The reader is invited to find Waldo as he travels in various places and participate in other games such as spot-the-differences and match the pictures.

A houseful of relatives turns "Mrs. C." and Santa's Christmas into a string of surprises, from the arrival of a pet polar bear to Cousin James B.'s flaming plum pudding.

"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...

When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the island's other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition.

The efforts of Cowpoke Pete and his pony, Desert Rose, to tame Widdermaker, the meanest, low-downest bull the West has ever seen, have unexpected and very pleasant results.

"Chicken has fallen out of Farmer's truck! He can't possibly get himself all the way home...can he?"--

One morning, quite by accident, a boy swallows Buz, a bug, along with his breakfast. "You caught a bug, all right," the doctor tells the boy. "I'm going to give you some pills." Bad news for Buz! where can a bug hide for a pair of persistent policepills? Up, down, all around, buzz looks for a way out. Can he find one - before the pills find him.

Hank the Cowdog almost loses his job as Head of Ranch Security when he develops a case of Eye-Crosserosis.

Mr. and Mrs. Green, two adventuresome alligators, play detective looking for lost jewelry, try to guess the number of gumballs in a contest, and enter a talent show.

"It's a dark and stormy night, and strange things are lurking around every corner. Luckily, Eli the Spy is on the case! Too bad he doesn't have a clue! Search & find hundreds of fun and wacky objects"--P. [4] of cover.