Humorous Fiction

When two best friends are separated over summer break, they make a pact to have the most boring summer ever. No summer fun means no swimming at the pool, no popsicles, and no water balloons, and that’s just the start! Maybe a boring road trip will be just what Sammy needs to keep having no fun.

Winter break is over, and it’s another five months until summer vacation. A.J. and his friends aren’t looking forward to school starting back up, but they’re even less excited when Dr. Carbles, president of the Board of Education, cancels ALL school holidays. No Presidents' Day, no Memorial Day, and forget about any snow days! Morale is down, but Mrs. Roopy, the librarian, has a trick up her sleeve. Instead of celebrating traditional holidays, the school will celebrate real holidays that no one has ever heard of!

When a moving van arrives next door to the Twits and Mr. and Mrs. Lovely get out, that’s bad enough. But it gets WORSE. . . Their two Lovely children, Ruff and Tumble, have moved in next door too. And the Twits HATE children. (Sorry if you are one. We don’t hate you, just to be clear.) The Twits decide the Lovelies MUST go. Even if it means some serious plotting, which involves: a hungry tiger, GIANT catapults, and LOTS of disgusting dog hair.

Eli is out running errands with his mother and is sick of waiting in line! So instead he imagines himself as a pirate, an astronaut, and a cowboy because they would never have to wait in line! Will his mother ever finish with her errands?

Mr. Slurmbucket hates anything that is clean or nice-smelling. He could possibly be the smelliest man in the world. He even has a cupboard of foul odors! One day, he takes a prank too far and must face the consequences when a young girl seeks revenge.

En En su salsa, la entrega más reciente de la serie superventas Diario de Greg, Greg descubre que meter a tropocientos familiares en una casa diminuta con la temperatura a tope es la receta perfecta para el desastre.La cosa se pone calentita para Greg Heffley cuando descubre que meter a tropecientos familiares en una diminuta casa de la playa con la temperatura a tope es la receta perfecta para el desastre.

Jim is trying to impress his new neighbor while his family is away. Instead, he makes a fool of himself! After a series of mishaps that involve his dad's prized lawnmower, angry hornets, and a bath towel, Jim wonders if things could get any worse. Will he ever get to meet his crush? Or will his first impression scare her away?

Join a cat who loves to wear boots as he tries to buy a new pair of shoes at the Sixpence Shoe. When he accidentally tries on a pair of magic boots, he is transported far away! Now he must find his way back with the help of all your favorite fairy tale characters. Will he ever be able to buy a new pair of boots?

What would you do if an alien spaceship crash landed by your house? Kyle and Trent get to find out when that very thing happens to them. They also find out what sort of fuel alien spaceships use to run, and it might not be what you expect!

Mr. Spuffington and his cat, Pablo, are trying to fix the sticky bathroom door when Mr. Spuffington drops his hammer and breaks the sink. Maybe home improvement just isn’t for him! After trying to do the repairs himself, he realizes he needs some help. Can a helpful handyman save the day?

When the henhouse becomes haunted by a ghost, it's up to one brave chicken named Carmenella to get to the bottom of things. The farmer doesn’t understand her, and the cat doesn’t want to get involved. Carmenella wants to sleep in the nice warm henhouse instead of outside. What will she do to fix this dilemma?

Everyone in Henry’s family can dance, except him! No matter how hard he tries, he just can’t get it. If only he could enter the dance competition with the rest of his family! But what happens when he accidentally sits on top of an ant hill? Will his moves be good enough to win the competition?

When your fairy godmother is the most proper person in the entire kingdom you had better be on your best behavior, especially if you want dessert! What’s a girl with an itchy nose to do? Until she learns proper sneezing manners, she can’t have any cake. Of course, this isn’t just any cake—it’s the best chocolate cake in the entire kingdom. Perhaps there’s a spell book around that can help.

How will a dog who can't fly, swim, talk, or sing win the title of Best Dog in the Universe? When Sam makes a sign declaring that her dog, Rufus, is the best dog in the universe, she has no idea that it will cause such a stir. Aliens from all over the galaxy want her dog so they can win the top prizes in the Omniversal Dog Show.

In this funny story, Dr. Luke N. Fursumting, Archaeologist of the 41st Century, searches for the remains of the trickster god of his ancestors, Nol Ittering. Will this discovery earn him the title “Archeologist of the Year”?

All alone at the family trading post, Liza Jean must deal with three smelly bandits who are up to no good. She must outwit them as they steal from the family store and try to find their gold. Will the No-Good, No-Count, Stinky-Breath Gang get what they came for?

Hasta ahora, el instituto no ha sido lo que diríamos un camino de rosas para Greg Heffley. Así que cuando la ciudad amenaza con cerrar el edificio porque está en ruinas, a Greg no se le ve muy afectado. Pero cuando se entera de que no lo enviarán al mismo instituto que a su mejor amigo, Rowley Jefferson, las cosas cambian. ¿Podrán Greg y sus compañeros salvar su instituto antes de que lo cierren para siempre? ¿O será este el inicio de un capítulo completamente nuevo para Greg?

Ellie is the rudest, most spoilt child her grandma has ever met and it's time that she learnt a lesson! So with a little bit of magic and some help from Jolly the cat, Grandma's going to make sure that Ellie changes her ways. Can Ellie work hard to prove that she can be good? Or is she destined to spend the rest of her days trapped in the body of a mean old cat?

When 10-year-old Ezra's best friend and pet Chow Chow dog, Mr. Cashmere, goes on a Brooklyn adventure without him, it's up to Ezra and his family to track him down. Along the way, they meet their neighbors and their quirky pets, and hear fun tales from both the pets and the humans who love them!

Perfect for fans of Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein, award-winning author Vikram Madan’s new poetry collection features delicious vocabulary and hilarious poems! Vikram Madan packs this collection with whimsical stories told in rhyme, surprise twist after surprise twist, and a host of unusual characters. In this book, you’ll meet ghost guppies (and the brave girl who creates them), Stan the Slouching Man™ who’ll teach you blackbelt slouching, oozing dinosaurs called squishosaurs, a suspicious dragon, and the Nozzlewock (a nose with super-vacuum strength), among many other memorable heroes.

Eva lies about everything—from her circus-trained dogs to her summer trip to Antarctica. She lies so much that no one believes anything she says anymore. After she starts telling everyone she was abducted by aliens, her friends start to think that she is crazy! Is she finally telling the truth?

Patrick is too excited to sleep! It’s the first day of vacation, and he can’t wait to pretend to drive a train around his room. The only problem is he keeps waking his family up! Will Patrick be able to get the train back to the “station” safely? Or will his family make him go back to bed?

Count Dracula is starting to feel his age. He’s losing his hair, his joints hurt, and worst of all, his fangs are falling out! A trip to the dentist is in order. Follow along with this funny story and learn all about puns!

After a young girl moves to Arizona, she loves getting to meet all the new wildlife that lives in the desert. When a family of bobcats moves onto her roof, she must find a way to evict the cats off of her roof to protect her pets and family. Will the bobcats ever leave and give the family their yard back?

Here comes the fearless granny gang, The youngest eighty-two. They leap down from their granny van, And there’s nothing they can’t do! Through wonderfully rhythmical writing Judith Kerr OBE shows us that there is a lot more to this gang of grey-haired grannies than meets the eye! Full of charm and laugh-out-loud fun, this is a must for every child.