Humorous Stories - Kids Fiction

Moo dreams of becoming a sailor. Little does she know, when she sets off toward the sea, that the first crew she joins will be composed of cats. Or that she herself will be hailed by a shipload of pirate steers as their captain...

Meet Joe Bunch. Lovable misfit and celebrity wannabe from Paintbrush Falls, New York. Like his longtime best friends Addie, Skeezie, and Bobby, Joe's been called names all his life. So when he's given the assignment to write his alphabiography -- the story of his...

Dear possible reader of this book, I want to be a writer, just like my uncle Harold, who wrote a bunch of books about our friend Bunnicula. So I wrote this story. And boy Did I ever get into trouble My friend Delilah stopped...

Rufus doesn't like school at first. He loves being a wolf and doing wolf stuff -- like running through the woods or howling at the moon. But Rufus, like all wolves, must go to school to learn real wolf work, like wearing clever disguises...

Break a crazy curse with the Werewolf Club in this hilariously fun adventure Everyone knows people turn into werewolves if they are bitten by a werewolf, but did you know you can turn into a werewolf by: 1.Thinking about werewolves 2.Reading a book like...

Which witch fell in a ditch? Is it the one riding on a broom? Is it the one holding a balloon? Is it the one looking at the moon? Or is it the one eating a prune? Judi Barrett, author of the classic, Cloudy...

Double Trouble Barton and Nancy Jamison are just regular kids. That is until alien clones land in their hometown of Pine Bluff. Now there are two Barts and two Nancys BUT (and this is a really big butt) the alien clones, Beta and Gamma,...

Everyone who's anyone will be at the Three Little Pigs' housewarming party. Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood have already marked it on their calendars. Unfortunately, so have the wolves -- those who've caused the Pigs to build their brick house in the first...

Want to know what are the quietest, silliest, smelliest, wiggliest things in the world? Look no further for imaginative answers to these and other questions about superlatives. An ice-skating snake and a dragon eating pepperoni pizza are just two of the amazing "mosts" to...

What can you do with a shoe? You can put it on your ear or wear it on your head or butter it like bread or use apple jam instead! What can you do with a hat? You can fill it up with pickles...

The Pigs can't wait to throw their annual Halloween party. But when Grandpa and Grandma Pig eat all of the candy, the Pigs have to make a last minute trip to the market, where Mrs. Pig wins a free shopping spree. Will the Pigs...

Everyone knows that teachers belong in school. But one day, Mrs. Quirk is spotted in the supermarket. And, as if that isn't bad enough, she is later seen trying on skates at the mall. Does she have a secret life? And just who is...

Horace, Morris, and Dolores do everything together and know that they will be Friends Forever...until one day, when Horace and Morris become part of an exclusive boys' club and Dolores finds herself left out. Soon, she, too, finds her own club, where no boys...

Urgent It's happened again David Wisniewski has completed another daring raid into the vault of parent rules. Within these forbidden pages lurk the real reasons why grown-ups want you to brush your teeth, eat your breakfast, and clean under your bed. The truth has...

In the further adventures of Josh McBroom, the crops grow so fast, you'd better step out of the way when you plant corn, red barns turn blue in the cold, and words freeze still in mid-air. As fresh as ever.--Booklist.Author: Sid FleischmanISBN-10: 0688163645ISBN-13: 9780688163648Publisher:...

Sam Spade, move over In his years on the force, Tough Cookie Busted the Ginger Snaps and broke up the Macaroons. Now living as a private eye at the bottom of the cookie jar, he learns that Fingers has gotten his old partner, Chips....

Now in Knopf Paperback, from the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig, comes the touching story of a "stray" old woman's amusing antics and the large, loving family that adopts her.Author: Dick King-SmithISBN-10: 0679891013ISBN-13: 9780679891017Publisher: Yearling BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/10/1998Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 7.60h x...

"Martin, a kitten, is branded a wimp' by his siblings for his friendly interest in mice. He loves caring for them and can't understand their desire for freedom. Only when he becomes the pet of a big city apartment dweller does he realize why...

In this Knopf Paperback reissue, Joshua is devastated to learn that he must repeat third grade. But he manages to survive the taunts of former classmates, learn something important about himself, and make it through the year with the help of a sympathetic teacher...

A retelling of Uncle Remus's classic tale of Brer Rabbit written for emergent readers! Brer Fox is always trying to catch Brer Rabbit. But Brer Rabbit is smart! Will he escape from a sticky trap set by that wily fox? Step 2 Readers use...

The second book in this madcap must-read series for 6+ boysYou know when someone's horrible to you in a dream and you wake up really annoyed with them? That's what happened to me with my best friend Bunky.Barry has a new problem: Gordon Smugly...

The seventh book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER Loser series. Perfect for readers aged 7 years + and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Dennis the Menace. It's only a few days into the half-term...

Instead of playing at recess, Zeke Meeks' classmates have been sitting around, staring at their boring Puppet Pals. Will Zeke join them, even though he has no interest in this playground craze?Author: D. L. GreenISBN-10: 1404868038ISBN-13: 9781404868038Publisher: Picture Window BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2012Pages: 128Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Normally, Zeke Meeks wouldn't care too much about the science fair, but he needs the prize money. If he doesn't pay Grace Change fifty dollars, she'll use her evil fingernails to rip his face off. Now if only he could find a project that...

