Here are a few things that sometimes happen: <P> <BLOCKQUOTE><CENTER>HAPPY THINGS</CENTER> <P> An unpopular Black Crayon proves to a Little Girl how useful he really is. <P> <CENTER>SAD THINGS</CENTER> <P> On a very hot day, an Ice-Cream Cone waits...and waits...to be eaten. <P> <CENTER>EXCITING THINGS</CENTER> <P> A Papa catches cold, so his Little Boy gets to go to work instead!</BLOCKQUOTE> <P> These nine very short stories for very young readers -- culled from Newbery Honor author Avi's first book and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Marjorie Priceman -- ingeniously capture the funny, surprising spirit of a child's imagination.