Books with title Picky Mrs. Pickle

Mrs. Fickle loves her pickles! Making pickles takes a lot of work. But Mrs. Fickle is more than up to the task. She can't wait to start digging in her garden. But she can't simply plant a pickle. She needs to select the right cucumber-pickle seeds. From the seeds come seedlings and eventually cucumbers. Then comes Mrs. Fickle's favorite part of the process: picking and pickling the cucumbers. This summer she might enter them in the county fair! Lori Ries's delightful rhyming picture book, accompanied by Nancy Cote's cheerful illustrations, packs a lot of fun into a few select words and is perfect for reading aloud.

"Be careful what you wish for," children are often warned.In these five stories, Mrs. Honey Pickle, a fairy godmother who lives in space and uses a space ship to visit millions of children and grant their wishes, is introduced. Her sidekick is Buzzy the dog. Five different children make wishes in this group of stories that are just a little bit noir.Reminiscent of the twists and turns of a Lemony Snicket misadventure, the children each learn lessons about what is important in life. A couple of the stories take unexpected O. Henry sort of turns at the end. This is delicious and slightly spooky reading that goes past your average fairy tale and peels back a layer of humanity to expose what is really going on with these childhood wishes that are anything but ordinary outcomes. Pleasant dreams! The stories include:Wish One: “I wish I never had a little brother.”Wish Two: “I wish I didn’t have to go to school.”Wish Three: “I wish my parents would disappear.”Wish Four: “I wish I never had to clean my room.”Wish Five: “I wish I never had to go to bed.”**Acclaim for the novels of Lindsey Stiles**“Lindsey Stiles is a rising star in gothic suspense. She is this generation’s Mary Higgins Clark.”—J.R. Rain, bestselling author of Moon Dance and Silent Echo“Daddy’s Little Devil is creepy good fun!”—H.T. Night, bestselling author of Vampire Love Story and The Fourth Sunrise“Read Mommy’s Little Angel with the lights on!”—Elaine Babich, bestselling author of You Never Called Me Princess and Intrusion“Whispered Lies reminded me a lot of Sandra Brown and Lisa Jackson. A very fun...and very scary book. A star is born.”—P.J. Day, bestselling author of King’s Blood and The Sunset Prophecy