What do you get when you take eight bumbling but loveable guinea pig friends and send them off on ten super-silly summer adventures? Fun, of course There's Violet, who considers herself quite the wildlife expert. During a visit to the zoo, she plays tour guide. What is a neon pink bird with a long neck? Why, a tacky lawn ornament Then there's Percival, who wants to be a superhero one minute, and a detective the next. (Too bad he can't find anyone to save or a mystery to solve. ) The stories are accompanied with one-hundred of Melissa J. Taylor's charming black and white pencil...

Ten-year-old Nathan Greene lives with his grandparents on their neglected farm in a town filled with quirky characters, including resident busybody Millie; an old hermit who inexplicably points a light-up sign at his house; and the alien-obsessed Horaces, who call their chickens free-range, just so they don't have to build a coop. Gram is prim and practical, but Gramps has a naughty streak that leaves him doing things (out of Gram's sight, of course) like pretending he's a country bumpkin when the water tester comes to town, and taking a citified college grad on a snipe hunt. But he also has...

The eight bumbling guinea pig buddies are back in their fourth and final seasonal storybook. As usual, Violet can make just about anything more interesting. Including spring cleaning--all it needs is some elbow grease Then there's Pumpkin. It's his first Mother's Day, and he needs to find a special gift to give his mom. A bag of monsters should do the trick From the earliest signs of spring to backyard camping at the verge of summer, the guinea pig friends are in for oodles of adventures. With ten super-silly spring stories accompanied by over one-hundred charming illustrations, this book...