Gene Zion

When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. Harry is a white dog with black spots who loves everything . . . except baths. So one day before bath time, Harry runs away. He plays outside all day long, digging and sliding in everything from garden soil to pavement tar. By the time he returns home, Harry is so dirty he looks like a black dog with white spots....

When a wave washes over a dog and covers him with seaweed, he is mistaken for a sea monster.

Tommy takes on the job of taking care of the neighbors' plants when they are on vacation with surprising results.

When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him on his return as a black dog with white spots.

A new garbage man cannot bear to put anything usable in the chewer-upper on his truck.

When the Spring was late in coming, the towns-people took matters into their own hands. Then the rain washed away the Spring they had painted, but what appeared was more beautiful by far.

Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.

"Harry, the mischievous little white dog with black spots, isn't happy when the children blame him for a squirrel's bad behavior. When he tries to explain what happened, he only makes it worse. Can Harry find a way out of trouble? Harry's Squirrel Trouble is a Level One I Can Read and Guided Reading Level J, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the short sentences,...