Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister. Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no...

Leaving his wife to pursue an idealized life as a writer, Larry Wyler finds his early successes quickly deteriorating and returns home to write for an advice column, through which he learns unexpected life lessons.

Remmy and Beth grow up in Bellhammer, Illinois during the time that oil and coal companies rob the land, stripping it of everything that made it paradise. Remmy's Grandad teaches him how to pull outrageous pranks on his neighbors, friends, and foes. Under his Daddy's guidance he starts a construction company, which depends on contracts from the Texarco Oil Company. A faulty Texarco Oil derrick falls down on their house and poisons their neighborhood's...

Daisy's parents never listen to her, even when a purple rhinoceros moves in and starts eating all the pancakes in the house.

It was decreed from the moment she was born. Twenty-three-year-old Reality Kahn would embark on a quest so great, so bold. She would become the greatest girlfriend of all time. She would be a zine maker, an aspiring notary, the greatest waterslide commercial actress on the Eastern Seaboard. She would receive messages from the beyond in the form of advice from the esteemed and ancient ladies magazine, Girlfriend Weekly. When she attends a party in...

With the schools closed and his babysitter sick, Bunny accompanies his mother to work--but he finds waiting in her office with nothing to do or eat a bore so he goes exploring (what could possibly go wrong?).

"Tiny spoon has fed Baby since her first taste of mashed pears! But now Little fork is ready to dish up something Baby can really chew on! Join the fun as two unique utensils step up to the plate and whisk it all." --Front flap.

"Welcome to the Building, an infinitely tall skyscraper in the center of the multiverse, where any floor could contain a sprawling desert oasis, a cyanide rain forest, or an entire world. Carissa loves her elevator. Up and Down she goes, content with the sometimes chewy food her reality fabricator spits out, as long as it means she doesn't have to speak to another living person. But when a mysterious shapeshifter from an ambiguous world lands on top...

"They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered prostitutes rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose. Carl still has no pants. They call it Dungeon Crawler World. For Carl and Donut, it's anything but a game"-- Provided by publisher.