Bob Shea

"It’s sleepy time for Lion and Penguin. Correction: it should be sleepy time for Lion and Penguin, but Lion’s eyes aren’t tired, and his ears would like a story. Penguin, however, is tired and nods off into sweet candy dreams—until a noise wakes him. 'Oh, are you awake?' asks Lion sweetly, seated before a drum set. 'Let’s have that story, then!' 'Not now. It is time to close your eyes and dream dreams.' And so it goes, with an ever-more-disgruntled...

A chicken is filled with excitement and self-confidence when he dons a new pair of orange socks.

Follows, in rhymed text and illustrations, a young rabbit's adventures on the way to bed.

Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.

"This book wants to be the happiest book ever, and it has lined up all its friends--including you--to help! But wait--what's up with that frowny frog?"--

"Bob, an alligator who owns a popular restaurant for birds, now faces stiff competition from a new pizza shop in town and must cope with his resentment"--

Three puppies--Dig Dug, Puddles, and Cheddar--must step out of their comfort zones and swap their beloved trucks to finish their important tasks before snack time.

Superhero Veggieman, better known as Wedgieman, faces off against Bad Dude, an inventor whose Make-Things-Disappear Machine causes trouble on the playground.

A young monster resents being called a monster.

"A witch, a bat, a skeleton, a jack-o'-lantern, a ghost, a black cat, a spider, an owl, and a scarecrow are all hiding in the pages of this clever Halloween-themed book. Deanna Caswell's playful haiku cleverly hint at the creatures revealed after each turn of the page while Bob Shea's bright illustrations capture the scary silliness"--