The author encourages children to dream big and think creatively all their lives in this rhyming story.

Two boys who are friends dream of sailing across the sea. They become boat makers but have different ways of thinking and creating. Their differences grow bigger, but neither one is successful with their creations. When they reunite years later, will they form the perfect team?

As the smallest of five brothers, Tyson is used to being left out; but when the family's pet gerbil, Swish, escapes, Tyson's creative thinking and mathematical skills save the day.

"One day, Emma the dog leaves the vet with a mysterious cone fastened around her neck. How did it get there? And why does it look like a lampshade? It dulls her digging and makes Garson the fashionable greyhound gawk at her. After several fruitless escape maneuvers, Emma sulks and accepts that the cone isn't coming off. But Emma soon discovers by a happy accident that her cone is perfect for catching the balls her human throws, and she realizes the...