Humorous Stories - Kids Fiction

The hilarious first book in a middle-grade fantasy trilogy about the magical rivers that run through the sewers of London and shape history in ways you'd never learn in school. Magic is real. History is a big, fat lie. Hyacinth Hayward's mother has just...

A charming circular story where the tiniest animal just might be the most powerful. When the Elephant walks, he scares the Bear. When the Bear runs away, he scares the Crocodile. When the Crocodile swims for his life, he scares the Wild Hog ....

For the 90th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh, a sequel featuring new stories and a new character from the Hundred Acre Wood. Now a New York Times Bestseller. The Trustees of the Pooh Properties have commissioned four authors to write in the timeless style of A.A....

This hilarious tale of a friendship forged by books is the perfect picture book for fans of IT'S A BOOK and OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA! A great read-aloud for storytime. Everyone needs a little attention from time to time. Just ask our gorilla who...

Beloved author-illustrator Tomie dePaola's take on traditional "Jack tales"--in which a young hero ventures out to seek his fortune and gains it through luck or pluck--is perfect for preschoolers. His hero's reward is a wealth of animal friends who increase in number--and volume--as the...

Girls who are fans of Judy Moody, Matilda and Clementine will love Alice-Miranda, the precocious and endearing heroine whose adventures continue in book #2 of the Alice-Miranda series. Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones has survived her first semester at boarding school. Now she's headed home for break--and...

WILD ANIMALS DON'T SCARE Little Sister. And to show how much she likes them, she's going to hug them all, from Ape to Zebra, whether they like it or not A newt, an octopus, a porcupine . . . it's a slimy, slippery, prickly...

For history lovers and journal fans comes a "hilarious and heartbreaking . . . 99-100% fantastic" (A Fuse #8 Production, School Library Journal) story about a boy on a mission to find his long-lost father in the logging camps of Michigan. There are many...

Fifth grader Kate (the Great) is back in business. Specifically the food-drive business, as she, Brooke, and (odd) Nora try to win the Junior Guides competition. But lately their trio has felt imbalanced, with Kate on the outside. It doesn't help that the American...

Family fun takes center stage in three-time Newbery Honor winner Gary Paulsen's hilarious novel for middle-school boys. Kevin Spencer is the glue that holds his family together. When his wacky relatives decide to have a double wedding in the backyard, Kevin takes charge. Planning...

A creepy Victorian house, secretive aunties, and a great escape combine in this debut that is part Mysterious Benedict Society, part Roald Dahl, and all quirky, smart, hilarious storytelling. Join the League. . . . Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL...

Meet Marvin Redpost, the Master of Mayhem Kidnapped at Birth?: Marvin Redpost has finally figured out why he doesn't look like anyone in his family. He's not really Marvin Redpost--he's Robert, the lost prince of Shampoon Why Pick on Me?: Marvin is shunned by...

The Dry Creek Middle School drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so principal Walter Russ dashes off a request to Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. asking "...We need a new drinking fountain. Please send catalog. "Florence Waters responds: "I'd be delighted. . . But please...

Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo to Precocia, the circle reserved for kids who grow up too fast, for their latest hilarious escapade in Heck. When Bea "Elsa" Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, tells Milton and Marlo Fauster they've gotten too big for...

"Cheesie Mack is a true original." --Gordon Korman, bestselling author of Swindle and Schooled Ronald "Cheesie" Mack is not a genius or anything, but he remembers everything that happened before, during, and after fifth-grade graduation, and he's written it all down in his own...

"A bit like the great movie Toy Story and a bit like the wonderful Kate DiCamillo book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. This is a great family book." --The Washington Post on Toys Go Out, the companion to Toys Come Home Here is...

Cheesie and Georgie are back, and this time they're off to the greatest summer camp in Maine. As the oldest of the Little Guy campers, they'll get to make the campfires and choose the sports teams. It's sure to be their best summer yet...

With more clever, dark humor and zany silliness, Dale E. Basye sends Milton and Marlo Fauster back for thirds in another laugh-out-loud installment of the popular series Heck. After his second escape from Bea "Elsa" Bubb, the Principal of Darkness, Milton Fauster makes his...

It's autumn in Grand River, and that means getting ready for Halloween. As Keisha and her pals prepare for the school's annual Halloween parade, the Carters are getting ready for trick-or-treaters. Unfortunately, though, the phone rings one morning and a young deer has a...

Keisha and her family are just sitting down to Saturday-morning breakfast when the phone rings. Uh-oh There seems to be a skunk at the community garden, and it's dug a hole under the shed. At the same time, Mr. Sanders can't deliver the mail...

Meet the Carters: Mr. and Mrs. Carter, 10-year-old daughter Keisha, five-year-old Razi, baby Paolo, and Grandma Alice. Together, they run Carters' Urban Rescue, the place you call when you've got an animal where it shouldn't be. In their first adventure, there's a baby alligator...

Calvin Coconut needs to fix things with Stella--and fast Stella from Texas is now officially a member of the Coconut household. As if getting a bossy babysitter isn't bad enough for Calvin, Stella teases him mercilessly. What's a nine-year-old boy to do? Calvin decides...

From the author of the Project (Un)Popular series and Too Cool For This School, a fun middle school story about a girl determined to make the best of any situation. Imagine being Camille McPhee. She has low blood sugar, so she carries extra food...

Every tween reader's favorite procrastinator is back . . . in paperback It isn't as though Moxy isn't grateful for her Christmas presents. She is. She's just not thrilled that she has to write a thank-you note for each one by tomorrow . ....

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's messes, a lawn full of spraying sprinklers,...

Side-splittingly funny, spine-chillingly spooky, this companion to a Newbery Honor-winning anthology The Dark Thirty is filled with bad characters who know exactly how to charm. From the author's note that takes us back to McKissack's own childhood when she would listen to stories told...

