Bernard Waber

Lyle is afraid of losing his family forever after he is taken from their New York apartment and committed to a zoo.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

The Primm family takes possession of their new house and of Lyle, the artistic and helpful crocodile who already lives there.

The House on East 88th Street

A little boy is excited at the prospect of spending the night at his friend's house but worries how he'll get along without his teddy bear.

Ira Sleeps Over

Rich Cat, Poor Cat

Jealousy over a birthday party for someone else makes Lyle the crocodile seem sick, and he ends up in a hospital for people.

Lyle and the Birthday Party

Lyle, the crocodile, thought everyone loved him until the day he received a hate note from an anonymous despiser.

Lovable Lyle

What is courage? Certainly it takes courage for a firefighter to rescue someone trapped in a burning building, but there are many other kinds of courage too. Everyday kinds that normal, ordinary people exhibit all the time, like “being the first to make up after an argument,” or “going to bed without a nightlight.” Bernard Waber explores the many varied kinds of courage and celebrates the moments, big and small, that bring out the hero in each of us.

Courage

Best friends hippopotamuses, Evie and Marjie, are surprised to experience jealousy when they try out for the same part in the school play.

Evie & Margie

A snake goes on a very long trip only to face a big surprise at the end.

A Very Long Story

The Snake

When Lyle the crocodile visits Mr. Primm's advertising office, he is almost recruited as the Krispie Krunchie Krackles cereal spokesperson.

Lyle at the Office

Suzy Lee

Ask Me

A hippopotamus dreams of having an appearance combining the polite suggestions of her friends.

"You Look Ridiculous," Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus

How Alison Wonderland got her name and how she learned to live with it. "Alison Wonderland's predicament and its amusing resolution are set forth with freeflowing humor in a lively text and three-color characteristically down-to-earth illustrations." -- Horn Book

But Names Will Never Hurt Me

From the author of Lyle Crocodile books comes "a delightful adventure for reading aloud in humorous tribute to one of nature's most majestic creatures."--"School Library Journal, " starred review. Full color.

A Lion Named Shirley Williamson

Provides examples of the many kinds of courage found in everyday life and in unusual circumstances, from tasting the vegetable before making a face to being a firefighter or police officer.

An anteater's mother tells of her trials with her questioning, complaining, messy, forgetful, choosy, and lovable son.

An Anteater Named Arthur

Lyle the Crocodile leaves his happy home on East 88th Street with the Primms to go in search of his mother at the urging of his former employer Hector P. Valenti, star of stage and screen.

Lyle Finds His Mother

Lyle the crocodile exeriences many changes in his life when his mother moves in with the Primm family and Mrs. Primm announces she is expecting a baby.

Funny, Funny Lyle

Presents four stories featuring the Primm family and their lovable adopted crocodile Lyle.

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