Ethan Long

When they come across spaghetti in their search for a tug-of-war rope, Stick Dog and his hungry friends go on a quest for more pasta that sees them scale their suburb's tallest mountain and sneak into a restaurant filled with humans.

"Stick Dog and his friends must execute a master plan for stealing hot dogs"--

Stick Dog and his hungry pals have found plenty of tasty treats at Picasso Park before. But it s never looked like it does on this dark, dark night. Strings of white lights, colorful fireworks, and an endless buffet of amazing food have transformed the park into a food-snatching wonderland. There's a party going on, and Stick Dog, Mutt, Poo-Poo, Stripes, and Karen are ready to crash it. But how will they do it?

Illustrations and simple, rhyming couplets capture a series of greetings between animals, as an owl's "hoo" is answered by a cow's "moo," and a bird's "chirp" leads to an anteater's "slurp."

Greedy Apostrophe runs all over town inserting himself in places where he does not belong and causing great confusion.

"Stick Dog and his friends chase down a meat truck and make a new friend"--

"Clara and Clem are off on an adventure under the sea! The two swim with dolphins, hug a shark, and even find buried treasure. Let's go!"--P. [4] of cover.

Parent and child pairs (both animal and human) say "thank you" to each other.

"The mice at the North Pole are getting ready to deck the halls with all the essentials. They've got ornaments and twinkle lights, candy canes and popcorn garlands. One by one, the mice unpack all the merriest decorations, but soon the items become a bit unexpected. Hot cocoa? Fuzzy dice? A map? In a festive twist, it's revealed that it's not a tree the mice are decorating, but Santa's sleigh, all decked out for Christmas Eve!"--

"When he discovers that Santa delivers presents, Stick Dog and his friends go to great lengths to make sure Santa doesn't miss Stick Dog's pipe this holiday season"--