Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser

This is the first Fancy Nancy book I've read and it's very cute.  Nancy's family wants to get a dog and Nancy has her eyes set on a needy Papillon that her neighbor also has.  She dogsits and soon discovers the tiny little rat dog isn't really a good fit with her family.  This book reminds me a little of Lemony Snicket because Nancy describes difficult words that younger readers might not understand.

 

Peter Spit a Seed at Sue by Jackie French Koller

Fun fast rhyming book about four kids who spit watermelon seeds at each other.  Soon the whole town joins in and the city is covered with seeds!  The mayor stops by and chastises them but then she psyches them all out by flinging cream pies into the crowd.  I was kind of expecting a lesson but this book is just all about fun.

 

Spinky Sulks by William Steig

I can't believe I never read this one as a kid!  I loved William Steig's stories!  When his family bums him out, Spinky gets all pouty and sulky.  Nothing seems to cheer him up.  His friends come over, a clown is dispatched, etc.  Finally he just gets tired of being sour and accepts his family's apology.