Most Popular Books by Mike Thaler

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . There''s a new gym teacher transferring over from the junior high, and Hubie is worried. The junior high students say he''s big, mean, and blows his whistle a lot. Will Hubie really have to run a lap around the world to pass Mr. Green''s class? Will he be able to lift Mr. Green''s pickup truck and climb up a rope while it''s on fire?Hubie doesn''t want to go to gym class anymore!

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Hubie has heard there''s a new kid in school. His name is Butch Pounder, and he is rumored to be a mean bully! Did Butch really beat up the football team and eat the teacher''s pet at his last school?Hubie thinks he''ll end up in the nurse''s office, when he finally runs into Butch. But, of course, Hubie''s imagination has run away from him again! All Butch wants is a new friend to show him around school, and Hubie is just who he needed!

It''s summertime and everybody''s going to camp---or is it cramp? Mike Thaler, author of the popular Black Lagoon series, puts his spin on the age-old experience of summer camp.

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! Oh, no! It''s the class trip from the Black Lagoon. The kids have no idea where they''re going but they imagine a day full of ferocious animals, maniacal monsters, and scary aerial acrobatics. And their teacher, mean Mrs. Green, is going to quiz them on everything! When the kids stop letting their imaginations run wild they soon realize that they''re going to a very cool zoo. But that won''t change the fact that there''s never a dull moment in the Black Lagoon!

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Join Hubie once again as he faces his comically horrific fears during his first trip to the school library. Mrs. Beamster may be the school librarian, but to the kids at school, she''s the "Laminator." If she catches you whispering, you''re laminated! How will Hubie ever survive his first library trip?

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Join Hubie once again as he faces his comically horrific fears during his first day of music class. Featuring a Valkyrie/Viking teacher who comes armed with a pitchfork, a laser baton, and a prison called Sing-Sing, this story is sure to amuse and quell fears of new experiences at the same time!

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! Eric is having a New Year''s Eve sleepover, but Hubie has never spent the night away from home. He''s going to be in a strange bed, in a strange room, in a strange house. What if Hubie gets sick or has a bad dream? What happens if Eric starts telling his cheesy jokes? And what''s all this talk about making a New Year''s Revolution?!?

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Mrs. Green tells her students that they''re going to have a class pet! Hubie''s imagination goes wild. Will the new class pet have fangs, horns, or headlights? Will it be vicious? Who knows what kind of monster Mrs. Green will bring in?Hubie''s worst fears are nearly realized, when Mrs. Green brings in a big cage. What could be inside?

Want to go on mission trips in jungles with no plumbing and eat at pot lucks where you are the main dish? Laugh along with the creators of the popular Black Lagoon series as they explore possible misconceptions about local mission trips.

On the third day of school, a young boy is sent to the principal''s office and thinks about all the horrifying rumors he has heard about her

A young boy who is ready to dedicate his life to Christ is not nearly so ready to be baptized in a deep, cold tank that may have sharks in it.

A boy learns that a dentist will be visiting his school. He hears scary rumors about the dentist, but discovers there is no reason to be afraid of dentists.

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . The class is expecting a new kid who comes from far away and Hubie is worried. What if the new kid is from Mars? What if he has purple eyebrows, green antennae, and blue skin? What if he''s really coming to take over the world? Or worse, what if he''s a body snatcher!Wherever the new kid is from, whatever the new kid is, one thing is certain, he''ll fit in fine at the Black Lagoon.

These fun-filled chapter books mix school, monsters, and common kid problems with hilarious results. You''ll scream with laughter! The kids have to perform in the talent show just because mean Mrs. Green says so! Everyone will have to show a talent for exactly one minute -- in front of the whole school and their parents! Starring in the talent show from the Black Lagoon would give any kid stage fright - but with a little luck this performance might just turn out to be fun!

It''s another scary day at Black Lagoon Elementary. . . . Somewhere in the dark caverns beneath the school lurks the custodian. Is he really a dark phantom figure wreaking havoc through out the school, making it boil hot all summer and freezing cold all winter? They say he''s mechanically challenged too. He can''t even change a light bulb with out blowing off the ceiling. The school''s definitely in a fix with this custodian!

What is a favorite car monster? Fran-cat-stein! Kids love telling riddles and jokes to their families and friends, and they won''t be able to resist this newly revised and updated collection featuring felines. Kids are guaranteed to find the riddles hilarious.

It''s another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . There''s a new cafeteria lady at school. Her name is Wanda Belch. Rumour has it that she drives a garbage truck to school. Does Wanda really make a dish called "Roadkill Ravioli?" The students will soon find out!

The narrator has trouble mailing an elephant as a birthday present to Cousin Edna.