Ivica Stevanovic – illustratör

King Balbazar''s kingdom has made a mess of measuring. Curtains are too long, robes are too short, and no one knows how to solve the problem. People measure length with everything from candlesticks to sausages to spoons. Finally, King Balbazar holds a contest. Who will come up with the winning unit of measurement—and what will it be?

"In one little town (it is sad but it''s true),The tushies left town without leaving a clue."What happens when all the tushies in an unusual town decide to take a vacation?

Jack''s parents have been chased out of Tokyo, gone broke in Greece, and hosted Nairobi''s least successful safari. Next they’re taking Jack on a Caribbean vacation—whether Jack wants to go or not. The Berensons are about to start a snorkeling business. It''s their latest get-rich-quick scheme. With these experienced world travelers at the helm, what could go wrong? Jack''s used to staying indoors and not taking chances. When his parents take him out on the water, he ends up shipwrecked. Now Jack has to survive on a tropical island…and avoid a whale shark that''s swimming near the beach.

After a wild plan by his parents left Jack stranded in the Caribbean, the Berenson family decided to lay out some rules. Jack''s mom and dad agreed they wouldn''t take so many risks. Jack agreed he''d try to live life without worrying quite so much. Then Jack''s parents thought up another get-rich-quick scheme.Now the family''s driving around Kenya. An animal attack is about to send Jack up a tree―alone, with limited supplies. As Jack attempts to outsmart a ferocious honey badger and keep away from an angry elephant, he''ll have plenty of time to wonder if the Berenson Family Decision-Making Rules did enough to keep him out of trouble.

"In one little town (it is sad but it''s true),The tushies left town without leaving a clue."What happens when all the tushies in an unusual town decide to take a vacation?

Jack''s parents have bought a farmhouse in Nepal. It''ll be the site of a new religion―their latest get-rich-quick scheme. Sure, the Berensons don''t know quite how to get to the place. But once they arrive, their plan is sure to work. When the Berenson family''s travels leave Jack lost in the wilderness of Nepal, a patched-up old raft is the only way to track down his mom and dad. At least this time, Jack has company. He''s riding with Harry from Connecticut, a traveling dude who has been trying to find himself―and who also wound up stranded. As Jack and Harry ride down a winding river, they''ll have to watch out for rocks, rapids, and even crocodiles!

One minute, twins Scarlett and Sam are bickering about who''s going to read the Four Questions at the Passover seder. The next minute, they''ve been swept up by Grandma Mina''s time-traveling carpet and dumped in the ancient Egyptian desert! And as if being stranded 3,000 years in the past isn''t bad enough, they also find their fellow Hebrews suffering in slavery. So they team up with Moses, Aaron, and Miriam to help free the slaves. The future''s looking bright! But the story they know so well doesn’t turn out the way they expected...

Scarlett and Sam are back again in a twist on the biblical adventure tale of Jonah and the whale. When the twins take Grandma Mina''s special carpet to be cleaned and repaired, they encounter a strange person who steps on the rug and disappears! Scarlett and Sam follow him back through time to ancient Israel, where they find themselves on a ship. Why have they been sent back in time to this ship on a stormy sea? Soon the answer comes. The man is Jonah and they''re in the story of Jonah and the whale! Sam and Scarlett know that they must do what the ship''s captain cannot—get Jonah overboard—even if that means that they must go overboard, too!