A boy grows into adulthood with the support of his mother's love.

"Classic stories from Robert Munsch in an early reader format kids will love! Text has been adapted from the originals so beginner readers can proudly say "I read this myself!" Colorful and fun, Robert Munsch's zany stories and Michael Martchenko's illustrations will grab kids' attention and keep them interested as they practice their reading skills. Munsch Early Readers are packed with extras, including phonics introduction and activity, getting...

A little girl colors her body with permanent markers and then finds a way to look like herself again.

When five-year-old Robin went out into her back yard there was a large hole right in the middle of her sandbox. She reached down the hole as far as possible and gave an enormous yank. Out popped a baby. The baby can only say "Murmel, murmelhellip;". Robin sets out on a series of hilarious adventures, trying to find the baby a home.

"Jason's dad walks in his sleep. Where will Jason find him next?"--

When Jule Ann unwittingly releases The Dark from a cookie jar, she must do some quick thinking to prevent it from gobbling up every shadow in sight and growing bigger.

Angela accidently flies an airplane at 4 years-old ... with disasterous results but grows up to be an airline pilot.

Shelley and her parents learn the most effective way to deal with a miniature boy, who, like Shelley, is not very tidy.

Mortimer's house suddenly becomes a subway station and he goes to city hall to find out why.

A young Chinese-Canadian girl wants to go to the nearby town of Kapuskasing. Her father says, "No way," but Gah-Ning tries anyway, first on her bike, then on rollerblades. Both times, her father catches her and takes her home. She succeeds the third time, though, floating all the way there with the help of 300 balloons.