John Gurney

The Bailey School kids set out to find out if the new karate teacher is really an angel.

The Bailey school kids suspect that the new hockey coach is really Frankenstien's monster.

An illustrated version of the well-known text describing the joys of a Thanksgiving visit to grandmother's house.

A series of vignettes teaches children how to assertively communicate that they do not want to be touched.

Suspense, humor, and the appealing Bailey School kids make this an irresistible early chapter book. At Camp Lone Wolf, the Bailey kids suspect that the camp director is a werewolf. What's more, the newest member of the camp staff, Captain Teach, thinks he's a pirate. Line drawings.

After finding an unusual present--a lost puppy--on Christmas Eve, best friends Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy scramble to find its owner before morning.

The kids decide to find out if the clumsy new softball coach, who keeps wrapping up his injuries in bandages, is really a mummy.

"There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But is the winning rider at the motorcycle races really a sea monster? The Bailey School kids are going to find out!"--Cover.

Eddie and his friends are having a blast at the spring carnival. But a tiny woman who sells t-shirts is scaring some of them away--she's got bright red hair, pointy ears, a squeaky voice, and yells at the kids--just like a mean troll.