Little Eva #16

Eva and her pals dare each other to ride the wildest attractions at the amusement park, starting with the Sky-Flash roller coaster and moving on to the thrilling Parachute Jump—each friend trying to prove they're brave enough to keep up with the others. When the challenges escalate, Eva accepts a dare that leads her somewhere completely unexpected, turning the tables on the boys who started it all.

When Little Eva and her friends enter a poster contest for Be Kind to Dumb Animals Week, Eva creates a heartfelt entry—only to have a mischievous boy alter it before it's judged. What starts as sabotage takes a surprising turn when Eva's modified poster catches the eye of someone with very different plans for it.

Little Eva agrees to mind baby Snoozy for Mrs. Buffet while she shops, but when Eva steps inside to clean the baby's bottle, Snoozy disappears—whisked away by Nipper, who was sent to collect her for Mrs. Buffet's visit elsewhere. Eva's panicked assumption that the baby's been kidnapped sends her and a friend on a wild scheme to replace her with an orphan, leading to a frantic mix-up before the truth comes out.

Short Stuff gets an unexpected adventure when he befriends a small bug and decides to help the tiny creature navigate the perils of the backyard—from dangerous footsteps to impassable obstacles like chewing gum and a rushing gutter-stream. As Short Stuff works overtime rescuing his new pal from one close call after another, he learns something surprising about his bug-o-pal that changes everything. A delightful four-page romp full of outsized danger and pint-sized heroics.

Nipper's cooked up a clever shrinking powder trick—one that really sells to Eva when she sees it in action—but the real fun comes when Eva decides to turn the tables on the two prank artists with a bit of magic of her own. A playful back-and-forth of misdirection and surprise that reminds you why these kids never stay ahead of each other for long.