Mike Thaler

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You'll scream with laughter!

Oh, no! It's the class trip from the Black Lagoon. The kids have no idea where they're going but they imagine a day full of ferocious animals, maniacal monsters, and scary aerial acrobatics. And their teacher, mean Mrs. Green, is going to quiz them on everything! When the kids stop letting their imaginations run wild...

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.

When Hubie's idea for a dunking booth is selected for their classes booth at the carnival, he realizes that the rest of the class wants him to be the one dunked and he can't swim.

When the spring dance signs go up, Hubie worries about not being able to dance, but his mom knows just what to do.

Students find that visiting the school library is not the experience they had anticipated.

A student is prepared to get into shape after Coach Kong announces the events for the school's mandatory field day, which he is afraid will include leaping over lions and skipping through snakes.

Imagining a merciless gym teacher and demanding routines, a young boy is surprised when the teacher is a regular guy who lets them play basketball.

Waiting for the bus, a nervous boy thinks about all the wild stories he has heard about the driver.

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election.

Everyone has to invent something for the science fair, and Hubie is trying to decide between cloning himself and building a laugh machine.