Little Eva #23

Little Eva's mischievous redecorating of the boys' clubhouse—complete with curtains and flowers—sets off a chain of hilarious misunderstandings when they recruit a stray poodle as their "watchdog" to keep her out. As Eva befriends the dog and the boys jump to wild conclusions about what's happened, this 1956 humor tale proves that the best-laid plans often backfire in the most unexpected ways.

Little Eva gets a surprise when her mother brings home a new pet dog—but when Little Eva takes a look, she and Nipper both notice something funny about the pup's resemblance to its new owner. A playful riff on the old saying that people tend to pick pets that look just like them.

When Nipper's experimental furniture polish goes sideways, the young chemist and Little Eva end up accidentally trapped in a moving van—and discover their sticky concoction has unexpected properties that might just save the day. This 1956 humor tale from Little Eva #23 turns a simple mishap into a comedic chain reaction, as the kids learn that sometimes failure leads to the most surprising solutions.

Little Eva indulges in one too many slices of birthday cake before bed and tumbles into a whimsical dream kingdom where she's crowned queen, complete with a magical court wizard who bears a striking resemblance to a certain dog. When she's tempted to explore the one forbidden attraction in her dreamland playland, the consequences send her tumbling back to reality—though not before she hatches a plan to return for something she left behind.

Little Eva takes her mother's lesson about tidiness to heart and sets out to teach Scraps the same virtue—the pup has been digging up bones all over the yard, and someone's got to clean up the mess. When Little Eva finally gets the house, tool shed, and garden in order and makes her point to the mischievous dog, she's hopeful that her four-legged friend has learned his lesson, but Scraps may have other ideas about where things truly belong.

Little Eva finds a four-leaf clover and eagerly anticipates all the good luck that's supposed to come her way—daydreaming about everything from finding a million dollars to winning a world trip. But after losing the clover and heading home, she realizes her day was remarkably ordinary, leaving her to wonder if the whole idea of four-leaf clover luck is just wishful thinking.