Dad has posted a list of chores for the family to do before grandma comes, including bathing the cat; but the cat does not want a bath, so she mixes up the instructions, and soon the family is mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, mopping the baby--and the house is in chaos.

"A delightful, funny story of friendship, ghost chores, a spooky house and a professional haunter. Meet Sir Simon, Super Scarer. He's a professional ghost who has been transferred to his first house. And just in time! He was getting tired of haunting bus stops and forests and potatoes. And to top it off, this house is occupied by an old lady -- they're the easiest to haunt! But things don't go as planned when it turns out a KID comes with this old...

Whenever Dragon wakes up groggy, he always does everything wrong, like sweeping a hole in his dirt floor, or reading an egg and frying his newspaper.

"Digger wants to go out and play, but he still hasn't cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up--and with Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy"--Page 2 of cover.

Now that budding scientist Curious McCarthy's dad is going back to work, the five oldest McCarthy kids will be helping more with chores and taking turns cooking dinner. When her parents present the daily chore chart, Curious is delighted that they forgot to assign her a task. She spends the next week trying to go unnoticed and chore-less as she learns about chemistry and observes it at work right in her own chaotic home. Her funny footnotes capture...

"When Stone Rabbit and his friends create robots to help out with chores, a glitch in the programming sends the 'bots into a malfunctioning frenzy that threatens to destroy Happy Glades!"--

Llama Llama has lots of errands to run for Mama Llama, but gets distracted when he sees his friends around town all having fun.

"Anna fetches water from the spring every day, but she can't carry it on her head like her older brothers and sisters. In this charming and poetic family story set in Jamaica, Prize-winning author Olive Senior shows young readers the power of determination, as Anna achieves her goal and overcomes her fear." --Publisher.

Hoy, el pequeño Jesús tiene una gran misión. Irá al trabajo de Papá y estará a cargo de un barrilito de agua mágico. Cuando el barrilito se vacie, explica Papa, el día laboral habrá terminado. Pero qué pasará con todos los animales sedientos? ¿Tendrán suficiente agua para terminar el día de trabajo? ¿O será que el barrilito mágico les ayude a regresar a casa temprano? ¡Este divertido relato te conmoverá y te hará reír! "Little...

In Halibut Bay, Eddie and his dog Phil must give up their plans for fishing to help ailing Aunt Sue with her chores, which include throwing a pirate birthday party for Sue's friend, Captain Rugbeard.