The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Series by Nancy McArthur

The plant which Michael grows from mail-order seeds develops an appetite for dirty socks. Sloppy Michael and his neatnik brother convince their parents to let them keep the voracious greenery.

Brothers Michael and Norman and their parents are off on a fun-filled Florida family vacation in an RV. They have to take along their weird sock-eating plants, Stanley and Fluffy, because they act up and can't be left at home alone. At a campground they meet a plant scientist and her kids, who start nosing around to find out more about Stanley and Fluffy, while the plants cause more funny uproars.

Michael and Norman's weird sock-eating giant plants, Stanley and Fluffy, have learned to pull themselves around on skateboards. Now they're on the loose, out of the house, leading the family on wild chases while the boys try to get back the baby plants sprouting from seeds all over town.

It may be the end of the sock-gobblers...unless Michael and Norman can save them! Brothers Michael and Norman are up against a deadline to get rid of their troublesome, sock-gobbling plants, Stanley and Fluffy. The hilarious race to save their beloved plants leads the boys into their wackiest adventures ever — and some big surprises.

Michael and Norman's school is studying space flight, practicing countdowns, trying space food, and running their own missions. The boys' giant sock-eating pet plants, Stanley and Fluffy, are chosen as last-minute replacements for a plant experiment on the real Space Shuttle, and Stanley goes on the flight, keeping the astronauts in an uproar with his antics.