High Water at Catfish Bend — Ben L. Burman

IT'S HARD TO BE AS SMART AS A RACCOON
No one knew how old "Doc" Raccoon got so smart. After all, he didn't have a college diploma or even a library card. But whenever there was a problem at Catfish Bend, he was the animal everyone turned to.

So when the Mississippi River started to rise and every animal was homeless and swimming for safety, they all came to Doc Raccoon -- a grouchy old singing bullfrog, a snake they called Judge, a fox as brave as he was sneaky, and the world's silliest poet who just happened to be a bunny.

And on a tiny raft in the middle of a dangerous river, Doc knew what had to be done. He'd have to teach the animals a lesson -- a lesson even the Mayor of New Orleans didn't know.