Bea and Mr. Jones

by Amy Schwartz

Published 1 January 1982
Bea has had it with kindergarten. She's had it with playing games all day - the beanbag game, the clothespin game, the colored lollipop game. It's all so boring! Mr. Jones (Bea's father) has had it with work. He's had it with meetings, memos, and the boss's bad jokes. They're both ready for a change.

So one day Bea and Mr. Jones decide to trade places. And they discover that when you're doing something you really like, everything seems fun and exciting, even the boss's bad jokes and the colored lollipop game.


Her Majesty, Aunt Essie

by Amy Schwartz

Published 31 July 1986
Ruthie boasts to her best friend that her aunt is a queen and then has to prove it.