Jonathan Fenske

After gifting a pair of stinky socks as a prank to his friend Pig, Fox finds out that some tricks do not work out exactly as planned.

Tired of eating nuts morning, noon, and night, a squirrel desperately tries to get rid of his excess nuts.

Using his look-a-like doll, Fox tries to prank his friend Pig, with unexpected results.

Tired of mopping slop, this Mop wants to run away, and challenges anyone who wants to stop it.

Picky Trilobite only likes to eat noodles, but when he tries a bite of Bug's snack, he is pleasantly surprised.

When the lights go out, a spunky dinosaur shows any monsters lurking in his room that they are no match for his moxie.

An independent pill bug learns that sometimes a friend is necessary.

Check out this hilarious early reader series from Geisel Award Honoree Jonathan Fenske!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Crabby is...

Friends Woodward the elephant and McTwee the bird have fun together.

It is late and Crabby just wants to sleep, but Plankton keeps Crabby awake with questions and chatter--until a request for a bedtime story takes an unexpected turn.