The dead-pan narration in this debut picture book delivers a perfect child-like vision with humor and panache, depicted in luminous detail. A little boy shows what happens when he drops larger and larger objects, both in terms of size and imagination, down a mysterious hole that grows throughout the year in his garden. But what happens in December?

When a boy and his family move to a new house, he devises an ingenious way to meet people in the neighborhood.

"Jack hates spelling. He has a test coming up, but he doesn't want to study for it. What will happen if he leaves it too late?"--Page 4 of cover.

While exploring a new area of Dinosaur Cove with the Wannasaurus, Jamie and Tom discover a baby Ankylosaurus stuck in the mud. They must help it get out of the muddy marsh--but how?

A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. The text contains facts about the redwoods, while the illustrations tell the boy's story.

A sad little boy faces a bully every day until his animal friends join with him and shout "Leave him alone!" and the bully turns around and goes away.

Throughout his day, a young boy thinks of his father who is working in the coal mine that is located underneath the ocean. "A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather's grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea."--

"Bug Island is under attack! The lizard army is invading and the Battle Bugs are losing. Their only hope against the intruders is a strange creature they've never seen before--a human being named Max. Max doesn't know how he ended up on Bug Island--but he does know the Battle Bugs need his help!"--Back cover.

Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes of Oak Glen Primary School is looking for a new best friend, and he decides that the best way to find one is to come up with a bunch of amazing things to do at recess--and see who shares in the fun.