big drooly dog too.

John can do nothing well until a snail gives him one hundred fabulous stories to tell. But even they wear thin and he goes in search of the snail again.

Timothy Todd, the peddler, sells almost anything, including a coconut he endows with unique abilities.

Crocodile saves the day when Sally O'Mally cannot dance Swan Lake.

A simple introduction to the meaning of numbers and sets as a rooster, on his way to see the world, is joined by fourteen animals along the way

Griselda Goose attempts to carry out her New Year's resolutions, but her good deeds backfire.

When Freddie and Flossie rake autumn leaves, they see something moving in the pile.

In the not-so-pretty house where she lives with her dad and bunny Snowball, Annie plans to make some changes in the decor with the help of her next-door neighbor and cousin Henry and his big dog Mudge.

Farmer Brown does not like Halloween. So he draws the shades, puts on his footy pajamas, and climbs into bed. But do you think the barnyard animals have any respect for a man in footy pajamas? No, they do not. For them, the Halloween party has just begun. And we all know these critters far prefer tricks over treats. There are big surprises in store for Farmer Brown!

A little girl and her cat enjoy preparing for bed with a bath, snack, and bedtime story.

Melvin the cement mixer worries when he cannot figure out who gave him a valentine.

The trucks of Trucktown create their own annual day of giving thanks.

A dinosaur's exuberance about moving cools considerably when he realizes how much he misses his next-door friend.

Henry is excited when his Uncle Jake builds him a tree house but worries that his dog Mudge will not be able to enjoy it with him.

Rhyming text follows a set of sleepy twins as they get into their PJs, brush their teeth, and are tucked into bed.

With his mother's help, Wiley outwits the hairy creature that dominates the swamp near his home by the Tombigbee River.

Katy Duck is on stage and ready to perform at the dance show, but when the curtain opens, she feels very shy.

When she grows taller than Mark, Amy is afraid he doesn't want to be best friends anymore.

Henry and Mudge

Annie's friends Henry and Mudge, and especially her rabbit Snowball, help her get over feeling nervous about being in a school play.

Annie and her pet bunny, Snowball, go to Grandmother's house for a special sleepover.

While Henry's parents are at a Sweetheart Dance on Valentine's Day, he and his dog Mudge have a wonderful time staying at Mrs. Hopper's house, where they enjoy tea and music and dressing up in various costumes.

Mistaking him for a child, a near-sighted truant officer takes a chimpanzee to school.

A collection of riddles including "When is a girl like a small bucket," and "Which flowers should be kept in a zoo."

By cutting and grinding the wheat for flour, Jack starts from scratch to help make his breakfast pancake.