Thaler, Mike 1936-

Overview

Works:	355 works in 1,146 publications in 3 languages and 62,902 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Humorous fiction Picture books Fantasy fiction Action and adventure fiction Horror fiction Adventure stories Sports fiction Baseball stories
Roles:	Author, Editor
Classifications:	PZ7.T3, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mike Thaler

Imagination by Mike Thaler( Book )
The teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Visual )

Most widely held works by Mike Thaler

The librarian from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

23 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in English and Spanish and held by 2,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From stories he has heard about the librarian, a young boy imagines the worst when his class visits the school library for the first time

The teacher from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

28 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in English and Spanish and held by 2,390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green

The gym teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

20 editions published between 1944 and 2011 in English and held by 1,927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new gym teacher is "Coach Kong," Mr. Green

The principal from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

22 editions published between 1989 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,895 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hubie has been sent to the principal's office. Is she really the monster he has heard about?

The talent show from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

10 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,493 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When his teacher requires that everyone in class take part in the talent show, a boy asks his mother for suggestions and she insists he start taking piano lessons

The class trip from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

11 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young boy's imagined school trip makes the real trip look mundane

The music teacher from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

12 editions published between 1997 and 2011 in English and held by 1,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the music teacher, Miss LaNote, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure

The science fair from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

15 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and held by 1,396 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mean Mrs. Green says that everyone has to invent something for the school science fair. But everyone would rather invent a way to get out of it! Hubie can't decide on what he's going to do. He thinks all the good inventions have been done already. And all of his friends have figured out what they are going to do. He tries to decide between cloning himself or building a laugh machine. After a bad dream about cloning, he decides to build a laugh machine. After many tries, he makes himself into a human laugh machine and wins a special prize for "Silliest Invention."

The cafeteria lady from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

8 editions published between 1993 and 2012 in English and held by 1,387 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Humorous story about the new cafeteria lady, Wanda Belch, who is rumored to drive a garbage truck to school

The class election from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

7 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in English and held by 1,354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Everyone has to run for an office in Mrs. Green's class election. Everyone has to run for something in the class election. But you'd rather run for your life! Even worse, you're running against Doris, who's bought the whole class's votes with ice cream, even your friends. And if you lose the election, they might vote you out of school-yikes! So don't miss out on the jokes and laughs in the Class Election from the Black Lagoon! Mean Mrs. Green is forcing everyone to run in the school election, but everyone just wants to run for their lives! Yikes! Hubie is running for president against Doris. Hubie doesn't think he stands a chance against Doris and the free ice cream that's she's giving away to voters. Mix that in with the fact that he has to do lots of crazy stuff like shaking Coach Kong's paw and Mrs. Green's claw, and kissing a bunch of babies to stay in the presidential race. Hubie's chances look slim, but in the end he wins by being the candidate who stands for something, not just on top of something! Ha!

The school bus driver from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

5 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and held by 1,255 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A little boy's imagination goes wild when he hears his new bus driver drives like he's in the Indy 500

The school nurse from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

2 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 1,169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young boy has heard scary stories about the school nurse, Miss Hearse, but when he meets her himself, he has a very different impression

The custodian from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

8 editions published between 1989 and 2014 in English and held by 1,119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After relating all of the horrible things the school custodian, Fester Smudge, is known to have done, a student whose locker won't open needs Mr. Smudge's help

Owly by Mike Thaler( Book )

13 editions published between 1982 and 2000 in English and Japanese and held by 1,075 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers

The field day from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

5 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in English and held by 1,010 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Field day is one week away, and everyone has to go. But you'd rather go home! Crazy coach Kong is making up all the events! You might leap over lions, hop over hippos, skip through snakes, and tiptoe around tigers! Will it be a field day of dreams or a field day of screams?

The little league team from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

7 editions published between 2007 and 2011 in English and held by 905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hubie just feels sick because baseball fever is catching everyone. The only hit he had last year was when he got hit in the head by a ball. Will he make the big hit this year and knock the ball out of the park?

The class pet from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

10 editions published between 2003 and 2014 in English and held by 899 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The students in Mrs. Green's class get a bit nervous when she announces she is going to bring in a class pet but will not reveal what it is--letting their imaginations run wild

The dentist from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

13 editions published between 1995 and 2014 in English and held by 892 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A boy learns that a dentist will be visiting his school. He hears scary rumors about the dentist, but discovers there is no reason to be afraid of dentists

The substitute teacher from the black lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

12 editions published between 2005 and 2014 in English and held by 831 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An elementary school class must contend with a substitute teacher that seems like the monster Frankenstein

The Halloween party from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler( Book )

8 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hubie feels left out when his teacher announces a class costume party and he, unlike his classmates, has no ideas about what to wear