Bob Shea

Two friends invent an imaginative new game in this laugh-out-loud story that captures the silliness of playtime, from award-winning author-illustrator Bob Shea
When a bear suit–wearing turtle and his best friend are left to their own devices, the fun and games begin!
Pass the ball, but be careful—the grass is hot lava! As "bearsketball" gets increasingly off-the-wall, the two friends compete to see who can find the biggest...

While Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play, they each share an important secret.

Two turtles, one masquerading as a bear and the other a self-proclaimed bear expert, become friends after a day of bear-adjacent activities.

"There once was a very sleepy penguin, who was best friends with a not-so-sleepy lion ... A pitch-perfect comedy for anyone who has ever craved sleep -- and anyone too full of energy to settle down." -- Back cover.

Concerned about losing friends during the first week of school, Unicorn upgrades his fabulousness.

Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.

"This is the scariest book ever! Or so claims its melodramatic ghost narrator. You can go ahead and turn the page, but don't expect him to come with you. He is a big scaredy-cat!"-- Provided by publisher.

When Reuben the bear brings doughnuts to his forest friends, they discover that his pants are wet and he angrily accuses them of the dirty deed.

"Bob, an alligator who owns a popular restaurant for birds, now faces stiff competition from a new pizza shop in town and must cope with his resentment"-- Provided by publisher.

A boastful shark is not afraid of anything, which impresses his underwater friends until they ask about spiders -- provided by publisher.