Jack E. Davis

"Rich in vivid, previously untold stories, The Gulf tells the larger narrative of the American Sea?from the sportfish that brought the earliest tourists to Gulf shores to Hollywood?s engagement with the first offshore oil wells?as it inspired and empowered, sometimes to its own detriment, the ethnically diverse groups of a growing nation. Davis' pageant of historical characters is vast, including: the presidents who directed western expansion toward...

A Tyrannosaurus rex cannot decide what kind of costume to wear on Halloween night.

A homeowner remembers visits from all the animals whose tracks, feathers, and other traces are visible--except for the moose whose prints are everywhere.

After many unsuccessful attempts to control his unruly hair one morning, Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem--until he gets to school and finds that it is school picture day.

Jacob trades places for the day with his dog Max and discovers the joys of chasing balls, eating kibble, and getting scratched behind the ears.

Stanza the dog and his two rotten brothers terrorize the streets by day, but at night Stanza secretly writes poetry.

Perfect Cousin Herbert always gets all the attention until Uncle Louie starts teaching Bernie how to play the trumpet.

Sue, a kangaroo, and some of her Australian animal friends put on a play called "The Runaway Pancake."