The Sesame Street puppets star in ten humorous stories, each about a number from one to ten.

After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happily for an all-too-brief time.

"A Squirrel narrates this story of a family get-together turned upside down when he climbs down the chimney to join the festivities"--

"A penguin whines about the uncontrollable problems in his life."--

"When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply"-- When dragons run out of tacos, they travel back in time to get a fresh supply.

Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother Rodrick from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.

The six horrible Herdmans, the worst kids in the history of the world, cause mayhem throughout the school year.

Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

"For every child who has ever felt that grown-ups have all the fun here is a vicarious chance to slip behind the office door--and play ith all the tempting things that are off-limits. Dads office is off-limits which only makes it more intriguing to his curious young daughter. As soon as she sees an opening, she sneaks in to have a look around. After all, theres no harm in just looking, right? What she discovers is a magical wonderland of sticky tape,...

In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mother's other ideas.