Andrew Clements

Slippers the dog loves to run, as long as Mommy, Daddy, Laura, and Edward are there to catch and hug him when he slows down.

As Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert continue their efforts to save their school, they find themselves dodging two evil janitors, Lyman and Wally, but their team has also grown and now has a secret fund of millions of dollars.

When challenges arise during a hiking and camping trip a mother could do a lot of things herself, such as carrying her son's heavy pack or putting up the tent by herself, but always finds a way to lovingly teach self-reliance.

"Grandparents are the reassuring heroes in this story about a boy and girl who go on an overnight visit at their grandmother and grandfather's farm"--

A big, ugly fish has trouble making the friends he longs for because of his appearance--until the day his scary appearance saves them all from a fisherman's net.

It's an ordinary morning in Walla Walla until Lulu, her teacher, the school nurse, and the principal are all infected by a word warp which makes them reduplicate everything they say.

Shrimpy learns that even though he may be small, he can still make a big difference to his friend, Big Al.

A usually aloof cat risks her own life to save her owner from a deadly fire.

Slippers the puppy loves each of the four people who share his home.