Most Popular Books by Jane Thayer

When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.

Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment. It is a new stage of life filled with its own unique challenges and opportunities. Co-authors Jane and Peggy Thayer, a mother-daughter team of psychologists, have named this stage of life, ''elderescence.''

Relates what happens at Mrs. Meadow''s house when it is isolated by a snowstorm. Illustrations introduce the basic principles of new math.

Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

Gus the ghost neglects his housecleaning chores while Mr. Frizzle is on vacation and fears that this dereliction of duty will cause him and his animal friends to lose their home with Frizzle.

Gus determines that ghosts needn''t always wear white.

Andy is so shy that he will speak only to his mother and his dog. One day he gets lost, but won''t tell anyone who he is.

A ghost decides to go to school and learn to spell when a publisher returns his autobiography.

First published in the January 1960 issue of Humpty Dumpty under the title: the dog who thought he was a cat.

The adventures of Gus the ghost who takes a trip to Mexico.

A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.

There was once a friendly ghost, by the name of Gus, who lived in an old house in the country. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and their twins, Susie and Sammy, lived there too during the summer. Then autumn came and the Scott family left. Which meant Gus had nothing to do but sit around. One day, during a walk, he met Mouse, who was cold and hungry. "Come spend the winter at my house!" cried Gus. Thus begins an unlikely but heartwarming friendship. First published in 1962, children have delighted in this story and other Gus the Ghost books for over fifty years. Seymour Fleishman''s sweet, nostalgic illustrations bring Gus, the Scotts and Mouse to life.

The people try to outwit the clever raccoon who is robbing their garden of delicious fresh corn on the cob.

The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

Gus determines that ghosts needn''t always wear white.