Books with author Michael Davies

Once upon a time, there lived an earl. Around him, ill feelings seemed to unfurl.He rubbed people the wrong wayby being thoughtless every day.He had a habit of being curt.He didn’t care whose feelings he hurt.His wife and children had plenty to say.They felt his behaviour was not okay.The earl only cared about himself.He didn’t put his pride on the shelf.He believed that he was always right.He held on to this view every night.He always tried to force his will,and that was how things went downhill.Every week he argued with his wife.He felt that she caused him so much strife.Whatever she did, it was always wrong.His disapproval was always strong.“Why are you being like this?” she would say.“Can’t you be reasonable for just one day?”He’d look at her and shake his head.“Just do as I say,” was what he said.She’d bite her tongue and let things slide.She didn’t want to say something snide.The earl found it hard to understandwhy she couldn’t obey his command.As head of the house he got his way.He always had the final say ...This rhyming cautionary tale looks at the pitfalls of arrogance, overbearingness and stubbornness. It is approximately 850 words.

CLUES an old steamer trunk a howling beast roasted garlic meatballs Scooter Spies Max, Oscar, and Lily (and her pet chameleon, Speck) are up to their necks in mud in their latest case, The Ghost That Barked. While practicing their moves at a construction site, the scooter riders uncover a mysterious old steamer trunk -- and hear a wild howl in the night A blue paw print leads the three friends directly into a daring museum escape, a secret scooter ride across town, and smack into a giant mountain of goopy, gloppy mud!

Siblings Kareem and Amina are dreading a night with their neighbor and babysitter Old Mrs. Heeley. The only good thing is, she always brings cupcakes. But when they go to get a tasty treat, Kareem and Amina find that the cupcakes seem to be devouring one another. Will Kareem and Amina be able to stop the madness before the zombie cupcakes take over? This collection of scary stories will bring you the answer to that question and many others, but you may never want a cupcake again!

People with fairy blood in their veins should be careful when saying, "I wish..." Faye Woods, 11, thinks that would have been good to know *before* she wished she didn't have a brother--and knowing she was part-fairy might have been useful information too. Faye and her little brother, Flub, are the newest residents of quirky, beautiful Spring Hollow, a neighborhood where the houses have names like Hawk Briar and Jack Rabbit Run--and where a hole in a park fence leads to Spring Hollow's magical Other Side. Brenna Guin and Lupe Garcia have lived in Spring Hollow all their lives, though on opposite sides, but they have never seen anything like what they find when they follow Faye and Flub through the hole in the fence. When an evil shadow from Spring Hollow's past emerges from the Other Side to threaten Flub, Faye and Brenna and Lupe must work together to rescue Flub before the sun rises.