Most Popular Books by N. M. Bodecker

It all begins when Jane finds a strange coin on a sun-warmed sidewalk. And because she and her siblings are having the worst, most dreadfully boring summer ever, she idly wishes something exciting would happen. And something *does*: Her wish is granted. Or not quite. Only half her wish comes true. It turns out the coin grants wishes—but only by half, so that you must wish for *twice* as much as you want. Wishing for two times something is a cinch, but other doubled wishes only cause twice as much trouble. What is half of twice a talking cat? Or to be half-again twice not-here? And how do you double your most heartfelt wish, the one you care about so much it must be perfect?

When disaster strikes in Beetle''s new community, he masterminds a plan to turn bad fortune into progress.

A woman frantically rushes to prepare for the fast-approaching winter while her husband sits idly by.

A collection of poems featuring such small creatures as the pollywog, snail, moth, and earthworm.

A collection of light and humorous poems.

A gardener and his wife, who want only to grow an ordinary garden and lead simple lives, find their carrots growing larger each year, complicating their lives enormously.

A collection of light verse by the well-known Danish-American author and illustrator.

On the way to a concert on the far side of the mountain, the members of the Daffodil String Quartet make a disastrous wrong turn in their small Italian car.

Four quimbles, each no bigger than a little finger, fall out of a car in a forest where they must learn to fend for themselves quickly since winter is not far off.

Absurd limericks by the well-known Danish American author and illustrator.

More of the Danish author's nonsense rhymes complete with his own drawings.

A collection of humorous poems involving word play and absurd animals and people.

Nursery rhymes from Denmark include "Three little guinea pigs went to see the king" and "Squire McGuire, how much is your lyre?".