Most Popular Books by Mike Thaler

Will I have a friend?: A little boy makes a friend on his first day of school.

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who is going on their first mission trip. Sometimes what we experience is MUCH better than we expect. In Mission Trip Impossible, our young hero is headed out on his first mission trip with the kids’ group. Expecting jungles, heatwaves, wild animals, and cannibals, he is pleasantly surprised at how rewarding spreading the Good News can really be! Mission Trip Impossible: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great gift idea for children ages 4-8

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . There''s a new gym teacher transferring over from the junior high, and Hubie is worried. The junior high students say he''s big, mean, and blows his whistle a lot. Will Hubie really have to run a lap around the world to pass Mr. Green''s class? Will he be able to lift Mr. Green''s pickup truck and climb up a rope while it''s on fire?Hubie doesn''t want to go to gym class anymore!

A little boy is sent to the principal''s office.

Rex Fenderbender is the new school bus driver, and rumour has it that he drives as if he''s racing in the Indy 500 and that he makes the kids rebuild the engine when it breaks down. Are the rumours true? The students will soon find out!

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . There''s a new cafeteria lady at school. Her name is Wanda Belch. Rumour has it that she drives a garbage truck to school. Does Wanda really make a dish called "Roadkill Ravioli?" The students will soon find out!

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who is headed to church and Sunday school for the first time and doesn’t know what to expect. In Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday, Mom is taking our young hero to church on Sunday—for the first time. And he’s heard a lot about church. You have to stand up, sit down, and kneel a hundred times. It’s called being in the service—and the service seems like it’s sooo long! How can anyone survive this? Preacher Creature Strikes on Sunday: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great gift idea for children ages 4-8

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Hubie has heard there''s a new kid in school. His name is Butch Pounder, and he is rumored to be a mean bully! Did Butch really beat up the football team and eat the teacher''s pet at his last school?Hubie thinks he''ll end up in the nurse''s office, when he finally runs into Butch. But, of course, Hubie''s imagination has run away from him again! All Butch wants is a new friend to show him around school, and Hubie is just who he needed!

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who expects big excitement and lots of laughs at the church Easter Egg Hunt. In Easter Egg Haunt it’s Easter and every kid loves Easter with all the chocolate treats, bunnies, and baskets filled with gifts. Will the Easter bunny be ten feet tall? Will it really lay eggs? Our hero hopes they’re not scrambled! Easter Egg Haunt: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great Easter basket gift idea for children ages 4-8

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . The class is expecting a new kid who comes from far away and Hubie is worried. What if the new kid is from Mars? What if he has purple eyebrows, green antennae, and blue skin? What if he''s really coming to take over the world? Or worse, what if he''s a body snatcher!Wherever the new kid is from, whatever the new kid is, one thing is certain, he''ll fit in fine at the Black Lagoon.

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who has gone to a church festival hoping for a little Halloween spirit. In Church Harvest Mess-tival, our hero is disappointed when Mom says he is going to a church festival instead of trick-or-treating. And he has to dress up as a Bible character? How boring is that?! But God is good all the time and things get a little more interesting than expected. Church Harvest Mess-tival: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great gift idea for children ages 4-8

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! When a blizzard hits, Hubie knowsd that doesn''t mean a snow day, it means a "no day"--nothing moves, nothing happens. After spending all day zipping zippers, snapping snaps, and buckling buckles, he''s finally ready to explore the winter wonderland. Can Hubie plow through his snow-venture or will he be left out in the cold?

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who is getting baptized, or every one who already has been. In Walking the Plank to the Baptism Tank our hero is preparing h for his baptism, but he is unsure of what exactly to expect. He KNOWS and LOVES Jesus but is just not sure about the whole process of the baptism. But Pastor and Mom say not to worry—God has everything covered. Walking the Plank to the Baptism Tank: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great baptism or commitment gift idea for children ages 4-8

You can mail a postcard.You can mail a letter.You can even mail a present.But-never mail an elephant! A children''s book by Mike Thaler.

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child who has gone to church summer camp and really didn’t want to! In Church Summer Cramp, Mom’s sending our hero to church summer cramp—I mean, camp. The woods are full of poison ivy, and you become a mosquito burrito and eat in a mess hall. How much worse (or fun) can it be? Church Summer Cramp: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great gift idea for children ages 4-8

Hubie and his classmates are back in this Teacher from the Black Lagoon reader collection! At Hubie''s school the teachers are real monsters.Yikes! Will he survive the first day?These four bestselling books are together in one low-priced reader collection! The Teacher from the Black LagoonThe Principal from the Black LagoonThe Gym Teacher from the Black LagoonThe Librarian from the Black Lagoon

It''s another scary day at Black Lagoon Elementary. . . . Somewhere in the dark caverns beneath the school lurks the custodian. Is he really a dark phantom figure wreaking havoc through out the school, making it boil hot all summer and freezing cold all winter? They say he''s mechanically challenged too. He can''t even change a light bulb with out blowing off the ceiling. The school''s definitely in a fix with this custodian!

