David Mackintosh

A boy unhappily prepares for a show-and-tell presentation about his grandfather, Frank, who seems to be boring and grumpy, but he is in for a few surprises when the big day arrives.

"Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A...

"Archie is a bear, not a boy in a bear suit. He meets a bear, who claims to be a boy, not a bear in a boy suit. The two spend the day together, teaching each other about being bears and being boys--pretend or otherwise"--