Kara McKormick is told she's auditioning to star in a new teen variety show. It's what she isn't told that could change her life.The feisty New Yorker moves to sunny Orlando to participate in a month-long audition, where she'll live with nine other contestants...

This first book in a delightful new series offers a comforting message for young readers--God loves you very much and is always watching over you What little girl wouldn't love her very own guardian angel? Parents and children alike will be won over by...

Things go best when we all work together This light-hearted tale will tickle the funny bone of kids and adults alike as they follow the adventures of 47 beavers stranded in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. Featuring a fun rhyme and...

Everybody says the old house at the edge of town is haunted. But Wally has some major doubts. Unfortunately, in exposing the hoax he undergoes some of the craziest catastrophes and mass mayhem of his life. To name just a few, Wally experiences: falling...

Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing smashed potatoes on walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from...

Breaking news from Whisper Valley Elementary: -Sweets are now against the law-A mysterious third grade "smart list" has appeared -No one uses the new Friendship Bench (shocker) In times like these, Quinny and Hopper need each other more than ever. Quinny is determined to...

The fifth book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama George and Harold are always good at using their imaginations, and that drives their mean homeroom teacher, Ms. Ribble, crazy But this time, they've come up with much more than...

The fourth book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama George and Harold are fourth-grade buddies who love practical jokes. When their latest prank drives their science teacher over the edge, their clueless principal, Mr. Krupp, quickly hires a replacement:...

The third book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama!George and Harold have played a trick or two on nearly everyone at Jerome Horwitz Elementary. When their latest prank causes the school's cranky cafeteria ladies to quit, Mr. Krupp hires...

The second book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama!George and Harold are usually responsible kids - whenever anything bad happens, George and Harold are usually responsible! This time, their latest prank backfires, and they accidentally invent an army of...

The first book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama!Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books. And together...

Three monster brothers get into trouble in a wacky adventure to save their failing pizza parlor Monster brothers Wolfie, Jackson, and Roy are in for some serious competition when the gigantic corporation, Happy Leaf, moves into their hometown of Oak Hollow and wants to...

Rosy-cheeked Mouse and shy Mole share their secret valentines and feel butterflies in their bellies in this delightful addition in the award-winning Mouse and Mole series. Wong Herbert Yee creates just the right combination of sweetness, humor, and heart with his words and images...

In the deep ocean, tiny Nugget and big, toothy Fang get along swimmingly--until Nugget's first day of minnow school. There Nugget learns that minnows are supposed to be afraid of sharks! To regain Nugget's trust, Fang takes desperate (and hilarious) measures. But it's not...

Paul Gilligan's smart and funny illustrated middle grade series stars Doug, King of the Mole People, who struggles to balance chaos both in school and in the underworld. The Wimpy Kid's got nothing on the King of the Mole People--he's got more laughs and...

When a shopping bag goes missing from the principal's office, a sixth-grade nobody is recruited by Selfie, the most popular girl in the eighth grade, to help solve the mystery in this contemporary middle grade novel. Will be appreciated by readers who enjoy mean...

The Super Happy Party Bears are back in this silly chapter book series filled with full-color illustrations and adorable animals. The Super Happy Party Bears are in awe of their new friend, Butter, a groovy caterpillar who's got the moves. This Jitterbug can breakdance,...

In the third installment of Tara Zann's Wild Child chapter book series, Forest attends his first birthday party and finds himself battling the decorations Forest goes with Olive to their classmate's birthday party. Shy Olive is as nervous as ever. She wants to make...

Augie Hobble lives in a fairy tale--or at least Fairy Tale Place, the down-on-its-luck amusement park managed by his father. Yet his life is turning into a nightmare: he's failed creative arts and has to take summer school, the girl he has a crush...

More Strange, Unusual, and Impossible things are happening in The Knight's Armor, the third and final volume in Paul Gamble's hilarious Ministry of SUITs middle-grade series... MEMO: For Ministry of SUITs operatives ONLY Be on the alert! A missing agent (the mother of one...

Beach culture and UFOs collide in this lighthearted adventure story about an alien encounter at an aging Cocoa Beach motel.Twelve-year-old Aidan lives and works at his parents' motel on the Space Coast in Florida, so he's seen a lot of weird stuff. Even his...

Ed is a friend of Ted. Ted has a dog named Fred. Fred does not like Ed. When Fred bites Ed's head, animosity is spread This laugh-out-loud story from the popular and hilarious collection The Cat on the Mat Is Flat is now adapted...

Thirteen-year-old Giles is the last person anyone would expect to save the planet. He's not as charming as his little sister, and not as brainy as his goody-goody older brother. But when Giles witnesses an alien realtor showing Earth to possible new tenants, he...

The age-old question of "what will I be when I grow up" gets a hilarious twist in this stylish and clever story. A pup and his father contemplate his grand future while looking at other Great Dogs in their family. Will he be a...

Zoey is at it again with zoo mayhem and swimming drama. What will our fun-loving redhead do in a new town with new friends and a whole new set of wacky dilemmas? Maybe step up as a leader Author: Mikayla LoweryISBN-10: 0999751069ISBN-13: 9780999751060Publisher: Charlie's...

In this second edition of the Elissa the Curious Snail Series book, Elissa Meets her human neighbor Francine. Francine is just as dedicated to prayer as Elissa is and helps kids to learn that they can pray to God anywhere, any time, in any...