Jasper And The Haunted House is the third book in the Jasper series. After helping a little old lady to cross the street, Officer Jasper is called to a crime scene. Who or what is stealing items from Big Al's Department Store? His initial investigation reveals a single clue, but then the investigation seemingly hits a deadend. But then a group of terrified boys, who had been playing ball in the street, confront Officer Jasper with the hair on their heads standing straight up. Their frantic story leads Officer Jasper to a huge haunted house And what he finds inside is a scary surprise....

Jasper is back He learned his lesson when he served jail time for stealing the museum's dinosaur bone, and now he's completely rehabilitated. Mayor Piddlewicks has shown mercy to Jasper and allowed him to stay at her house, but only if he agrees to get a job and be good. Jasper agrees, and he lands a job at the museum, serving as the museum's watchdog, alongside the watchman, old Mr. Paddles. Things go swimmingly well for a while, but then another theft occurs during Jasper's watch. Who or what is stealing vaulable items from the museum again? Then the stealing goes beyond the museum and...

Harry and Mary start out on a warm, sunny day, walking along an old gravel road that leads out of town. They're busy collecting beautiful, glittering rocks, adding them to their basket for their rock collection. But they wander much too far on that gravel road, which eventually leads to Mr. O'Malley's Mansion. It's rumored that Mr. O'Malley lives with a mean, vicious monster in that old mansion. The local townsfolk won't go anywhere near the place, and Harry and Mary had no intention to go near it, either. But then a violent storm kicked up unexpectedly, catching the children off guard and...

Who are Waldo, Blue, and Glad Max? Waldo is an old man who lives in an old, creepy house in the woods with his two pets: a cat named Max and a three-legged dog named Blue. The children of the town are warned by the townsfolk to stay far away from the seemingly creepy and scary trio. The townsfolk believe the old man and his pets are dangerous, vicious, and not to be trusted. And then, on Christmas Eve, the director of the local orphanage is lured away into town, leaving the orphaned children all alone. When the director returns, the children are missing Immediately he suspects Waldo and...

Little Leroy hates taking a bath, so he vows he won't take one until he's 90 years old Mom and Dad are upset, but what can they do? First, they order Leroy to take a bath. But that doesn't work. Then they try sweet-talking to him. But that doesn't work. Then they plead with him to bathe. But that doesn't work. Then they try bribing him with all kinds of gifts, including a puppy named Spike. But to no avail. Nothing seems to work, and meanwhile little Leroy has grown so ripe, he must now live in the garage with his dog Burt. Soon the entire neighborhood and the mailman are in an...

A little boy is awakened in the middle of the night by a noise he hears on his roof. When he goes outside to investigate, he discovers a strange, goofy green being from another planet, prancing about on the rooftop, who LOVES candy and sugary treats. The Goof tries to give the boy some sugary green taffy, but the boy rejects it when he sees that the Goof has rotten and missing teeth and is hyperactive, bouncing from one rooftop to another. The boy then teaches the Goof about the importance of laying off candy and sugary treats and eating more nutritious food instead. The Goof explains to...

This is the 4th story in the Jasper series. Officer Jasper is on routine patrol at night when he encounters a very frightened crow standing in the street, frantically flapping its wings. When Jasper stops to investigate, the crow points upward just as a flying saucer zips silently across the night sky directly overhead. Officer Jasper alerts headquarters, then he and the crow give chase, pursuing the saucer beyond city limits and into the countryside. The saucer lands in a cornfield and Officer Jasper arrives on scene ... without any backup. As he steps out of his patrol car and cautiously...

A boy and his chinchilla go to the park to play, but a big bully and his terrible pet gorilla become the "fun police" and put a kabosh on any fun they might have had. They also take away the boy and his chinchilla's ice cream cones and eat them. Worse still, the bully imposes a use tax of one dollar per person per day for anyone using the park. Now the boy and his chinchilla must pay the cash toll if they ever want to enjoy the park again. But that was the straw that broke the camel's back. The boy becomes frustrated and decides to fight back. But what can the boy do? He's much smaller...