Bruce Ingman

Martha's cat Lionel reveals his secret nightlife which includes lessons at the Cat Academy, popping in to the barber, and maybe a movie.

After Danny's metal detector uncovers a paper that makes him owner and ruler of the land, he initiates major changes at home, school, and beyond.

When Hamish and Hermione Hole are chased out of the cheese where they live, they search for a new home wreaking havoc wherever they go, but their luck turns when they are discovered resting in a piece of wood by a palace carpenter, who knows that holes can be really useful, especially when making two beautiful flutes.

The adventures of various nursery rhyme and fairy tale characters are retold in backward sequence with each tale interrelated to the other. Includes Goldilocks, Jack and the beanstalk, Jack and Jill, the frog prince, Cinderella, and the gingerbread man.