Mike Reed

A collection of simple poems depict the activities at school from the morning welcome until the closing bell.

As a father and his young son visit a scary Halloween haunted house and then go trick-or-treating, it is unclear just who is helping whom be brave.

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Although Avery cannot eat the right grub, is allergic to horses, and gets rope burns from lassos, he learns at camp that he is uniquely qualified in the most important cowboy quality.

Two families end up exchanging with each other the dogs they take home from the shelter, but then wonder if they have made the right decision.

Down Girl, a dog, explains about her days spent protecting her home from the enemy next door named Here Kitty Kitty, and the many ways she tries to properly train her master Rruff.

A collection of short poems which reflect the seasonal changes as fall arrives and slowly turns to winter, winter brings storms and shorter days, then finally begins to fade into a hint of spring.

When Santa Claus is presented with a plate of franks and beans instead of the usual milk and cookies, the flatulent consequences are more than he ever expected.

A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, and reluctantly pays a visit to the vet with her master, Rruff.

As she tries to escape her mother's efforts to "plait-a-plait" and "string-a-bead" her hair, a young girl imagines herself escaping into a jungle.