Charise Mericle Harper

Imagines how ordinary things, such as waffles, socks, and toothbrushes, would become exciting if they were more like fun, adventurous boys.

The narrator turns a "nothing shape" into a cat, beaver, bunny, dog, turtle, and bear, but what the cat really wants is a horse.

In the world of cards, each one has a special job to do. Big Card keeps important papers in order. Tiny Card can be exchanged for a prize in an arcade. Round Card hangs out in a glamorous boutique. But is any card as lucky as Little Card? He's going to school to become a birthday card - in other words, to sing, play games, eat cake, and be happy all day long. But wait! On the day he's supposed to take his talents into the world, Long Card tells him...

"Little Green only knows one word: 'Go!' It's the perfect thing to get the construction site moving, but how will they stop?"--