John Grogan

Meet the Grogans. Before there was Marley, there was a gleefully mischievous boy navigating his way through the seismic social upheaval of the 1960s. On the one side were his loving but comically traditional parents, whose expectations were clear. On the other were his neighborhood pals and all the misdeeds that followed. The more young John tried to straddle these two worlds, the more spectacularly, and hilariously, he failed. Told with Grogan's...

A fun-loving dog's first trip to the ballpark turns into a wild adventure in this illustrated book for developing readers! Marley can't wait for his first baseball game. He is ready to cheer for the home team. But is the home team ready for Marley? Strike Three, Marley! is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences,...

When Marley's family gets angry at him, Marley runs away from home. Who knew one little dog could get into such big trouble? Will Marley's family find him?

La conmovedora e inolvidable historia de una familia y su maravillosamente neurótico perro, quien les enseñó lo que realmente importa en la vida.

When Marley's family visits Uncle Bob's farm, Cassie turns out to be an excellent farmhand but Marley just seems to get in the way. He tries rounding up the chickens, but all he does is excite them. He attempts to herd the sheep, but they think he's playing a game. Surely there's something Marley can do to help!

Marley is back in an I Can Read adventure! When Marley and his family are out for a walk around town, they are pleased to be invited into the fire station for a tour! Unhappily, Marley has to stay behind . . . or at least, that's what his family says. Before long, Marley has chewed through his leash and is leading his own tour of the firehouse. From the kitchen to the garage, Marley is hot on the trail for some mischief! Young readers will relish...

Marley has been waiting all day to play with Cassie, but when she gets home there's still work to be done! Cassie is making a model of the solar system for school, using fruit to represent each of the planets. When all the work is done, Daddy hangs the model in the dining room for all to see . . . including Marley. Marley doesn't like homework, but he sure does like a snack, and before he can stop himself, the solar system has disappeared into the...

Marley's family has two new kittens - Lucky and Yow-Yow. Marley loves to teach his new friends all about life at the house, but can Marley learn a thing or two from them?

From columnist and author of Marley and Me, John Grogan, comes a collection of more than 80 newspaper articles. In pieces that reflect his unique understanding of the crazy-quilt world we inhabit; Grogan shows us all sides of the human condition. From the fragility of life at a crosswalk to cell phones driving us to distraction (as we drive!), from turning the tables on telemarketers to the Iraq War coming home to a small town in Pennsylvania, these...

Jeepers peepers! Cassie's class hatched chicks at school, and Cassie gets to bring them home for the weekend to share with her family. The chicks are very cute, but will need a lot of attention . . . which Marley soon finds out. While Cassie is out of the house on a playdate, leaving Marley to babysit, the chicks get loose from their cage and begin to run around the house! Can Marley round up the chicks before Cassie gets back, or will the temptation...