Smitty is never late for school. Not when his shoes get stuck in a sea ofthick black tar. Not when the sky rains snowmen down on the city streets. Notwhen he us... » 

Smitty is never late for school. Not when his shoes get stuck in a sea ofthick black tar. Not when the sky rains snowmen down on the city streets. Notwhen he uses his coat for a sail to catch a gale and is swallowed up by awhale. Or when he encounters a robot from Mars eating up cars... or a veryvery hungry TRex The surprise ending will delight young readers as they cheeron Smitty and his heroic efforts to beat the school bell. «