What do you do when your mother makes you invite the most obnoxious kid in your class to your birthday party?
- Or when you have to wait another thirty-three and a third years to see a shower of stars?
- Or your parents ship you off to fat camp?
- Or you have to share your private lunch hour with a girl who's mean to you just because of the color of your skin?
In E. L. Konigsburg's witty and perceptive short stories, four young people cope with difficult situations and, in doing so, learn something that changes their lives.

Little Critter just wants a toy, but he can't figure out which one to buy in this classic storybook about making tough decisions! Dad is taking Little Critter and his sister to the toy store, but when they get there, Little Critter can't figure out which toy to buy-they all look like so much fun! Children ages 3 to 7 will enjoy this humorous storybook about being indecisive!

Little Critter gets lost at the mall! Thankfully, with help from a friendly security guard, he finds Mom again! Oh, no! Little Critter gets lost at the mall! What will he do? With help from a friendly security guard, Little Critter finds his Mom and also learns an important lesson. Children ages three to seven will enjoy this full-color storybook, first published in 1994. It's a great way to remind little ones to stay close in a crowd!

Stuck inside on a rainy day? Bor-ing! Keep little ones busy with this pitch-perfect Little Critter story featuring Little Sister! Little Sister tries to find stuff to do on a rainy day, but she is bored! Mom won’t let her play with the toys in her brother's room. Then she accidentally wakes up the baby! Thankfully, Mom is always one step ahead of Little Sister in this adorable 24-page picture book. It’s a fun way to keep little ones busy on a rainy day!

Mercer Mayer's Little Critter learns it’s important to say “I’m sorry!� in this humorous storybook! Mercer Mayer's Little Critter is having a very bad day! He used his brother's blanket as a cape, and he forgot his sister's jump rope at the park. But no matter what happens, he always remembers to apologize! This adorable picture book is an excellent way to remind little ones to say “I'm sorry!� and practice good manners!

Learn to read with Little Critter This 12-book program helps build a foundation for a lifetime of reading fun. The simple stories are full of silly Little Critter antics and feature short and long vowel sounds.

A Little Critter book featuring two classic stories--a fun way to teach children about the importance of having good manners! Mercer Mayer's Little Critter learns lessons about manners in these classic, humorous, and heartwarming stories. Featuring Just Say Please and I'm Sorry, this two-in-one picture book is an excellent way to teach little ones the difference between good and bad manners. Just Say Please Little Critter and his classmates learn important lessons about good manners! Both parents and children alike will enjoy this amusing story--a great way to educate children about the importance of "please and thank you"! I'm Sorry Little Critter is having a very bad day! He used his brother's blanket as a cape, and he forgot his sister's jump rope at the park. But no matter what happens, he always remembers to apologize! A perfect way to remind little ones to say "I'm sorry!" More two-in-one books featuring Little Critter: It's Bedtime, Little Critter! Just Me and My Mom/Just Me and My Dad Just Grandma, Grandpa, and Me Just Me and My Buddies Just My Brother, Sister, and Me All That I Can Be

Join Mercer Mayer's classic and beloved character, Little Critter(R), for his class's Valentine's Day celebration!This 8x8 storybook is complete with gatefold flaps for readers to pull back and discover all the fun Valentine's Day surprisesFrom decorating the classroom with hearts to eating cupcakes and making Valentine's Day mailboxes, Little Critter is having the best day ever. He's even making an extra-special card for an extra-special valentine!

In Just a Little Love, Little Critter finds love just in time for Valentine's Day. But will his valentine love him back?

For more than thirty years Mercer Mayer has delighted readers with his beloved character Little Critter. Appearing in more than two hundred books, Little Critter, along with Tiger, Gator, and Miss Kitty, are back in this heartwarming My First I Can Read.

I Can Read books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Little Critter: Just A Little Love is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child.

A trip to the beach with Grandma provides lots of fun and surprises.

Join Mercer Mayer's classic and beloved character, Little Critter(R) as he visits the firehouse! Whoosh! goes the water hose. Ooo! Eee! Ooo! goes the siren. Ding! Ding! goes the fire alarm. Little Critter and his classmates are taking a trip to the firehouse! Little Critter puts on his boots and jacket--now he's ready to help Fireman Joe. After checking the hose and ladder, Little Critter is ready for a fireman's helmet of his own. Join Little Critter as he learns to stop, drop, and roll with Fireman Joe! Little Critter: Going to the Firehouse is a My First I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child.

Little Critter's class is going to the Critterville Museum of Natural History, and everyone is excited. But when the class arrives, they find out the dinosaur exhibit is closed because of a missing Triceratops bone. Join Little Critter as he searches the Hall of Gems and Minerals, climbs the trees in the rain forest, and sneaks around the Planetarium--all to solve the mystery of the lost dinosaur bone.

All the many things a young child can do independently are demonstrated, (tying shoes, riding bike, kicking ball), but there is one thing one cannot do alone.

Little Critter sure knows how to be a good big brother! He even helps his little sister learn how to use the new potty.

Little Critter has a day off from school

When Little Critter(R) feels just a little sick, Mom lets him stay home from school. Hooray But between visiting the doctor and staying inside all day, missing school is not what Little Critter expected.

Just a Little Sick is a simple story--perfect for emergent readers who are eager to join Little Critter on his adventures.

Join Mercer Mayer's classic and beloved character, Little Critter(R), in this brand-new My First I Can Read storybook! Little Critter discovers a lost baby bird in his backyard, and he and his family all pitch in to take care of it until it can fly on its own. Little Critter's love and patience is rewarded when he gets a special springtime surprise! I Can Read Books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Little Critter: Just a Baby Bird is a My First I Can Read book, and with basic language, word repetition, and great illustrations, it's perfect for shared reading with a child.

Originally published: Golden Books, 1991.

"Mercer Mayer's Little Critter"--P. [4] of cover.