When Hyena puts a banana skin in Giraffe's path, causing a chain reaction of accidents that Hyena finds hilarious, he soon learns what it is like to be the butt of a joke.

Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.

When David gets in trouble, he has excuses right up until bedtime, when he realizes he really is sorry.

Chatterer the Red Squirrel is a mischief maker whose teasing draws the attention of Shadow the Weasel, causing Chatterer to seek a new home and reconsider his ways.

Mama has said it is time for "Lights out! Sweet dreams! No more reading in bed," but her five little monkeys cannot resist reading just a few more books to one another.

Determined to cure his bothersome burps, George returns to where it all began, Ernie's Ice Cream Emporium.

"Japanese literary sensation Fuminori Nakamura's latest novel is as a dark look into human psyche--what turns someone into a killer? Can it be something as small as a suggestion? Turn this page, and you may forfeit your entire life. A confessional diary implicates its reader in a heinous crime, and reveals with disturbing honesty the psychological motives of a killer. With My Annihilation, Fuminori Nakamura, master of literary noir, has constructed...

Over the past several decades, Edith Pearlman has staked her claim as one of the all-time great practitioners of the short story. Her incomparable vision, consummate skill, and bighearted spirit have earned her consistent comparisons to Anton Chekhov, John Updike, Alice Munro, Grace Paley, and Frank O'Connor. Her latest work, gathered in this stunning collection of twenty new stories, is an occasion for celebration.
Pearlman writes with warmth...

"When his friend Alex becomes famous for breaking a world record, George has to learn to be a supportive friend"--