Dennis the Menace #46

When Henry Mitchell suggests that music lessons might channel Dennis's enthusiasm for making noise, he rents a piano and offers to teach his son—but Dennis has decidedly creative ideas about what instruments are for. As the Mitchell household becomes ground zero for musical mayhem, Henry and Alice wonder if inviting friends over for a sing-along was the wisest decision they've made. This 1960 tale captures the hilarious clash between a parent's good intentions and a mischievous boy's one-of-a-kind logic.

During the hot "Dog Days" of summer, Dennis Mitchell learns about why his dog Ruff's tongue hangs out—and decides the best way to cool him off is with ice cream and malts. When Ruff ends up at the dog pound covered in vanilla malt foam, mistaken for a rabid dog, Dennis makes good on his promise to stick by his best friend no matter what.

Dennis wants a dollar from his dad, but Henry Mitchell decides it's time the boy learned the value of money—so instead of handing over cash, he takes Dennis and his piggy bank to the bank to open a savings account with Ernie Girard. What starts as a lesson in financial responsibility quickly spirals into the kind of chaos only Dennis can create, leaving his well-meaning father wondering if explaining economics was worth the trouble.