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"The students of Room 26 are so excited for Longfellow School's big school fair! Pet hamster Humphrey is too--but will he be allowed to march in the parade with his classmates?"--

"Three little hamsters are tired of being called cute and sweet--so they decide to be scary. When they make scary faces and wear scary costumes, the only thing they get in response is laughter. 'We need to be bigger!' they cry. But when they build bigger costumes, they get a response they don't expect. And they soon realize that you don't need to be big to be scary" --Page 2 of cover.

Kirk invites the class to his super-fun backwards birthday bash, where everything is backwards, including clothes! The kids in Room 26 have a great time, but they are sad when they realize that Humphrey, Og, and Ms. Brisbane aren't on the birthday calendar. Everyone starts whispering and Humphrey can only make out a few words, but he thinks he knows what they're planning--a birthday celebration for Ms. Brisbane! But when Friday comes around, Humphrey...

Humphrey is one happy hamster. He lives in Room 26 at Longfellow School. He has a big comfy cage with a wheel perfect for spinning and a room full of friends. But when Humphrey goes to Mandy’s house one weekend, he learns that her hamster has something Humphrey has never seen before—a hamster car! Humphrey wants one, too, but school is not usually the place for toys. Then his teacher talks about bringing in something special for a project. Is...