Mike Thaler

Hubie has planned a fantastic party for his birthday. There's only one problem- he didn't know it was on Friday the 13th. Now that's bad luck! What if nobody shows up? What if nobody brings presents? Hubie better wish for some good luck!

"Hubie wants to put on a magic show. He has a magician's cap and cape. He has a stage. He even has a few assistants. The only problem is... he doesn't have any tricks. The show is on Saturday! That makes Hubie want to disappear. Can the Great Hubini get his act together? Or will his magic show be a tragic show?-- Page [4] cover.

"Groundhog Day is here and Hubie is not happy about it. Who has ever heard of an animal predicting the weather? His class is going to do a morning news show about it. Hubie has to be the anchorman. How man weeks left until Hubie is not embarrassed anymore?" -- Back cover.

"With Halloween approaching, Hubie makes his costume, talks his mom into letting him watch a horror movie, learns about the history of the holiday, and goes trick-or-treating with his friends. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO."--Amazon.com.

Bubba and Bumpo play a mean trick on the neighborhood boys and girls they invite to their Halloween party.

When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers.

From stories he has heard about the librarian, a young boy imagines the worst when his class visits the school library for the first time.

Hubie writes a story about the dreaded new vice principal, Miss Demeanor.

The narrator has trouble mailing an elephant as a birthday present to Cousin Edna.