Jonathan Fenske

Barnacle is bored by the monotony of the tides, and envies the fish who swim freely--until an eel comes along.

Presents two silly stories about the friends, Woodward the hippo and McTwee the bird, including pulling pranks and playing games.

A bug singing happily in a bog and the hungry frog that is watching her are covered by a thick fog, with surprising results.

After being told no drama and to put on his pajamas, the dinosaur is unimpressed and romps around the house undressed since human clothes are much too small for such a mighty dinosaur.

Abandoned after a birthday party, Balloon is beginning to droop when Kite comes by and invites him to join her for an adventure, spinning and playing among the clouds.

Book-It Bunny challenges the reader to reach the end of the book before she does.

Late at night, squids creep from the ocean to the reader's house, where they leave inky doodles on the bathtub, walls, books, and more, then escape in time to avoid the blame.

Crabby is expecting just another boring day in the ocean, but Plankton decides to throw a best friends party--and even Crabby's long list of things he wants at the party will not deter him.

"Crabby is a very grumpy crab, so Plankton tries to find a game that will cheer Crabby up, but Crabby does not want to play Simon says or hide-and-seek--will a game of tag be more to Crabby's taste?" --

"According to the narrator of this book, a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark were riding a bicycle. But they say that's not true, and they just want to take a load off for once. They're tired of being told what to do by the bossy storyteller! And who is a reader supposed to believe, anyway--a book's narrator or its characters?"--Book jacket.