Cynthia Rylant

Henry worries about what will happen to his big dog Mudge during their visit to his grandmother's house in the country.

Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby take time off from napping to play on the Yankee Doodle Dandies baseball team.

When Mr. Putter cannot sleep after eating too many of Mrs. Teaberry's pineapple jelly rolls, he and Tabby take a moonlit stroll that ends with the perfect neighborly gathering.

Mr. Putter is convinced to run in a senior marathon with his neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, when he learns that second prize is a train set.

Mr. Putter thinks he is too old to celebrate his birthday, but when he remembers some of his past birthdays, he changes his mind.

Trying to be neighborly, Mr. Putter decides to serve tea to Mrs. Teaberry's knitting club, but chaos ensues when Tabby the cat and Zeke the dog find the party irresistible.

Life is beautiful, ever changing, sometimes not easy, but always worth waking up in the morning to see what might happen.

While staying with their aunt for a year, three nine-year-old cousins keep busy baking and selling cookies, putting on a poetry and singing performance, and trying to encourage a romance between their aunt and one of their former customers.

In this eighth book in the Henry and Mudge series, Henry and his dog Mudge take in a stray cat. It's not a pretty cat, but it is a happy cat and it loves Mudge!

Bunny and Jack, animal detectives, take a break from playing cards to look for Bernard Bear's missing messenger whistle.