Tacky the Penguin goes windsurfing and ends up on a tropical island, captive to an elephant who, upon seeing Tacky's floral Hawaiian shirt, mistakes him for a bouquet of flowers. The elephant thinks that Tacky would make a pretty centerpiece, so she arranges him in a vase and sets him on her table. Tacky's fans are sure to delight in the show as Tacky uses all of his best penguin moves to wriggle himself out of this hilarious jungle mix-up. Only the team of Helen Lester and Lynn Munsinger could pull off a tale of such far-fetched adventure. They are masters at the art of creating silly...

Tacky's perfect friends find him annoying until his odd behavior saves the day.

An extremely sensitive hippo learns to take compliments and be aware of and respect the feelings of others in this story. Full color.

Tacky and his fellow penguins have to work hard to get in shape so they can represent Team Nice Icy Land in the athletic competitions. After rigorous training, they're ready--but are the games ready for Tacky? Full color.

Tacky's perfect friends find him annoying until his odd behavior saves the day.

Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube. One night, they gather around the campfire to sing, eat s mores, and tell scary stories. But after going to bed, something straight out of one of their scary stories pays the sleeping penguins a visit. Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect think they should high-tail it out of there, but it is Tacky with some unexpected heroics who saves the day.
Includes lyrics to the official Camp Whoopihaha song "

The humor is just absurd enough to make the picture-book set howl along with Hippo and Fluffy. New York Times Book Review

Fluffy the porcupine is unhappy with his name: So he decided to become fluffier. He climbs a tree and pretends to be a cloud He even poses as a pillow. (His mother is not pleased when she sits on him.) When Fluffy meets a rhinoceros named Hippo, it puts his plight in perspective and he makes a friend. This terrific tribute to self-acceptance complete with the cutest porcupine pictures on the planet is now part of a fun, 8 x 8 hardcover series about life lessons....

..".this sprightly paced tale amiably nudges kids whose direction-following skills need some honing." --Publishers Weekly

"Buddy's father had a beautiful big nose. He was a great sniffer. Buddy's mother had beautiful big teeth. She was a great chomper. Buddy had beautiful big ears. It didn't matter." When someone says squash, Buddy hears wash. Tomatoes, you say? He buys potatoes. One day--because he didn't listen--Buddy accidentally ends up at Scruffy Varmint's scary cave. Unfortunately, he doesn't listen to Scruffy, either...and almost ends up as bunny stew This delightful cautionary...

Having trouble listening? Feeling uncomfortable in your own skin? Finding it difficult to work as a team? No matter the trouble, laughter is the best medicine This value-packed collection features eight stories that will have kids laughing and learning important life lessons. Parents will love that each story can be read aloud in five minutes flat.


Hurty Feelings

It Wasn't My Fault

Listen, Buddy

Me First

A Porcupine Named Fluffy

Princess Penelope's Parrot

The Wizard, the Fairy, and the...