Best Selling Books by Dick Gackenbach

Dick Gackenbach is the author of Dog for a Day (1989), Harry and the Terrible Whatzit (1984), Beauty, Brave and Beautiful (1990), More from Hound and Bear (1979), With Love from Gran (1990).

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Dog for a Day

release date: Mar 01, 1989
Dog for a Day
Gackenbach''s delightful story follows the adventures of Sidney and his dog after Sidney invents a machine that can give each the other''s identity. Full-color illustrations.

Harry and the Terrible Whatzit

Harry and the Terrible Whatzit
When his mother goes to the cellar and fails to return right away, Harry searches for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.

Beauty, Brave and Beautiful

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Beauty, Brave and Beautiful
A surprising event occurs after the townsfolk build a statue to honor a homeless dog they believe died in a struggle to save two children from a bear.

More from Hound and Bear

More from Hound and Bear
In two episodes, Hound is bailed out of his foolish decisions by Bear. In the final episode, Hound proves himself wiser than his lumbering friend.

With Love from Gran

release date: Oct 01, 1990
With Love from Gran
A little boy''s grandmother decides to see the world, and sends him a present from each place she visits.

Hattie, Tom, and the Chicken Witch

Hattie, Tom, and the Chicken Witch
Hattie Rabbit tries to get a part in Tom''s Easter play. Play script is included.

Hattie Rabbit

Hattie Rabbit
Two stories about Hattie Rabbit who has a tendency to overlook possible consequences of her actions.

Hurray for Hattie Rabbit

release date: Jan 01, 1986
Hurray for Hattie Rabbit
Hattie Rabbit finds that mothers are sometimes difficult and sometimes helpful.

A Bag Full of Pups

A Bag Full of Pups
Most of the people who take one of the twelve pups Mr. Mullin is giving away want a dog to perform some sort of task for them, but the little boy just wants a pet to love.

Claude and Pepper

Claude and Pepper
Pepper, a feisty dachshund, involves Claude in his attempt to run away from home.

Mag the Magnificent

release date: Jan 01, 1987
Mag the Magnificent
A boy''s drawings on the wall of a magical monster sets off a series of adventures for the two of them, until his mother wants the wall cleaned off.

What's Claude Doing?

release date: Jan 01, 1986
What's Claude Doing?
A dog refuses all the neighborhood pets'' invitations to come out to play, not admitting that he''s generously keeping his sick master company.

Mother Rabbit's Son Tom

Mother Rabbit's Son Tom
Tom keeps Mother and Father Rabbit busy by asking for hamburgers and pets.

Tiny for a Day

release date: Jan 01, 1993
Tiny for a Day
After shrinking the dog and his baby sister in his new invention, a Mini-Box, Sidney decides to try the box himself and comes out three inches tall.

Supposes

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Supposes
With a new twist on riddles, Supposes introduces a multitude of zany possibilities and in doing so encourages children to give their own imaginations free play. Full color.

Alice's Special Room

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Alice's Special Room
Alice tells her mother about her special room, where she can play with her cat who died, enjoy the warm beach in January, go sledding on a hot summer day, and do anything she has already done in the past.

The Dog and the Deep Dark Woods

The Dog and the Deep Dark Woods
When the dog explains what he knows to the animals in the deep dark woods who know nothing of people, they laugh at him so hard he goes to live with man forever.

Binky Gets a Car

Binky Gets a Car
When Binky gets his first fast-pedaling car, he ignores the rules of the road and learns painfully that to be a driver, one must watch where he is going.

Harry Y El Terrible Quiensabeque (Harry and the Terrible Whatzit)

release date: Jan 01, 1987
Harry Y El Terrible Quiensabeque (Harry and the Terrible Whatzit)
When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn''t return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.

Crackle Gluck and the Sleeping Toad

Crackle Gluck and the Sleeping Toad
Crackle, the spunky daughter of a Pennsylvania Dutch farmer, becomes suspicious of the pampered sleeping toad that has supposedly brought good luck to the Gluck family for generations.

The Pig Who Saw Everything

The Pig Who Saw Everything
Pig''s daring world-wide adventures never lead him to suspect that he has never left the barn.

The Leatherman

The Leatherman
When he discovers clues to the Leatherman''s past, a nine-year-old boy overcomes his fear of this mysterious wanderer who appears in town at regular intervals.

The Adventures of Albert, the Running Bear

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Harry y el terrible Quiensabequé

Harry y el terrible Quiensabequé
When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn''t return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.

Hattie be Quiet, Hattie be Good

Hattie be Quiet, Hattie be Good
Hattie''s helpfulness is unappreciated by her mother and her sick friend, Shirley Rabbitfoot.

Weekly Reader Books Presents Mother Rabbit's Son Tom

Weekly Reader Books Presents Mother Rabbit's Son Tom
Tom keeps Mother and Father Rabbit busy by asking for hamburgers and pets.

Pepper and All the Legs

Pepper and All the Legs
Limited by his very short legs, Pepper the dachshund wonders what''s upstairs--and finally finds out.

Weekly Reader Books Presents Hattie, Tom, and the Chicken Witch

Weekly Reader Books Presents Hattie, Tom, and the Chicken Witch
Hattie Rabbit tries to get a part in Tom''s Easter play. Play script is included.

Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents The Pig who Saw Everything

Weekly Reader Children's Book Club Presents The Pig who Saw Everything
Pig''s daring world-wide adventures never lead him to suspect that he hasn''t left the barn.

Wishes for Hattie

Wishes for Hattie
Two stories about Hattie the rabbit. Wishes for Hattie: Hattie makes wishes that her mother was like the mothers of her friends, but she soon realizes that she loves her mother just the way she is. Open for business: Hattie tricks her friends out of money, but when no one will play with her anymore, she decides her friends are more important than money.

Mighty Tree

release date: Apr 01, 1996

Mr. Wink and His Shadow Ned

Mr. Wink and His Shadow Ned
After a silly tiff, Mr. Wink decides to find a new shadow.
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