Danny Gurkin believes in his heart that the Sluggers are the best team in baseball. There's just the small matter of breaking a century-old curse involving a pretzel, a bubble-gum tycoon, and a missing shortstop. Danny also believes that the outcome of Sluggers' games...

Charlie Hickles' parents are getting a divorce--and for some reason, they actually expect him to understand But Charlie isn't going to take this divorce lying down.Author: Barbara ParkISBN-10: 0375815554ISBN-13: 9780375815553Publisher: Yearling BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/23/2002Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 7.32h x 5.19w x 0.36dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

A bright and irresistible invitation to reading, You Read to Me & I'll Read to You will inspire a love of reading--and reading aloud--in children and parents alike. Compiled by Janet Schulman, editor of the bestselling The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury, this anthology is...

This funny and kid-appealing Step 2 early reader is about one small but brave little dog Peanut has a super sniffer. When the toddler in his family wanders off in the grocery store, Peanut's sniffing skills pay off and make him a big hero....

A hilarious satire on small-town prejudiceAuthor: Polly HorvathISBN-10: 0374483671ISBN-13: 9780374483678Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PLLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1999Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 7.68h x 5.18w x 0.36dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 03/22/1999

A revised edition of a beloved collection of wacky poems and lopsided limericks. This expanded reissue...containing one third new material, is sure to tickle the funnybones of a new generation. --Kirkus ReviewsAuthor: William Jay SmithISBN-10: 0374443157ISBN-13: 9780374443153Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PLLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1990Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight:...

It's no mystery: Chet Gecko can't sing. He can't dance. He can't act. Heck, he can't even act normal. So why would he take the lead in Mr. Ratnose's musical version of Shakespeare's Omlet, Prince of Denver? A new case, naturally. The original leading...

Tamika prepares to move in with the Russells temporarily. Meanwhile, Andy makes a surprising new friend--and discovers what family really means.Author: David A. AdlerISBN-10: 0152054464ISBN-13: 9780152054465Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2005Pages: 129Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.43dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.6Point Value: 3Interest Level:...

Boy, does Andy have troubles! His gerbils escaped and are scampering all over the basement. He's late for school and he sure doesn't want to give that boring Ms. Roman another excuse to call his parents. And he planned to ask his parents today...

Hold on to your fedoras, Gecko fans, a new detective has arrived at Emerson Hicky Elementary. His name's Bland. James Bland. And he immediately cracks a case that has baffled Chet and Natalie. Do our favorite PIs get jealous? You'd better believe it! When...

The charming sequel to Ms. Rapscott's Girls. Children of busy parents attend a whimsical school where they go on magical adventures. For fans of Mary Poppins and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Includes beautiful black-and-white illustrations throughout. Great Rapscott School for Girls of Busy Parents...

Life is cursed for the townsfolk of Twee. The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their every waking hour and they've had enough But then one day, the brave and practical young Herbert Kettle has the most extraordinary idea.Author: Aaron BlabeyISBN-10: 0143506218ISBN-13: 9780143506218Publisher: Puffin...

Stanley Paste is small. Really small. And he hates it. But when a new girl arrives at school, Stanley learns that perhaps being small is not so bad after all.Author: Aaron BlabeyISBN-10: 0143505505ISBN-13: 9780143505501Publisher: Puffin AuLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2013Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 10.60h x 8.70w...

This never-before-seen twist on time travel adventure explores the theme of accepting those who are different--and having the courage to join them. The moment Ambrose Brody steps into a fortune-teller's tent, he is whisked into a quest that spans millennia with his best friend,...

Are you average? Normal? Forgettable? If so, the League of Unexceptional Children is for you! This first book in a hilarious adventure series is for anyone who's struggled to be noticed in a sea of above-average overachievers. What is the League of Unexceptional Children?...

If you like the Avengers, Justice League, or The Incredibles, then you'll love this family of superheroes This new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers. Everyone in Peter Powers' family has super awesome superpowers--except Peter. All he can do is make ice...

If you like the Avengers, Justice League, or The Incredibles, then you'll love this family of superheroes This new chapter book series is perfect for reluctant readers. Everyone in Peter Powers' family has super awesome superpowers. His dad controls fire with his mind, and...

Beware the secrets of the swamp... Aidan and Olivia live in a creaky old house on the edge of a dirty, swampy lake. Craving some excitement, they convince their parents to let them camp out by the lakeshore under a full moon, with only...

This gleefully illustrated space adventure is a laugh on every page. That's a lot of laughs Kelvin Klosmo isn't just the new kid at school -- he's the new kid in the galaxy Welcome to Sci-Fi Junior High: an inter-galactic space station with students...

After Pumpkin Pete accidentally blows up the League of Big Justice and the Sidekick Super Clubhouse, the superhero trouble begins.Author: Dan Danko, Tom MasonISBN-10: 031615895XISBN-13: 9780316158954Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2005Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 7.76h x 5.70w x 0.32dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level:...

This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Hergé drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text!...

The bond between best friends is put to the test as they compete for spelling bee glory in this novel from National Book Award finalist Julie Anne Peters. Best friends Kimberly and Ann both have a dream to make it to the National Spelling...

Space hero Super Ace is called to planet Joop to fix a galactic space traffic jam. He and Sidekick Ned can't even get to the planet because there are wrecks everywhere. Super Ace tries to use his super powers (strength and good looks) to...

A big brother pleads with God to help him write an ad to get rid of his sister--but soon realizes she isn't all that bad after all. For children aged 4-6.Author: Michelle Medlock AdamsISBN-10: 0310714699ISBN-13: 9780310714699Publisher: ZonderkidzLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2007Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.00h x...