When the food in the school cafeteria takes on a life of its own and spreads out as a green blob eating everything in sight, the students find there is only one way to stop it.

t''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon . . . for the new teacher, Mrs. Green. There''s a new class coming for the first day of school and Mrs. Green is worried. Is it true that the class is really weird and that they put their last three teachers into early retirement? Will the students really turn into horrible ghouls as soon as they get to school? Will Mrs. Green really need her ultimate survival kit to teach the class or tame the class?

After Ms. Jones is eaten by a hippopotamus during a class trip to the zoo, she still returns to school to teach her pupils.

Sylvester Noodle awakens one morning to find that the world has turned itselfupside-down in this delightful Snuggle-And-Read Story Book.

Fearful of going off to camp, a child finds some comfort when his seatmate on the bus expresses the same fears and they decide to face them together.

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! Hubie is about to scream. He doesn''t have a costume for the scariest Halloween costume party ever. Too bad he can''t just go as the invisible man and stay at home. Plus, there''s going to be a ton of monsters at the party. He better find a costume quick or become a tasty treat for all those cruel ghouls!

The fun begins when a hippopotamus follows Junior home from school.

From the author and artist of the Tales from the Back Pew series comes a perfect story for every child headed to summertime vacation Bible school. In Vacation Bible Snooze, out hero wonders who in his right mind would want to go to school during summer vacation just to study the Bible? But then he realizes that VBS might just be as exciting as some of the great Bible stories he know, so count him in for all the fun! Vacation Bible Snooze: Part of the Tales from the Back Pew series Features full-color art by popular artist Jared Lee Kid-friendly and age appropriate humor Great gift idea for children ages 4-8

When Miss Hearse, the nurse, announces that a dentist named Dr. B.N. Payne is visiting the school on Friday, Hubie''s imagination runs wild.

There are certain presents you should never give certain pets. For example...Never give a hippo a tricycle! A children''s book by Mike Thaler

Lovely stories capture the charms of Little Dinosaur''s everyday world. Little Dinosaur was bigger than ants. So he was very careful not to step on any. But he was so much bigger, he didn''t mind if any stepped on him. Little Dinosaur is busy from the moment he opens his eyes until he buttons his pajamas and tumbles into bed. He paints pictures of the clouds in the sky, plays card tricks, and has great sea battles in the bathtub. When bedtime finally comes, he is ready to put on his nighttime cap and enter the world of dreams. Beautifully simple stories and charming illustrations capture Little Dinosaur''s world--the imaginative world of every toddler.

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! The kids have to perform in the talent show just because mean Mrs. Green says so! Everyone will have to show a talent for exactly one minute -- in front of the whole school and their parents! Starring in the talent show from the Black Lagoon would give any kid stage fright - but with a little luck this performance might just turn out to be fun!

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Join Hubie once again as he faces his comically horrific fears during his first day of music class. Featuring a Valkyrie/Viking teacher who comes armed with a pitchfork, a laser baton, and a prison called Sing-Sing, this story is sure to amuse and quell fears of new experiences at the same time!

Bubba and Bumpo play a mean trick on the neighborhood boys and girls they invite to their Halloween party.

A young boy worries about what will happen to his sick cat when he takes it to the veterinarian for the first time.

Monstrous equipment! Giant drills! Caps on teeth! Snarvey Gooper imagines all the awful things that happen in the dentist''s office . . . but is pleasantly surprised during his first visit.

Hippo and his jungle friends worry about Friday the 13th, start a band, and enjoy a magic show.

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! Mean Mrs. Green says that everyone has to invent something for the school science fair. But everyone would rather invent a way to get out of it! Hubie can''t decide on what to invent and all of his friends have already started their projects! It comes down to a choice between cloning himself or building a laugh machine. Will his innovation be enough to earn a passing grade, or will mean Mrs. Green have the last laugh?

Miss Cannon the librarian fights pirates, witches, ghosts, giants, dragons and a dancing octopus while her students go on reading.

A collection of knock-knock jokes--all about monsters and scary things.

The newest book in the Black Lagoon series. Mrs. Beamster may be the school librarian, but all the kids know her as "The Laminator". If she catches you whispering, you''re laminated! Full color.

Crazy Coach Kong is making up all of the events for field day. Will it be a field day of dreams or a field day of screams? Includes grey-scale illustrations and table of contents. Chapter Book: 12 chapters.