Mike Thaler

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the music teacher, Miss LaNote, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.

Mean Mrs. Green says that everyone has to invent something for the school science fair. But everyone would rather invent a way to get out of it! Hubie can't decide on what he's going to do. He thinks all the good inventions have been done already. And all of his friends have figured out what they are going to do. He tries to decide between cloning himself or building a laugh machine. After a bad dream about cloning, he decides to build a laugh machine....

A young boy's imagined school trip makes the real trip look mundane.

"Hubie has the strangest science teacher ever! Mr. Hyde has the class do the weirdest experiments. This week, Hubie is going to create his own slime. So gooey! So disgusting! How will Hubie ever make a clean getaway from school?" -- Page [4] cover.

A young boy and his Sunday school classmates learn about the true spirit of Easter while decorating eggs for the church Easter egg hunt.

"The weather is hot, so it's time for a pool party! The whole class is excited ... except for Hubie. He doesn't know how to swim. Just the thought of getting in the water is enough to make him sink. Hopefully, some swimming lessons with Mr. Sharky can help. Will Hubie dive in? Don't hold your breath." --