Most Popular Books by Steven Kellogg

Arnold just wants a pet. But after trying to bring home a dog and a cat, his imagination runs wild with all of the pets he could bring home, even a dinosaur! But what he really needs is a friend, and guess who just moved down the street.

Pinkerton doesn''t understand his owner’s commands. When told to come, he jumps out the window. When asked to fetch, he destroys the slippers instead. Pinkerton’s desperate owners take him to obedience school, but he flunks out in record time. Then one night a burglar breaks into their house, and Pinkerton is able to put his bad habits to good use. This silly charmer of a story was included on the Booklist and Horn Book best of the year lists and inspired four sequels about the impossibly clueless but irresistibly sweet Pinkerton. Now, in honor of its 35th anniversary, Steven Kellogg has updated the art and text (most notably removing the gun that appeared in the original edition), and has written an introductory note about the book’s history.

Louis''s Scottish uncle brings him the birthday gift of a tadpole, plucked right out of Loch Ness. But it soon becomes clear that this "tadpole" is not turning into an ordinary frog! It''ll take a little help from friends and a lot of ingenuity to feed and shelter this unusual, ever-growing pet. "The Mysterious Tadpole," with its giddy mix of fantasy, adventure, and high humor, is one of Steven Kellogg''s most popular books. It was an ALA Notable, an IRA-CBC Children''s Choice, and won the Irma Simonton Black Award. For its anniversary, Steven has reworked aspects of the story and has created entirely new artwork in the bright, bold colors that weren''t reproducible twenty-five years ago. He discusses why he wanted to revise the book in a lively author''s note.

"Pied Piper book (New York, N.Y.)"--Inside back cover.

Pinkerton seems lonely. So his young owner goes to the pet show to find him a friend. She returns with a kitten named Rose, who could be the ideal playmate for Pinkerton. But Rose has ideas of her own. She wants to be a Great Dane, and suddenly Pinkerton decides to start acting like a kitten. So Pinkerton, Rose and their owners go back to the pet show to seek professional advice, but what results is a crazy and comical adventure! "A zesty tale that is delivered with splendid flourish . . . Funny and well-paced [with] dexterous illustrations." (Booklist, starred review)

Annie and her dog, Oscar, have had a busy day playing in the snow. Somehow Annie''s red mitten has disappeared in all the fun. They look high and low. . . . It''s not on the sledding hill, and it''s not by the snow castles. Maybe an eagle carried it off to keep its baby''s head warm. Or maybe a mouse is using it as a sleeping bag. When the sun goes down, Annie and Oscar have to give up their search and go inside. But when Annie looks out the window, something red catches her eye. . . . With entirely new full-color illustrations, this beautiful version of the beloved picture book The Mystery of the Missing Red Mitten retains all the charm of the original.

A variation on the familiar song, "This Old Man", in which an increasing number of dogs look for treats.

A little boy tries to think of all sorts of methods that would help him grow bigger than his bossy older brother.

Angry because she thinks her friends no longer want to play with her, Kim imagines ways of gaining revenge.

An illustrated version of the well-known song of the American Revolution.

Who told the best tall tales of all time? This exuberant book, based on a nineteenth-century American folk song, provides more than a clue. After all, there aren''t many yarn spinners who could lay claim to building the Pharaoh''s pyramids, marrying Queen Elizabeth in Milwaukee, driving cattle from Texas to Seattle with the great Pecos Bill, or playing hopscotch on the moon. In fact, this tale is so irresistibly tall that when you''re through, you just may want to top it with a few whoppers of your own. Steven Kellogg has combined the traditional stanzas with his own rib-tickling verse and sparkling illustrations. Complete with the easily played melody, this is a tale that will delight readers for about a million years ... or maybe two!

A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother''s fortune

There''s no doubt about it: This energetic crew has no intention of going to sleep. Instead, they gather a lovable team of animal friends and set off on a carefree adventure that takes them from woodlands to waterfalls- and then to even wilder wonderlands, where the sun doesn''t set until the kids are good and ready! Steven Kellogg''s boisterous romp, inspired by a traditional refrain, turns getting ready for bed into a delightful game that is sure to become a favorite of all not-so-sleepy little ones eveywhere. So come along and join the song: A-Hunting We Will Go!

A collection of children''s books on the subject of apples and fall.

Chicken Little and his feathered friends, alarmed that the sky seems to be falling, are easy prey for hungry Foxy Loxy when he poses as a police officer in hopes of tricking them into his truck.

A young man believes his sweetheart and her family are the three silliest people in the world until he meets three others who are even sillier.

Pinkerton is teething and nothing is safe! When his owner sneaks him into the dinosaur museum, can Pinkerton resist chomping on that great big dino-bone? Full-color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

After dreaming that he is the father of a penguin egg, Pinkerton mistakes a football for a real egg, resulting in chaos all over town.

Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind was the toughest living creature in all the old frontier. On the day she was born she could out-talk, out-grin, out-scream, out-swim, and out-run any baby in Kentucky, and soon she was more than a match for bears, rattlers, alligators -- even the mighty Mike Fink. But when Sally Ann rescued Davy Crockett, even her hornet''s-nest bonnet and skunk perfume didn''t stop him from proposing marriage.

A wild, witty, wonderful alliterative alphabet "glowing with bright, harmonious hues....Children will delight in this zany celebration of the sound and sense of words."--Booklist.

As a student at Madame Pestilence''s Academy, Gloria must prove that she has what it takes to become a Christmas Witch by bringing peace to a planet occupied by two feuding factions. Reprint.

Pinkerton goes fox hunting with the Hunting Academy, but gets distracted easily when a bird and hot air balloons drift by overhead. Full-color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Who was the largest baby ever born in the state of Maine? Who dug the Great Lakes? Who gouged out the Grand Canyon? Why, Paul Bunyan, of course, America''s finest, fastest, funniest lumberman and favorite tall-tale hero.

The story of a little girl''s search for a lost mitten and where she finds it.

Here is the larger-than-life story of a true American hero--John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Along his way west, he planted apple orchards--and became one of this country''s most beloved legends. Full color.

A little boy tries to think of all sorts of methods that would help him grow bigger than his bossy older brother.