Frank Carlson Library

Because of allergies, five-year-old Edward Fraser and his older brother Jason can't have pets. Edward finds his own solution to the problem. He becomes a dog. In fact, he becomes so good at it, that two friends of Edward's from school start to act like dogs, too. Soon they sound so convincing that neighbors call the police to complain about the barking and yowling. When the police arrive, Jason wishes he could hide. A younger brother is bad enough,...

Henry, Jessie, Vioet and Benny Alden are brothers and sisters - and tehy're orphans. The only way they can stay together is to make it on their own. One night, during a storm, the children find an old red boxcar that keeps them warm and safe. They decide to make it their home.

As Hurricane Elmer hits, Judy, Stink, and the entire Moody clan hunker down and ride out the storm, but when the power goes out, Grandma Lou proposes some activities to pass the time in the dark.

All about the new bear in the family and how the other young bears learn to accept and love it.

In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.

When Peter discovers his blue furniture is being painted pink for a new baby sister, he rescues the last unpainted item, a chair, and runs away.

Hazel sets out to prove that she, not her baby brother, is the worst monster anywhere.

When Albert and his buddies have a "no girls" baseball game, Frances and her sister organize a "Best Friends Outing -- No Boys.".

The Aldens try to help a visiting Russian gymnast who is surrounded by mysterious people and events and who seems to have a secret.

In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.