Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

"A house cat complains about the daily struggles he faces"--

Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.

Hoping to snatch some breakfast treats for his hungry pals, Stick Dog tries to stop a moving truck, outfox a man on a telephone pole, calm down a caffeinated Karen, and manage a confrontation between his friend Poo-Poo and a squirrel.

A family keeps forgetting the things they need to take to the beach.

The mischievous cartoon pooch and his friends orchestrate a master plan to steal hot dogs, only to have their efforts thwarted by a hapless frankfurter vendor, a striped competitor, and Karen's misadventure in a human house.

Even though clues point to the contrary, a dragon reassures the reader that there are no actual dragons in the book.

Walking away from his parents' supervillain ambitions to pursue his dream of becoming a librarian, Victor Spoil is astonished to see his boss in battle with robot ninjas before discovering that librarians are actually a secret crimefighting league.

When Stick Dog's quest for hamburgers turns out to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined, he challenges his friends to come up with a master plan that includes unconventional solutions.