10. Scared and Steady at the Bottom of the Lake
Tales of Moberly Hollow
Why does the church bell sound like soup? Because it is a soup pot, and Bob the Bear has finally had enough. The crew builds a submarine, Freddy builds a magnet, and everybody learns that magnets and bravado both slide right off bronze. Deep in the dark, Marty discovers the one thing he never packed for, and a bear who fears ducks shows him what trusting God really means.
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9. Detectives of Moberly Hollow and the Sawdust Mystery
Tales of Moberly Hollow
What do you do when the most delicious thing on the whole lake suddenly goes wrong? Bob knows something terrible has happened before he finishes his first bite of breakfast. Penny checks everything twice and can't explain it. The whispers are spreading, the clues don't add up, and it's going to take every friend in Moberly Hollow working together to find the truth. Detectives... ASSEMBLE. A mystery. . .
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8. The Octopus Who Opened Everything
Tales of Moberly Hollow
Who taught twelve penguins to follow a bear everywhere he goes? Bob did, by accident, with a bucket. And it is only his second biggest mistake of the day, because somewhere in the Bluewater Aquarium a very clever octopus is on the loose, and she can open anything with a lid. Marty's tiny notebook holds the answer, if anyone will sit still long enough to hear the whole thing.
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7. The Nose Print Mystery
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How does a bear end up locked in the fanciest enclosure in the whole zoo, eating another bear's salmon? Bob loves being famous for exactly ten minutes — right up until feeding time, when the tapping, pointing, and placard-reading begin. Meanwhile, a mysterious crimson-tailed creature is charging five acorns a peek, and his imported mist machine is about to betray him spectacularly.
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6. The Ship in the Bottle
Tales of Moberly Hollow
Ever wonder what you would do with the very last seat? Bob the Bear has spent his whole life being first, until a night of fog and lanterns and one remarkable grandmother shows him the warmest place in two worlds is somewhere he never thought to look. A funny, tender adventure about putting others first, with a verse the kids will feel coming before it ever arrives.
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5. The Big Wobble of the Grizzly Nine
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Can a bear who built his own cabin put together anything with instructions? Bob is about to find out, along with everyone within crashing distance. There are one hundred and six shiny pieces, two boys on two little bikes, a duck in exactly the wrong place, and a fox heckling from offshore. By Saturday, the whole lake is watching. A story about wobbles, watching others, and being wonderfully yourself.
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4. Guaranteed*: A Golden Fish Story
Tales of Moberly Hollow
What would you trade for a legend? When Oliver mentions an ancient fish said to glow like sunrise, Bob the Bear launches the wildest quest Moberly Lake has ever seen. There's a suspicious lure salesman, a homemade fish-calling horn that summons entirely the wrong animals, and one boy on the dock who just wants supper. A hilarious story about wanting more and missing what's right in front of you.
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3. The Grand Treehouse of Moberly Hollow
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What do you get when a bear builds a five-story treehouse without counting a single board? Bob is about to find out. Boards vanish in the night, a mysterious lumber salesman arrives with a squeaky wheelbarrow, and one boy's humble little ladder becomes the most important build on the lake. A tale of towers, croissants, and counting the cost — from Luke 14:28 — at bedtime on Moberly Lake.
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2. The Sinking of the S.S. Moberly
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What do you get when a bear builds the greatest raft the lake has ever seen and a jealous fox spends all night retying the knots? A short maiden voyage. Bob and the crew end up bobbing in the middle of Moberly Lake just as Freddy's leaky boat decides to join them. Now the soggy villain needs rescuing from the very crew he sank. A splashy tale about kindness nobody earned.
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1. Bob the Bear and the Royal Cartographer
Tales of Moberly Hollow
Can one bear draw an entire lake all by himself? Bob is certain he can, until a mysterious expert in a trench coat and a slightly crooked mustache arrives to help. Soon the north arrow is lying, the shortcut leads straight into a marsh, and one beach holds every duck in creation. A hilarious introduction to Moberly Hollow, where the whole crew learns why two are better than one.
info_outlineCan one bear draw an entire lake all by himself? Bob is certain he can, until a mysterious expert in a trench coat and a slightly crooked mustache arrives to help. Soon the north arrow is lying, the shortcut leads straight into a marsh, and one beach holds every duck in creation. A hilarious introduction to Moberly Hollow, where the whole crew learns why two are better than one.