num_pages: 40
description: Here are a few things that sometimes HAPPY THINGSAn unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is.SAD THINGSOn a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten.EXCITING THINGSA Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead!These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.
language: English
title: Things That Sometimes Happen: Very Short Stories for Little Listeners
titlecomplete: Things That Sometimes Happen: Very Short Stories for Little Listeners
genres: Picture Books, Fiction, Childrens, Short Stories
ratings_count: 86
publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers