Where the rain falls and the wind howls, little Mucumber's stomach growls. But what can he do when there's nothing to chew, like apples or crackers or porridge or stew? But wait—a hot dog!—albeit quite old . . . and wrinkled and lumpy and lonely and cold. We all know it's true—food is better when new. But if you were that hungry, what would you do?

Mucumber is late for lunch and discovers there's nothing left in the cafeteria except for the lunch lay's liver cake. He's worried by the lunch lady's ominous meat cleaver and black nails. In spite of his sister's doomsday proclamations, Mucumber partakes in the lunch lady's specialty.

Mucumber McGee's food related mishaps continue in Mucumber McGee and the Honey-Glazed Ham Bone. Mucumber's birthday has arrived and he's waited all morning to eat the delicious, homemade birthday treat his mother gave him. The situation takes a turn for the worst when he opens the sack and discovers something entirely unexpected instead! Could this really be the birthday treat his mother prepared? The Honey-Glazed Ham Bone is the thrid book in the Mucumber McGee series.