Rowan of Rin

"Seven hearts the journey make.
Seven ways the hearts will break.
Bravest heart will carry on
When sleep is death, and hope is gone.
Look in the fiery jaws of fear
And see the answer white and clear,
Then throw away all thoughts of home,
For only then your quest is done."

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!"

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."

The Littles

"There was a secret look-out place behind the light switch in the hall of the Biggs' house.  One of the screws was missing.  The empty hole was large enough for a Little to look and listen through.  Mr. Little spent all the next day at the look-out place.  Tom Little stayed with him.  They were waiting for the Newcombs."

The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters

"Once upon a bicycle,
So they say,
A Jolly Postman came one day
From over the hills
And far away...
With a letter for the Three Bears"

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."

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

"Across as an ocean, over lots of huge bumpy mountains, across three hot deserts and one smaller ocean there lay the town of Chewandswallow."

"After a brief shower of orange juice, low clouds of sunny-side up eggs moved in followed by pieces of toast. Butter and jelly sprinkled down for the toast. And most of the time it rained milk afterwards."