King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

"'Help! Help! 'Cried the Page when the sun came up. 'King Bidgood's in the bathtub, and he won't get out! Oh, who knows what to do?'"

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."

Riding Freedom

"After ten years at the orphanage, Charlotte wasn't like most girls her age.  And who knew if it was growing up like a follow-along puppy in a pack of ruffian boys, or if it was just her own spit and fire.  But she never had a doll or a tea party.  She couldn't sew a stitch and she didn't know a petticoat from a pea pod."

"It would be easy to stay here and just go about her business.  At least she'd know where she'd be sleeping every night.  She'd have regular meals.  But she wouldn't have the things she loved.  What did Vern always say?  That the easy way ain't always going to get you anywhere."

Press Here

"Ready?
Press here and turn the page."

Marty McGuire

"That nice Mrs. Kramer lied to me about third grade.

On the last day of school, she gave us cupcakes with sprinkles and little beach umbrellas and said have a super-duper summer and she'd wave to us in the hallway next year.  She said third grade would be even more fun than second grade.  She said we'd read bigger books and keep our old friends and make new ones and even get to be in the school play.

None of that is true.  Because Veronica Grace Smithers has stolen my best friend and taken over recess.  I'd call Veronica Grace Princess Bossy-Pants if I were allowed to call people names.

But I'm not.

So I won't."

Freight Train

"A train runs across this track.
Red caboose at the back"