Aaron Reynolds

"When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--

A young girl named Miranda Montgomery has fallen in love with the "Nature Joe Animal Show," watching it every day and taking note of how Nature Joe helps lost and injured animals. One day, Miranda sees her own teacher, Mrs. Birdley, not in her classroom but in a grocery store. Certain that her teacher is lost and in need of help, Miranda sets her traps and lays her plans to capture Mrs. Birdley and return her to her classroom.

Soon after the chickens tire of their feed and decide to make tortilla chips and salsa, all the other animals on Nuthatcher Farm start to crave southwestern cuisine.