The Curlytops and Their Playmates by Howard R. Garis, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, Animals

FUN AND MYSTERY IN THE SNOW It all started when Trouble -- the nickname little William Martin had, and for a very good reason -- got into, well, trouble! Teddy and Janet Martin were the Curlytops. They were called the Curlytops because they had the cutest, curliest curly hair that ever grew. (Trouble was their little brother, but he didn't have curly hair.) Anyway, they were building a toboggan slide for when it snowed with their friends Tom and Lola Taylor -- and Trouble fell off the top! Fortunately he fell into a box and didn't hurt himself. And next, who should show up but Uncle Toby. There's no snow here! Let's go up to Crystal Lake, said Uncle Toby. Lola and Tom hop in Uncle Toby's car along with the Curlytops. At Crystal Lake, they find snow and two more playmates, Harry and Mary Benton. But they also find a strange man there -- and a mystery!