Peppy rhymes present the humorous side to a common ailment.

Peppy rhymes present the humorous side to a common ailment

Goldie Locks has chicken pox; from head to toe were polka dots.... When Goldie Locks spies her first spot, her mother knows it must be chicken pox. She immediately calls the Three Bears, apologizing for the chair, to see if Baby Bear has chicken pox, too. Soon, a steady stream of storybook favorites -- from Little Bo Peep to Henny Penny -- stop by to visit the bedridden child. All the while, Goldie Locks tries to ignore her brother's relentless teasing about her spotted exterior. But as more visitors arrive, her pox-free brother, in a fit of jealousy at the attention his sister is getting, intensifies his teasing, until suddenly all eyes are on him, but not for the reason he thinks...

It's finally summer and Amber Brown is going to London to visit her aunt Pam and then to Paris to visit with her father. She is one excited kid before she goes. And one itchy kid when she arrives. Mosquito bites, she thinks. Chicken pox, she finds out. Is her vacation completely ruined? And now that she can't go to Paris, how will she be able to convince her dad to move back home?

A funny, charming, and realistic look at a common childhood illness. A Pox Fact at the bottom of every spread adds a nonfiction bonus: simple, solid information about cause, contagion, and cure. For the sick room or anytime, an engaging, sympathetic picture book. Full color.

Doug finally has a chance to take Patti Mayonnaise on a date to the world premiere of the next Race Canyon movie. But on the day of the premiere, Doug comes down with the poultry pox!

A little girl loses a tooth.