Mud Flat Mystery (Mud Flat Friends)
from HarperCollins
What's inside the box?
It's a quiet morning in Mud Flat when Hobart the deliveryman delivers a large, mysterious package to Duncan's porch. With Duncan away on vacation, the neighborhood is wild with curiosity. What could be inside? is it food? Should they guard it? Can the residents of Mud Flat wait for Duncan to get home and open the box, or will their curiosity get the best of them?
Christmas at Mud Flat (Stevenson, James, Mud Flat Friends.)
from HarperTrophy
Christmas is a busy time in Mud Flat. Everyone is bustling about making plans, wrapping gifts, and deciding who will play Santa at the village holiday party. But the Mud Flat residents still find time to enjoy the magic of the season. Strange and wonderful things happen at this time of year, like finding raisin cookies in the snow, chasing runaway rolls of red ribbon, and sharing the spirit of giving -- Mud Flat style!
Mud Flat April Fool
by James Stevenson
from Greenwillow
Something peculiar is going on in the village of Mud Flat today. Mr. Duffy has disappeared in a puff of green smoke, and Brian woke up with his head on backward. Doris is greeted by a singing tree, and poor Lila sniffs a rose that promptly squirts in hereye. What is this strange brand of spring fever? James Stevenson provides the happy answer in another hilarious visit with the lovable residents of Mud Flat.
Flying Feet: A Mud Flat Story
from Greenwillow
What's that noise?
Is it a bunch of giant woodpeckers?
No, it's the amazing tap-dance team of Tonya and Ted, who've come to Mud Flat to produce a big dance extravaganza. And now that they've soft-shoed their way into town, all the residents are eager to fork over plenty for tap-dance lessons. How else will they become stars?
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Mud Flat Spring
by James Stevenson
from Greenwillow Books
Spring has arrived at Mud Flat, and everyone is rejoicing. Everyone, that is, except Morgan the bear, who gets a little grumpy when he emerges from hibernation. And Gracie and Rich the fish, who are a bit mystified by Barclay the turtle's enthusiastic announcement.
"What is 'spring,' anyway" said Rich.Everyone else, though, even crotchety Mr. Crocker, is elated at winter's demise. But is it really the end of winter?
"I have no idea," said Gracie. "I guess it's a turtle thing."
Prolific and popular James Stevenson has produced the fifth in his Mud Flat series, which includes The Mud Flat Mystery, The Mud Flat Olympics, Heat Wave at Mud Flat, and Mud Flat April Fool. Friends new and old will be happy to get to know the many quirky animal personalities in the neighborhood, and to celebrate the joys of the season with them. From Fergus the snail to Cheryl the earthworm, Lois the duck, Carol the skunk, and Serena the butterfly, Mud Flat's residents will make any reader feel right at home. Stevenson's friendly illustrations in this nine-part book are warm and light, and full of all the giddy details of spring. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter
Welcome back to Mud Flat, James Stevenson's strangely familiar, always surprising, often curious town where all the lovable citizens have something to say.
This time the topic of most conversations is spring, and everyone is talking ( dancing ( or both. This fifth book in the "Mud Flat" series features nine easy-to-read, buoyant chapters and Stevenson's signature full-color illustrations on every page.
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The Book of Migratory Birds. Met with on Holy Island and the Northumbrian Coast, to which is added descriptive accounts of Wild Fowling on the Mud Flats, with Notes on the General Natural History of this district
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