Get That Pest!

At first Mom and Pop Nash have ten eggs, then five—and soon they have none! Mom and Pop Nash want to surprise that tricky wolf who's stealing their eggs, but he surprises them first!

When a farmer and his wife discover that something is stealing the eggs laid by their ten red hens, they set up elaborate traps to catch the thief.

Complete listing ofGreen Light Readers:
Sometimes by Keith Baker
Animals on the Go by Jessica Brett
Digger Pig and the Turnip by Caron Lee Cohen
Cloudy Day, Sunny Day by Donald Crews
The Chick That Wouldn't Hatch by Claire Daniel
Get That Pest! by Erin Douglas
The Tapping Tale by Judy Giglio
I Wonder by Tana Hoban
A Bed Full of Cats by Holly Keller
What I See by Holly Keller
Down on the Farm by Rita Lascaro
Just Clowning Around by Steven MacDonald
The Fox and the Stork by Gerald McDermott
Big Brown Bear by David McPhail
Popcorn by Alex Moran
Six Silly Foxes by Alex Moran
Catch Me if You Can by Bernard Most
The Very Boastful Kangaroo by Bernard Most
Shoetown by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
What Day is It? by Patti Trimble

Children's Literature

Mom and Pop Nash have ten hens that produce one egg daily. One day, half the eggs are missing. Who could the thief be? They decide to set a trap to ensnare the wrongdoer. After several amusing mishaps, they finally devise a trap that does nab the culprit--a big bad wolf. However, in an unusual turn of events, Mom and Pop Nash and the wolf form a business partnership. It is a story with humor and subtle links between the text and pictures to help young readers. Part of the "Green Light Reader" series, level 2, grades 1-3. 2000, Harcourt, Ages 6 to 8, $10.95. Reviewer: Marilyn Courtot

Wong Herbert Yee lives in Michigan, where he writes and illustrates books for children including the Mouse and Mole series and the Fireman Small series. For a complete list of books by Wong Herbert Yee, visit www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com. For more information about Wong, visit his Web site at http://hometown.aol.com/wongherbertyee/