Sounds Tough! Big Noisy Machines Book

This is a fun book of short stories. They are from England, America and Australia, and you can tell the difference by the dialogue, local idioms, cultural references and sense of humor. I thought several of the stories fell flat, but our girls really loved them. They just kept asking for more and more. There were no common threads between the stories, but all had a humorous element.

Stories include:
Doctor Boox and the sore giraffe / A. Davies -- Crummy mummy / A. Fine -- Strong but quirky / I. Shapiro -- William's version / Jan Mark -- Anancy and Tiger / A. Matthews -- The librarian and the robbers / M. Mahy -- Miss Mee in a muddle / M. Joy -- The night thing / M. Rosen -- But you promised you wouldn't tell / B. Mooney -- The case of the smell / M. Cohen -- Apples and Mrs. Stetson / R.N. Peck -- Posy Bates - inventor / H. Cresswell -- And a partridge in a pear tree / A. Matthews -- Harry's aunt / S. Lavelle -- Dirty Dilly / T. Bradman -- UFD / P. Jennings.