Most Popular Books by Denys Cazet

One of the scariest nights of the year turns into one of the funniest! After racing into town on a runaway bed, Minnie and Moo and their fellow farm buddies decide to join the Halloween festivities -- performing hilarious tricks to earn their treats!

Elvis, a proud rooster, learns a lesson in manners after a handsome peacock visits his farm.

“Wake up!” says Rufus, a large and very hungry owl. “It’s time to catch the fearsome mouse. I’m in a mood for a bowl of mouse soup for breakfast.” Pip, who’s better at sleeping than swooping, leaps from the nest and lands right on top of that fearsome mouse whose name, he learns, is Theodore. Is it time for breakfast. . . . or friendship? Find out in this clever and classic picture book about two owls, a mouse, a banana, and an unlikely friendship.

Stolen! Minnie''s jelly donut is gone! Moo is sure this is the work of a thief. It''s up to detective Moo and her faithful companion, Minnie, to stop the crime wave before the donut-napper strikes again! What thief stands a chance with these cunning cows on the case? Denys Cazet''s beloved Minnie and Moo are back and ready for action in their newest outrageous adventure!

Minnie and Moo come to the aid of a visitor from outer space.

When Minnie and Moo are mistaken for bank robbers, will they escape the long arm of the law?

Elvis thinks his crows raise the sun. When it comes up without him one morning, Elvis believes he''s all washed up and ready to pass on to the great chicken coop in the sky. Can the chickens save him?

Cow friends Minnie and Moo enlist the other farm animals to dress up as Easter bunnies to surprise the farmer''s grandchildren.

Russell is determined to get his name and his friends'' names removed from Principal Krunchensnap''s bad behavior list, and faces bullying and adversity after he promises to find the Principal''s wrestling trophy and set up a rematch for her.

Minnie and Moo dress up like two Cupids and deliver Valentine''s Day poems to everyone on the farm.

It''s a dark and stormy night, and something is glowing in the barn. Is it a monster? It''s up to best friends Minne and Moo to find out.

It''s the farmer''s birthday. Minnie is giving him her last cream puff. Moo has knitted him a special sweater—very special. So special that one sleeve is longer than the other, and the sweater can sneeze. Even Elvis the Rooster is— Wait a minute. Where is Elvis?

From the critically acclaimed author of The Perfect Pumpkin Pie comes a picture book about the friendship between a snail and a slug that teaches readers how good friends can help you do anything, including finding the courage to make a difference. It’s a hot, hot day and Snail invites her new friend Slug into her home for some iced tea—who knew that a snail’s shell is so roomy! When the two decide to have a picnic outside in the shade, a big mean ol’ banana slug demands that they fork over their lettuce! But with a little bit of courage, friendship, and a dash of salt, the pair will find the strength they need to stand up to him.

From the critically acclaimed author of The Perfect Pumpkin Pie and Snail and Slug comes a sweet picture book about two very bored turkeys who are trying to figure out what to do with their day. Throughout the day, starting at 7:45 a.m., two bumbling turkeys are very bored. What should they do today? Well, as they decide, they go through a whole day filled with adventure! Will that be enough to satisfy these two turkeys?

Grandpa helps his favorite grandpup to avoid scratching his chicken pox by telling how he once had to fight off an octopus during a terrible storm.

It''s a perfect day for the First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival. The sun is shining in a warm autumn sky and the stage is set. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are away on vacation, Minnie and Moo are dressed in their togas, Elvis has his bagpipe, the hyenas their jokes, the fox his magic tricks, the sheep a protest poem, and the cash box is stuffed with money from ticket sales. A perfect day. Wait a minute . . . Where is the cash box? Why are those coyotes on motorcycles? And who pushed those Porta Potties down the hill?

While relaxing in the farmer''s hot tub, two cow friends unknowingly thwart an alien invasion and save the planet.

Cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to dress up and attend a party at the farmer''s house.

Cows Minnie and Moo masquerade as the hero Zorro in order to protect the barnyard, but the results are not quite what they intended.

Elvis, a proud rooster, learns a lesson in manners after a handsome peacock visits his farm.

As Barney continues to recover from the chicken pox, Grandpa tells him the story of how Dr. Storkmeyer''s head was shrunk during a jungle expedition.

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When Barney gets chicken pox, Grandpa tells him a funny story to keep his mind off his itching.

All through school Russell the bear is worried about the little orange fish in his pocket, until he figures out how to return it to its pond.

Minnie and Moo have a farm tractor mishap.

All the animals in the barnyard ask the cows Minnie and Moo to hide them so that they will not become Thanksgiving dinner.

Beginning readers will relish the intergenerational camaraderie of Denys Cazet''s humorously illustrated story about the Spanielsons (Saturday), a family of dogs.

The baby animals go to sleep as Mother Night hushes the earth and then wake up to a new day.

Getting there is half the fun with this pair, and along the way (past an electrical tower they think is the Eiffel Tower), Minnie and Moo pick up a busload of equally adventurous animal friends from nearby Africa World, careen through a car wash they believe is China, and find themselves trading stories under a night sky in what they hope is America. The power and appeal of story itself has rarely been funnier—or sweeter—than in this slapstick extravaganza.

Patrick misses Grandpa, especially at Christmas, but his mother helps him remember happy times with Grandpa and to use what Grandpa taught him to make Christmas happy for himself and his friends.

As Mother listens, Arnie, a first grader, describes his class trip to the aquarium.

When rain begins to fall after his mother scolds him, Albert is convinced that he really made the angels cry.

First grader Arnie tells his mother about his tiring first day at school, while the illustrations reveal the mayhem he is leaving out of his account.