When Violet, an innocent dog, drops her tennis ball down a praire dog hole, she unknowingly starts a hilarious chain of events. The startled prairie dogs look at the tennis ball with great trepidation - everyone that is, except Pip Squeak who is delighted with the ball's fuzziness. Without hesitation, he plucks some fuzz from the ball and adorns his head with the stuff. And so begins "The Great Fuzz Frenzy", each praire dog clamoring to grab some fuzz of their own, and all of them finding creative ways to wear it. The only one unhappy with this chain of events is the bully Big Bark, who eventually steals all of the fuzz and proclaims himself to be "King of the Fuzz!" Unfortunately for Big Bark, his newly acquired fuzz attracts the attention of an eagle who swoops down and carries him away. With laugh inducing text and illustrations, this one has become a favorite of ours!
I bought this book several years ago - before I ever had kids - and I've always loved it. It's a creative twist on the classic story "The Little Red Hen" and Rooster, the main character, is L.R. Hen's great-grandson. 
Rooster, needing something good to eat, finds his great-grandmother's cookbook, "The Joy of Cooking Alone" and discovers a scrumptious looking Strawberry Shortcake recipe. Rooster is joined in the kitchen by Turtle, Iguana and Pot-bellied Pig - each of them contributing to the adventure in a hilarious way. I loved the illustrations and the humor in this story; the kids laugh every time! Oh, and the recipe for this yummy strawberry shortcake is included at the end of the story. I'll have to try that sometime soon.
On a dark and stormy night, Momma and Poppa find that their bed becomes increasingly crowded. Each nighttime noise brings another child into the room until finally, the dog joins them and the bed just can't take anymore. My kids loved imitating all the fun noises in the story - boys are great at sound effects. I'd definitely recommend this book!
