Books by Stella Barton Day

It all started with a school assignment: explore a room in a grandparent's home and write about it. How was Daniel to know this would lead him into a mystery? Daniel explored his grammy's attic and found his Great Great Uncle Fletcher's trunk there. It was full of books about trains from his train travels all over the Eastern United States in the 1890s. At the very bottom of the trunk, Daniel found a mysterious, small red fancy box. His grammy let him take the monkey home. At bedtime the monkey's eyes turned a glowing red that made Daniel very sleepy. For three straight nights, Daniel had exciting adventures in his dreams with the mysterious monkey. Action-filled, intriguing, heart-pounding, mysterious adventures.Daniel knew what he was going to write and returned the monkey head to his grammy. What a surprise ending that will leave readers begging for a sequel to this story!

Three rapidly growing kittens! Lilly's mom told her she had to choose only one cat to keep. Would it be Anna or one of the three kittens? Each of her brothers had only one pet. Lilly prayed and then made her decision overnight. She'd keep Anna, the mother cat, and find good homes for the kittens. A colorful hand-painted sign in her yard yielded homes for Daisy and Cosmo. But what about Shelby the troublemaking kitten? After a hair-raising adventure involving a storm-water drain-again-Fireman Bob stepped in. You'll want to read this fun, exciting book to find out what happened to Shelby and if Lilly found her a new home.Then you'll want to read Anna the Storm-Water Drain Cat to find out what happened just before Daisy, Cosmo, and Shelby were born in the woods.