Cali, Davide

A humorous story about the absurd excuses for not doing homework.

A humorous story about imaginative excuses for being late to school.

When asked about his summer vacation, a boy spins a wild tale of globe-spanning adventures.

Grown-ups never misbehave, cheat, talk with their mouths full, or complain--despite ample evidence to the contrary.

Henry and Ali tell their teacher a wild outer space tale to explain why they do not have their homework on the solar system.

Henry spins an imaginative tale to explain why he was late finding his class at the museum where they are on a field trip.

"Cinderella is dying to go to the ball. She's seen pictures of the fancy castle and the handsome prince, she's heard the fairy tales about true love, she's found the perfect dress in Princess magazine and she's even found an ad for a Fairy Godmother. She's all set. Except the fairy godmother doesn't look like the one in the ad. And the castle doesn't look like the picture. And the prince ... well, Cinderella decides her fairy-tale ending is going to look different--and be a whole lot more fun"--Dust jacket flap.

A boy tells his teacher about his wild summer adventure, including being captured by a giant squid and rescued by a submarine. It's a story so unbelievable, it couldn't possibly be true - could it?.

A little Eskimo boy starts out on a quest to discover what's on the other side of the great frozen lake and to find out if he'll be a great hunter when he grows up.