Having a pet dinosaur can be tricky business. Baby dinosaurs grow up to be big dinosaurs. They don't fit into cars. They have big appetites. They scare people.

Waddley, a Macaroni penguin who lives in Antarctica, has always dreamed of seeing the world He gets his chance when he meets Lexi and Sam, two young visitors traveling with their parents, and secretly follows them back onto their ship. Delighted to see him, they tell Waddley he's come to the right place: the ship is on a round-the-world cruise and the next stop is Australia His dream come true, Waddley cruises into Sydney Harbor as the sky blazes with Australia Day fireworks, plays the yidaki and races around the massive rock natives call Uluru, swims with giant fish in the Great Barrier Reef, and finds himself upside down in a kangaroo's pouch, as he - and readers - learn all about the country down under.

Jack is a peculiar kid. He likes to have the same smelly noodles for lunch every day Jack even wants to bring his smelly noodles to school for lunch. Jack's mother is worried that the kids in Jack's class will laugh at Jack and hold their noses. Jack is determined to bring his smelly noodles to school for lunch

A Witches' Thanksgiving is a delightfully spooky poem about the witch, Grizelda, and her friends. After a howling good Halloween the three witches turn their efforts towards hosting a Thanksgiving feast. Kids of all ages will delight in the gathering and preparing of the Thanksgiving menu filled with all the creepies and crawlies one might expect from witches. The arrival of guests and the feast itself provides a heartwarming reminder of the value of friendship.