In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

"A flea becomes a giant-slayer, proving that mighty heroes can come in small packages"--

"This middle-grade novel takes place in Pittsburgh in 1952-53. The protagonist is Franny, a young girl of imagination, curiosity, and stubbornness. While recovering from polio, she begins a correspondence with a flea named Fleabrain"--

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

When Mrs. Peabody makes her Ten Layer Tower of Taste for the school bake sale, Maybelle the cockroach cannot resist sampling the cake, but when she wakes up to find herself on the way to the lunchroom she knows she is in big trouble--especially after she discovers she has to rescue her friend, Henry the flea.

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

"Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary gives Henry's dog, Ribsy, the center stage in this dog's-eye view of the adventure of a lifetime. Good ol' Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along the way-and...

When a fox tricks a dog into abandoning his post at the hen house in order to get rid of his fleas, the dog discovers his error and returns the favor.

"A little flea who thinks he is too small learns the actual value of size." --