Lane Smith

A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.

"A perfect day means different things to different animals in Bert's backyard"--

A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were President of the United States.

Two readers compare a print to digital media, and learn books are still valuable.

When one donkey tells his friend that they need to talk about "the big elephant in the room," his friend wonders what this embarrassing issue could possibly be.

Augie Hobble lives in a fairy tale-or at least Fairy Tale Place, the down-on-its-luck amusement park managed by his father. Yet his life is turning into a nightmare: he's failed creative arts and has to take summer school, the girl he has a crush on won't acknowledge him, and Hogg Wills and the school bullies won't leave him alone. Worse, a succession of mysterious, possibly paranormal, events have him convinced that he's turning into a werewolf....

"A little rabbit is on the hunt for the perfect gift for his grandmother"--

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

Princess Hyacinth can't go outside because, unless she wears specially-made clothes, she will float away, but things improve when she meets kite-flying Boy.

When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.