Rumble's Cave Hotel is open but there are no guests, so Rumble allows a designer to give the place a makeover, all the while worrying that he will not like the results.
As Rumble the dragon and Shelby Spider watch, Hippo loads passengers onto a waterbus to bring them to Rumble's Cave Hotel, and everything is fine until Elephant comes aboard and rocks the boat.
While Rumble the dragon and his staff argue with the leader of the orchestra Rumble hired about whether the violinist, a snake, can come into the hotel, she slithers in, eats some porridge, and falls asleep in a just-right bed.
Kyle looks forward to playing at recess until he discovers that the ball bin is empty, then suddenly the air and the playground are filled with balls of all kinds.
After splashing in mud puddles in the rain, Joey wants to curl up in his mother's pouch to rest and get warm, and he hops throughout Rumble's Cave Hotel looking for her, dribbling a trail of mud behind him.
Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.
Alice-Miranda is set for a luxurious cruise aboard the royal yacht Octavia, where Aunty Gee is hosting the wedding of Aunt Charlotte and Lawrence Ridley. Even Ambrosia Headlington-Bear has come along, much to her daughter Jacinta's surprise. Wild weather and rumors of a jewel thief throw the travelers into turmoil, but something else is giving Alice-Miranda one of her strange feelings. Why does the ship's doctor look so familiar? And who is the shy blond boy hiding in one of the cabins? When Alice-Miranda seeks help from an unexpected source, will she and her helper manage to set things right in time for the celebrations?