Bunnicula

"The enclosed story is true.  It happened in this very town, to me and the family with whom I reside.  I have changed the names of the family in order to protect them, but in all other respects, everything you will read here is factual."

"It's...
Yes?
It's...
What is it, Chester?!
It's a white zucchini!"

The Story of Ferdinand

"Once upon a time in Spain there was a little bull and his name was Ferdinand. All the other little bulls he lived with would run and jump and butt their heads together, but not Ferdinand. He liked to sit just quietly and smell the flowers."

If you Give a Mouse a Cookie

"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk.  When you give him the milk, he'll probably ask you for a straw."

Clap Your Hands

"Clap your hands, stomp your feet.  Shake your arms, then take a seat."

The Puppy Sister

"'I didn't say I wanted a dog.  I said a brother or sister might have been nice.'  That's the first thing I can remember Nick saying.  Nick doesn't remember coming home from the hospital when he was born, but I remember coming home from the farm.  That is the first happening I can remember, coming home.  And Nick's first words."

Diary of a Worm

"March 29
Today I tried to teach Spider how to dig.  First of all his legs got stuck.  Then he swallowed a bunch of dirt. Tomorrow he's going to teach me to walk upside down.

March 30
Worms cannot walk upside down."

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

"And then what? What will happen when he announces that there's a group of civilized rats roaming loose - rats that can read, and think, and figure things out?' I said: 'Let's wait until we're free before we worry about that.' But Jenner was right. It was a thing to worry about, and maybe still is."

"I'm Timothy's mother. If you, and Arthur, and others in your group can take risks to save him, surely I can too."