Houghton Mifflin Reading: The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks, Above-Level Grade 2.2 Theme 4 - A Toad for Tuesday

Can an owl and a toad really be friends? Warton the toad is very proud of himself when he straps on a pair of homemade skis and ventures out in th dead of winter to visit Aunt Toolia. But then an owl swoops down and carries Warton off to his lair, promising to gobble him up as birthday treat come Tuesday. Can Warton's bravery and wit turn the owl from enemy to friend in just five days?