On the day of the invention convention, Benny woke up first. He couldnt help it. A skinny slice of sunlight had squeezed under the window shade. That was all he needed to get out of bed. Todays the day, he whispered to Ruff and Tumble. They instantly...
The day of the invention convention was getting close. Thanks to Mr. Percy, Alice Putters clocks ticked and tocked along. Soon Grandfather and Ms. Putter would be back. The children could hardly wait to show them the new inventions and ask Ms. Putter...
When the Aldens returned to the Putter house, they saw three parked cars in the driveway. They checked the garage, but no one was there. From a porch window, they saw Martha in the library room pulling books from the bottom shelves. Hi, Martha, Jessi...
The Aldens strolled through town looking for places to put up the invention convention fliers. They soon found the town bulletin board and decided to post one of the fliers there. Violet studied the business card that Benny had handed her. Whats a pa...
After Mr. Percy left, the children put the new inventions that had arrived on display in the house. They could hear Brad working in the kitchen, but Martha seemed to have disappeared. I wish Mr. Percy had tried on my flashlight hat, Benny said. Peopl...
That night Jessie stopped the clocks in the bedroom so everyone would get a good nights sleep. But it wasnt so easy to stop Ruff and Tumble from snoring. Their snuffly, wheezy snores woke up Jessie. She lay there for a few minutes, listening. Finally...
Benny kicked at the gravel as they continued walking back to the house. I didnt get my lucky penny, he said. Now its an unlucky penny. As the children crossed the front yard, Ruff and Tumble ran to greet them. Why are they outside? Jessie asked. Ms....
The next morning when Mr. Alden and Isabel came over to the garage, the children were already at work. Grandfather looked on as his grandchildren worked. You look like a colony of busy ants, he said proudly. We are! Henry said as he and Jessie carefu...
The next morning, the Aldens awoke to the steady ticking of the clocks. Bennys stomach rumbled. He opened one eye, then the other. Pushing his brown bangs from his forehead, he sat up. He was hungry. Seeing Benny awake, Ruff and Tumble trotted over....
Its too dark in the backseat to play magnetic checkers. Henry Alden grumbled. I can hardly see any of my black pieces. Thats because I jumped most of them, his brother, Benny, answered. Henry frowned. Like the other Aldens, Henry was usually cheerful...
