Japanese Ninja Surprise

by Sara Pennypacker

Published 1 September 2009
Flat Stanley mails himself to Japan to visit his hero, martial arts movie star Oda Nobu, and becomes his personal ninja.

Flat Stanley is back. The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot – even for a flat boy like Stanley.

Flat Stanley is back. The whole Lambchop family is off to see Mount Rushmore. But when Flat Stanley and his brother, Arthur, team up with a scrappy cowgirl named Calamity Jasper, their vacation turns into the Wild West experience of a lifetime. Pretty soon, they find themselves in a real tight spot – even for a flat boy like Stanley.


Flat Stanley goes north!

Stanley Lambchop and his family are in British Columbia, Canada, for some skiing and winter fun. But when Stanley and his new friend Nick go snowboarding – with Stanley as the snowboard, of course – they take a midair tumble just as the wind picks up … and find themselves floating in an amazing Canadian cross-country journey that might just be Stanley's wildest adventure yet!

Published in the USA as Flat Stanley: The Intrepid Canadian Expedition


Flat Stanley is back! Ever since Stanley was flattened by a bulletin board, there are places he can get to that no one else can. So when Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep in the heart of a great pyramid. But what if even the flattest boy on earth can't wriggle out of this dark tomb - and the terrible mess he finds himself in?

Special delivery: Danger!

When Stanley's mother needs the secret ingredient for a special recipe, Stanley mails himself to Mexico to track down its mysterious maker. But what will happen when a band of spies threatens to steal the secret?


Ouch!


Flat Stanley has accidentally caused twin acrobats Yin and Yang to take a tumble, right before their Chinese New Year show. Yang's foot is broken – but luckily, Flat Stanley is flexible enough to take his place.


To make up for his mistake, Stanley travels to China – but can he learn all their amazing tricks in time?

Join Flat Stanley on another international adventure! There’s no place a flat boy can’t go…


Stanley on Parade! Stanley Lambchop has been chosen to receive a medal of honour in the nation’s capital. But once in Washington, DC, Stanley gets swept away by a crowd and separated from his family.


Now he’s on the run in a city filled with monuments – and with shadowy figures on his trail. What’s a flat boy to do?