When "the dumbest boys in Texas" both fall in love with the granddaughter of their new employer, they shirk their duties to fight over the beautiful Starla until Granny Gert threatens to sic Mad Dog on them.

After acquiring a magical rope that fulfills any request, a family discovers that getting "your heart's desire" is not always a good thing.

All of the animals in the forest go into hiding because the wolf is coming, but why they are hiding is the big surprise.

When Jake accidentally unlatches every gate in the row of pens at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, chaos ensues but with a bit of ingenuity, Jake finds a way to make things right.

The Childrens Book Review Index contains review citations to give your students and researchers access to reviewers comments and opinions on thousands of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media intended and/ or recommended for children through age 10. The volume makes it easy to find a review by authors name, book title or illustrator and fully indexes more than 600 periodicals.

Everyone from Granny Gert to Old Doctor Smurt suggests a way to make poor Burt's feet stop hurting, but Pappy Spurt knows what Burt really needs.