Best Selling Books by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

When a seagull drops a can of orange paint on his neat house, Mr. Plumbean gets an idea that affects his entire neighborhood.

Another Pinkwaterpalooza, jam-packed with off-beat characters and wild happenings for a one-of-a-kind coming of age adventure!

Once upon a blue moose, there was a little restaurant at the edge of the big woods. Mr. Breton was happy running the restaurant. He liked to cook, but he didn’t like it much when winter came and the north wind blew and froze everything solid. Then one day a blue moose, who also didn’t like the cold, came to his door and asked to come in. Mr. Breton said sure, and served the moose some clam chowder. The moose liked the soup, and decided to stay. From that time on, things at the restaurant began to hum. Join the Blue Moose in this hilarious collection of three short novels as he learns to wait tables, writes a novel, goes to Hollywood, solves a mystery, and makes you laugh even in the dark of the cold woods. Includes new wacky but true moose facts! From the Trade Paperback edition.

When his parents go away for two weeks, Victor goes on his own vacation-right at home! Now he can stay up as late as he wants and watch his favorite television shows! After the late, late show one night, something strange happens. A band of lizards appears on the screen, playing the most outrageous music Victor has ever heard. They''re not in the TV listings, but every night, they''re there. With the help of the Chicken Man, Victor is able to track down the lizards. The journey takes him to Thunderbolt City, on a trip that will change the way Victor sees the world forever.

Steve Nickelson, his assistant Norman Bleistift, and the Magic Moscow restaurant are transported through space to compete in an intergalactic junk food cooking contest.

Bear is happily painting a picture when two fine, proper gentlemen approach and begin critiquing his work. But Bear knows that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the only person that his picture needs to impress is himself.

One morning, the bear finds something just outside his cave. It is orange and long and pointy and has bushy green leaves at one end. And it''s sweet and crunchy Where did it come from? Did someone leave it for him? Then, the next morning, there are two more of the sweet crunchy things The bear knows that someone is leaving him these treats.

The adventures of a talking blue moose, who moves in with Mr. Breton and helps him run his restaurant on the edge of the big north woods.

Best friends Bear and Bunny wander through the woods looking for food, singing songs, and talking about what kind of pet they might like to adopt.

From the hilarious and subversive children''s author, essayist and NPR commentator, true tales drawn from his cordial--if dysfunctional--relationships with the dogs in his life. illustrations.

FISH WHISTLE Commentaries, Uncommentaries, and Vulgar Excesses A collection of short pieces, most of which were broadcast on National Public Radio''s "All Things Considered," between 1987 and 1989. Vintage Pinkwater, and NPR at it''s best, the beloved series about his dogs is included here, plus a lot of other stuff. CHICAGO DAYS, HOBOKEN NIGHTS Pinkwater''s second collection of radio essays. By the time most of these were written, ''All Things Considered,'' and Pinkwater, were well on their way to becoming the boring radio program, and commentator, they are today. Still some of it is amusing, like Pinkwater''s misadventures as an art student. Both books are combined in one volume.

"In this collection of recollections, Daniel Pinkwater explains how training to be a sculptor made him a children''s book writer. Along the leisurely path from Chicago to Hoboken you''ll encounter his Zen-like artistic mentor, the heartbreak of writing a comic strip, and the Pinkwater Test for the Humor-Impaired"--

Upon moving to Hoboken, New Jersey, a boy convinces his two new friends to help him track down the mysterious phantom who stole his bicycle, as well as Arthur Bobowicz, owner of a giant chicken that once terrorized local citizens.

A comic fantasy set in heaven on the subject of obesity. The protagonist is Milton Cramer, an obese editor who is murdered for rejecting an author''s manuscript. The novel is a satire on weight-conscious America by a Jewish humorist.

When a shipment of imported Italian muffins goes missing, Irving and Muktuk become the key suspects. Everyone knows their weakness for muffins and immediately think they are responsible! Irving and Muktuk realize that in order to clear their smirched names, they have to find the culprit themselves. They disguise themselves, sniff out some clues, interview possible witnesses, and try to find the thief. As with all good mysteries, the clues lead to a surprise ending.

Set in the 1950s in Chicago, Robert Nifkin tells his highly unorthodox high school experiences in the form of a college application essay.

Third grade improves dramatically for a boy after he makes up his mind to win the upcoming yo-yo tournament.

Arthur goes to pick up the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner but comes back with a 260-pound chicken.

Relates the adventures of Edward, grandson of a famous television sled dog, with his owner, Steve, who manages a Hoboken ice cream stand.

Young Neddie goes on a life-changing and epic journey in this original and hilarious story in which Neddie, three good friends, a shaman, a ghost, and a little maneuver known as the French substitution determine the fate of the world.

The mystery monster of Lake Ontario.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mazart helps Inspector LeChat catch the thief who is stealing all the muffins of Europe.

A guide to buying, training, and caring for a dog, with special emphasis on understanding its personality, feelings, and reactions to new situations.

Big Audrey, who has cat-like whiskers, and her telephathic friend Molly set out on a journey to find out why flying saucers are landing behind the old stone barn in Poughkeepsie, New York, and, more importantly, to determine whether another cat-whiskeredgirl really exists.

In this sequel to "The Neddiad," the ghosts of Los Angeles are disappearing right and left. Iggy Birnbaum is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery, no matter what Neddie Wentworthstein and Seamus Finn say. Illustrations.

Roger''s umbrella becomes increasingly more wild and uncontrollable until he meets three old ladies who teach him how to talk to it.

Walter and Winston set out to rescue the inventor of the Alligatron, a computer developed from an avocado which is the world''s last defense against the space-realtors.

Walter and Winston set out to rescue the inventor of the Alligatron, a computer developed from an avocado which is the world''s last defense against the space-realtors.

Walter Galt, Winston Bongo, and their female friend Rat have an adventure involving a beatnik poet and a werewolf.

Kelly Mangiaro, who has wanted a pet for as long as she can remember, gets more than she bargained for from her new dog, Mush.

Lawrence Talbot''s imagination takes hold as he spends a day convinced he is a werewolf

While searching for a comfortable new home, three domestic hogs run into some unexpected and alarming situations, including hostile residents and police, a butcher''s shop, and a fierce forest hog.

Leonard''s life at his new junior high is just barely tolerable until he becomes friends with the unusual Alan and with him shares an extraordinary adventure.