Large typeface and frequent illustrations will invite new readers to try a chapter book of six family stories beginning with a pudding episode which is easy to enjoy and hard to forget! An especially sympathetic father is one of the memorable aspects of the series of episodic stories. The author grew up in Rice Lake. (4-9 years)

Ann Cameron's beloved and bestselling chapter book series about Julian, his brother Huey, and his friend Gloria all begins right here! 

Julian has a big imagination. And he is great at telling stories. He can make people—especially his younger brother, Huey—believe just about anything. Like the story about the cats that come in the mail. Or the fig leaves that make you grow tall if you eat them off the tree. But some stories can lead to a heap of trouble, and that's exactly where Julian and Huey end up!

This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 2–3, Stories) in Appendix B. 

"You have to go a long way these days to find a book that leaves you feeling as happy as this one." —The New York Times

"There's a glow here that's hard to resist." —Booklist