New Releases by Susan Stevens Crummel

When the wonderful, smelly, scrumptious cheese made once a month out of the milk of a one-horned, two-eared, three-legged cowabunga is stolen from the dell, Sherlock Bones is enlisted to find out what happened.

From the beloved creators behind Tops and Bottoms comes a fractured fairytale about a wolf who is so good, it''s bad. Will he ever fit in with his family of Big Bad Wolves? Or will he show everyone that sometimes it''s best to honor who you are? Little Good Wolf does not fit in with his family. No matter what Papa Wolf and Mama Wolf try, he is always cleaning his room or even playing with piggies! They have no choice but to send him to Bad School to learn to be a big, bad wolf. But Little Good Wolf''s teachers think he''s hopeless, too. Wicked Stepmother cannot get him to be selfish, and Mr. Troll cannot teach him how to be rude. Will he ever be BAD enough? Or just maybe, there is a way to be a wolf while being GOOD? Populated with expertly rendered fairy tale characters and infused with delightful madcap fun, this celebration of self-acceptance is an instant crowd-pleaser.

After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.

Billedbog om en rød kuglepen, som har en hel masse opgaver, når skolen starter

In this delightful picture book-- perfect for reading aloudBird is tired of hearing Dog yipping at chairs and trying to round up rugs. He tells Dog to go to the country to find a cow, but this rambunctious urban cattle dog does not know a cow when he sees one.

In a rhythmic pattern similar to "The House That Jack Built," a mouse leads a wild chase through a town as the minutes tick by. From 6 o''clock a.m. to 7 o''clock a.m., various animals, a dogcatcher, a robber, and a policeman join the chase. Just before the hour is up, a slippery encounter with a pile of banana peels sends everyone home. Illustrated with action-packed, cut-paper illustrations, this book is an all-around delight at any hour of the day.

Poor Little Red Pen She can''t possibly correct a mountain of homework all by herself. Who will help her? "Not I " says Stapler. "Not I " says Eraser. " Yo no " says Pushpin, AKA Se orita Chincheta. But when the Little Red Pen tumbles in exhaustion into the Pit of No Return (the trash ), her fellow school supplies must get themselves out of the desk drawer and work together to rescue her. Trouble is, their plan depends on Tank, the rotund class hamster, who''s not inclined to cooperate. Will the Little Red Pen be lost forever? There''s no lack of trial and error, hilarious chaos, and creative problem-solving in this mission Kids--and adults--will never see their school supplies in quite the same way again.

Tired of the blistering heat in Dog City, Ten-Gallon Bart departs for the frozen north, where he gets lost in a blizzard.

A hilarious, bestselling cat-and-dog story returns as a Dragonfly paperback! Merl the Cat''s pampered life is turned upside down when a little golden retriever puppy moves into the house. Merl tells the story of how he tries his best to oust the newest member of his household. Thwarted at every turn by the ever-growing puppy, he finally comes to terms with the presence of his big dog. Hilarious illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Janet Stevens make this one story kids will ask to read again and again!

Jack Rabbit trucos los demás animales en ayudarle a hacer una olla de estofado rodadora.

Responding to disgruntled dogs nationwide, Mr. Mutt, Canine Counselor, has solutions to the most sticky dilemmas. But Mr. Mutt has his own problem to solve: the cat (aka The Queen), who has her own idea of who’s in charge. Now Mr. Mutt is the one who needs help--quick! Through letters and newspaper clippings--and with plenty of their trademark humor--Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel give voice to despairing dogs everywhere.

Boys and girls enthusiastically warm up with special exercises and drills.

Deep, deep down in their underground town, the prairie dogs live in harmony--until a mysterious, fluorescent, very fuzzy thing (otherwise known as a tennis ball) rolls down their hole. When the prairie dogs discover that they can pluck and pull the fuzz into fabulous fashions, their fear quickly turns to curiosity, then delight, then pure greed. The frenzy that erupts threatens to tear apart the prairie-dog town forever. But when mean ol'' Big Bark is kidnapped after taking all the fuzz for himself, the prairie dogs come to the rescue and remember the true meaning of community.

Two French dogs, Henri and Vincent, meet at art school and become good friends despite their differences.

When a young child takes her favorite toy along to the park, the market, the lake, and for a car ride, she mistakenly leaves the toy behind.

When a young child takes his favorite toy along to the park, the market, the lake, and for a car ride, he mistakenly leaves the toy behind.

In this cumulative rhyming story, a cat runs after a mouse in the middle of the night, giving rise to a more complicated chase.

As she tries to settle down for a nap, a mouse who lives in a shoe is visited first by Tortoise and Hare, then by Little Red Hen, and lastly by the Big Bad Wolf.

"Jack Rabbit tricks the other animals into helping him make a pot of tumbleweed stew."--Source inconnue.

Never seen a jackalope? Not even sure what one is? Well, you''ve come to the right place. You''ll get the whole wild story right here in this book. You see, the jackalope didn''t start out with horns. First he was a plain old hare. You know, a jackrabbit. The horns came later, along with a corny fairy godrabbit and a cranky coyote. And the trouble those horns brought--hoooo-wee! With a gut-busting brew of sassy storytelling and outrageous art, Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel finally give the jackalope his due. After all, he''s long been part of American legend--isn''t it time to tell the real story?

Every night the rhyme gets read. Every night Dish and Spoon run away. And every night they return--until tonight! Where can Dish and Spoon be? The rhyme can''t go on without them, so Cat, Cow, and Dog set out to search for their missing friends. But where to start? Should they go north? East? Northeast? They''ll just have to read Fork''s map, ask directions, and try not to get lost in Little Boy Blue''s haystack or under Miss Muffet''s tuffet or in Big Bad Wolf''s kitchen--"FEE, FI, FO . . ." Oh no. Could that be the giant?

With the questionable help of his friends, Big Brown Rooster manages to bake a strawberry shortcake which would have pleased his great-grandmother, Little Red Hen.