false 45317 1 0 male 3533696 0763638943 9780763638948 38 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242488580m/3533696.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242488580s/3533696.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3533696.The_Pencil 3.92 106 The creators of THE RUNAWAY DINNER and PREVIOUSLY team up to imagine the comical world that comes to life when a lonely pencil starts to draw.

"One day that little pencil made a move, shivered slightly, quivered somewhat . . . and began to draw."

Welcome back Banjo, the boy from THE RUNAWAY DINNER! Once a pencil draws him, there's no telling what will come next — a dog, a cat, a chase (of course), and a paintbrush to color in an ever-expanding group of family and friends. But it's not long before the complaints begin — "This hat looks silly!" "My ears are too big!" — until the poor pencil has no choice but to draw . . . an eraser. Oh no! In the hands of Allan Ahlberg and Bruce Ingman, can anything but havoc and hilarity ensue?]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 412265 3.72 277 91 2008 168404 0763631426 9780763631420 13 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172358095m/168404.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172358095s/168404.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/168404.The_Runaway_Dinner 3.82 67 Talk about fast food! A hilarious, high-speed tale from the inimitable Allan Ahlberg — catch it if you can!

What happens if someone's dinner decides that, well, it doesn't want to be eaten? For a hungry little boy named Banjo and a savory sausage named Melvin, it's a plight that can only result in a breathless escape — and what a chase it is! Off speeds the sturdy sausage — leading fork, knife, and plate, chair and table, a handful of fries with various French names, and three fat little peas — out the door, down the street, and around the park, with poor Banjo taking up the rear. Will the famished boy ever catch them? And what (gulp) happens to Melvin if he does? Allan Ahlberg is in his element with this fast and funny tale, while Bruce Ingman's kid-friendly illustrations add visual comedy to the chase.]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 412265 3.72 277 91 2006 1724634 0763635421 9780763635428 19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187422372m/1724634.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187422372s/1724634.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1724634.Previously 3.14 63
"Jack was running like mad in the dark woods with a hen under his arm. Previously, he had stolen the hen and climbed down a beanstalk." But do you know what was Jack doing before he climbed down the beanstalk? Or what Jack and Jill were arguing about before they went up the hill? And what happened before that? Every story, every person, and every thing started somewhere, and now the inventive and whimsical Allan Ahlberg explores what all your favorite storybook characters were up to previously, aided by Bruce Ingman's energetic illustrations.]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 412265 3.72 277 91 2007 4727432 0763639583 9780763639587 10 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4727432.The_Baby_in_the_Hat 3.54 28 A simple, singsong text and child-friendly illustrations tell an amusing tale of a baby saved and an adventurous hero born.

When you've caught a baby in a hat, what else is there to do but to sail all over the world and return, with treasure in your trunk, to fall in love?
Once again, the inimitable Allan Ahlberg offers a tale full of energy and fun. Paired with André Amstutz's charming illustrations, this is a story sure to be read over and over again. And it's all true.]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 239163 3.61 66 19 2008 1015148 0140314946 9780140314946 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180247609m/1015148.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180247609s/1015148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1015148.Please_Mrs_Butler_Verses 4.33 18 45317 4.15 1712 348 1983 1976026 0763620734 9780763620738 5 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1976026.The_Cat_Who_Got_Carried_Away 3.71 17 One more time . . . the Gaskitts! In Allan Ahlberg’s third madcap episode about this resourceful family, Horace the cat takes center stage.


In this latest Gaskitts story from comedic master Allan Ahlberg, Gus and Gloria have a lot of running to do. Mr. Gaskitt spends most of his time
vacuuming, Mrs. Gaskitt hardly ever gets out of bed, and Horace - poor Horace - ends up in a pet shop. Tune in for answers to such questions as: Who is that man whizzing by with a baby carriage? Will Horace ever get a role in THE GREAT ESCAPE? And why does Mrs. Gaskitt crave egg and pineapple sandwiches? With Katharine McEwen’s funny illustrations and a few maps and timetables to help them along, early chapter book readers will chuckle their way through this silly story of the ever-surprising Gaskitt family.]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 429887 3.74 58 14 2003 1554152 0744589959 9780744589955 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185137124m/1554152.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185137124s/1554152.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1554152.The_Man_Who_Wore_All_His_Clothes 3.79 14 45317 4.15 1712 348 429887 3.74 58 14 2001 2613538 0763617210 9780763617219 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2613538.The_Woman_Who_Won_Things 4.00 13 45317 4.15 1712 348 429887 3.74 58 14 2002 1207517 0763628700 9780763628703 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181872277m/1207517.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181872277s/1207517.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1207517.The_Children_Who_Smelled_A_Rat 3.58 12 Early chapter book readers will chuckle their way through Allan Ahlberg's latest madcap tale about the resilient Gaskitts, in which Gus and Gloria take center stage.

In this thrilling and amusing Gaskitts story, Mrs. Gaskitt finds a very peculiar package, Mr. Gaskitt loses a baby in a shopping cart, Horace the cat has mixed feelings about a bird, and the twins' beloved teacher, Mrs. Fritter — ooer! — is not herself. Why? How? When? And why does everyone keep looking the other way? Tune in for the astonishing answers in this silly story of the ever-surprising Gaskitt family, illustrated with comic finesse by Katharine McEwen.]]> 45317 4.15 1712 348 429887 3.74 58 14 2005 1542825 014032531X 9780140325317 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184960508m/1542825.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184960508s/1542825.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1542825.Ten_in_a_Bed 3.82 11 45317 4.15 1712 348 239163 3.61 66 19 1991