Stephen Gammell

While playing outside on a rainy day, a little girl peers into a puddle and sees Mudkin, who invites her to become his queen.

Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.

MacDonald tries farming with exotic circus animals, but has better luck with his neighbor's cow, horse, and chicken--or does he?

Rhyming text and illustrations follow a mischievous old black fly through the alphabet as he has a very busy bad day landing where he should not be. A big bad fly wreaks alphabetical havoc on a household in lilting rhyme that brings readers to a resounding "Swat!" on the very last page. A solid refrain invites partial participation, but the whole sordid story, accompanied by Gammell's energetic vision of this watercolor pest, is easy to remember and...

The day gets off to a rough start, but soon the smell of pancakes fills the air and a family gathers for a breakfast feast.

The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time.