When Joe Talbot's backpack is confiscated, Wishbone and Joe must confront a scary neighbor who owns a big, mean dog to get it back. This reminds Wishbone of the old English tale Beowulf. Imagining himself as the great hero Beowulf, Wishbone must defeat a series of monsters who are ravaging the kingdom. A lifetime of adventure takes him on a collision course with his greatest foe yet. And this time, more than courage will be needed to defeat...

When he uncovers a mysterious metal object while digging in the front yard, Wishbone imagines himself as Professor Otto Lidenbrock who attempts to discover the center of the earth by leading an expedition into the crater of an Icelandic volcano. Inspired by "A Journey to the Center of the Earth" by Jules Verne, this adventure finds Wishbone imagining that he's a professor who discovers a clue that actually points the way to an incredible journey and...

When he and his friends try to stop Oakdale's real estate developer from destroying part of the local park, Wishbone is reminded of the conflict between nature and civilization as he imagines himself as Hawkeye, the scout from James Fenimore Cooper's "The Last of the Mohicans."