Trinka Hakes Noble

A pet boa constrictor wreaks havoc on a posh garden party.

Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

The King's day is ruined when the milk for his tea is sour and noboby wants to take the blame.

Each paperback in this series features a trio of fictional stories highlighting a moment in history, with content taken from our popular Tales of Young Americans picture-book series. The Battles contains three stories focusing on key American battles: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. The Scarlet Stockings Spy is set during the Revolutionary War. In Philadelphia 1777, childhood games now become life-and-death actions for Maddy...

Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie needs a cloak: When Charlie's old cloak becomes torn and...

Teacher from the Black Lagoon. On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green. The mysterious tadpole. Louis' best birthday present comes from his uncle in Scotland-- a tadpole! Everyone is stunned as Alphonse grows and grows and grows! Will I have a friend? On his first day of school, Jim worries, 'Will I have a friend?' As the "new boy" it seems that all the friends...