Stephen Krensky

For Lionel, fall means starting a new school year, raking leaves, and getting to dress up as a knight and chase a dragon from house to house on Halloween.

"Bringing a dramatic moment of World War II to vivid life, author Stephen Krensky answers questions about the historic importance of the military action at Pearl Harbor. Written in simple yet clear language, the book teaches readers about the political scene before and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in December 1941, and how this event shaped our country's place in the world."

After observing her teacher at the supermarket, at the mall, and even in a park, a young child begins to think that the teacher has a secret life.

Lionel faces such ordeals as having to eat green beans, going to the doctor, and looking for the snake his sister lost in his room.

If Arthur and Buster cannot find a way to get Francine and the Brain to stop fighting, their soccer team will never make it to the play-offs.

At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher that seems to be able to predict the future.

When Arthur finds Sue Ellen's lost diary at the library, he wonders whether or not to read the diary before he returns it to Sue Ellen.

Square-dancing in gym class leads to this hilarious tale of miscommunication.

Spark's fear of fire has kept him from being a proper dragon, so he takes a job with the Hardscrabble volunteer fire department in hopes of conquering his fear.

Fern dares Arthur and his friends to enter the poetry writing contest at the local library, but writing poems turns out to be harder than they thought.