Sue Cowing: 2 books

You’re invited to a place where elephants run loose in tall, waving grass; where a kid can easily speak mongoose; where friends see you without any flaws; and where the teacher thinks you’re the best student yet. Mynah birds sing and coqui frogs scream. A boar learns how to add two plus...

Parker is a normal sixth grader—or he was normal before the puppet. It’s just an old hand puppet, sticking out of a garbage can, and even though Parker’s best friend says leave it, Parker brings the puppet home and tries it on. Or maybe it tries him on. “You will call me Drog!” the puppet...