I love Pat McManus books!!! I usually have a book or two on the table beside the bed. Once I was laughing so hard I was shaking the bed. I woke my wife and groggily she asked what was so funny. You can't explain it ~~ you just have to read it. Rubber Legs and White Tail Hairs is a classic. I love the story of him getting a pig when his friends all had horses ~~ Real Ponies Don't Go Oink.