Pinkwater, Daniel Manus

To liven up Valentine's Day in Mr. Salami's second grade class, Big Gloria describes the imminent arrival of the Magic Valentine Potato.

Mush, a dog from the planet Growf-Woof-Woof, relates how she came to be on Earth, and how she and three other animals formed a jazz ensemble that foiled a band of ice cream parlor robbers.

Though a boy has turned into a werewolf, his parents, teacher, and classmates still see him as Lawrence Talbot, second-grader.

The family's new pet kitten grows at such a ridiculous rate that the father must bring home animals to compare its size each day.

Through his radio tooth, William learns of an invasion by spacemen who are taking all of earth's supply of junk food.

At bedtime, a young boy enters the outer space-patterned wallpaper in his room and has adventures with a band of spacemice.

Kelly Mangiaro, who has wanted a pet for as long as she can remember, gets more than she bargained for from her new dog, Mush.

At the height of his vampire craze, Jonathan meets some real vampires and finds they are not quite what he expected.

Ralph and Sylvia Nebula and their friend Mavis Goldfarb are bitter at being sent to a bogus weight-loss camp, so they decide to escape and find a way to take revenge on those responsible for promoting the idea that thin is better.

Combines four novels by children's book writer and National Public Radio commentator Daniel Pinkwater into one volume.