Jon Agee

Because Ellsworth, a dog, behaves too much like a dog when he is off duty, he is asked to leave his job as economics professor at Wallywell, causing him quite natural concern for the future.

A grumpy man finally laughs so hard when he has a funny dream that a radio station broadcasts him for the world to join in.

Milo, a magician, has a hat trick involving a bear which jumps in and out of hats.

Unconditional kindness is the key in this National Book Award Finalist from the author of The Wainscott Weasel about nontraditional families, adoption, love-and a little peace and quiet. Margaret is a mean, cranky human toddler from a family of nine. She is such a pain that her beleaguered parents chuck her out, and she's on her own, grousing and grumping until two caring woodchucks, Phoebe and Fred, take Margaret in as their own. But despite their...

Lively Potch pursues the girl of his dreams, the darling Polly Pumpernickel.