Humorous Stories - Kids Fiction

The Dursleys were so mean that hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby...

An instant USA Today and #1Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller! In Diper ﾖverle, book 17 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley is finding out that the road to fame and...

Journal 3 brims with every page ever seen on the show plus all-new pages with monsters and secrets, notes from Dipper and Mabel, and the Author's full story. Fans of Gravity Falls will simply love this 288-page full-color jacketed hardcover version of Journal 3...

Mo Willems, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, celebrates ten years of Elephant & Piggie in this special bind-up collection: Today I Will Fly ; Watch Me Throw the Ball ; Can I Play Too?; the award-winning Let's Go For a...

Newbery Award winner Beverly Cleary delivers a humorous portrayal of the ups and downs of sisterhood. Both the younger and older siblings of the family will enjoy this book. Having a little sister like four-year-old Ramona isn't always easy for Beezus Quimby. With a...

Bad Kitty is headed for a camp experience like no other in the eleventh installment of Nick Bruel's bestselling Bad Kitty chapter book series.Kitty's life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and...

Pet owners beware! Bad Kitty really needs a bath, and she is forced to take one in this hysterical new illustrated how-to for young readers. The following are some items you will need for Kitty's bath: one bathtub, plenty of water, dry towels, a...

Enough is enough when one of the Peppers decides to divorce her family in this hilarious comedy for fans of The Simpsons and Family Guy.Meet the Peppers.Funny runs in the family.Maria Pepper wants to win her school's mascot competition. But her tryout goes terribly...

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...

A relentlessly delightful princess and her choleric fairy imposter switch places for three turbulent days in this magical yarn from Edgar Award winning author Vivian Vande Velde.Princess Gabriella is accustomed to a certain kind of castle life. So when she wakes up one morning...

In this sweet and simple lap board book read-aloud, five restless sheep can't get to sleep until a helpful collie comes to their rescue. A companion to the best-selling Sheep in a Jeep. It's time for bed, but the sheep just can't settle down....

Two friends embark on a zany misadventure. Will their boldness earn them badges or will their hijinks leave them stuck in a creepy shopping mall? After sleeping off his adventure battling the evil Nightcrawlers, Speed Bump joins Slingshot on a quest to earn their...

In The Good, The Bad & the Beagle, Catherine Lloyd Burns delivers a heartfelt middle-grade novel readers won't soon forget. Set in Manhattan, The Good, the Bad & the Beagle is the story of feisty eleven-year-old Veronica Morgan, who believes that a furry lemon...

Meet Daisy Bauer and her sometimes best friend, Graham, who are determined to break Daisy's dad out of prison in this hilarious middle-grade debut. No one believes her, but Daisy Bauer knows her dad has been wrongfully imprisoned and that it's up to her...

Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs! Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of...

Hang on for a wild ride when you roll with the No-Good Nine The No-Good Nine are the kids your parents warned you to stay away from. The ragtag band of misfits lie, steal, run away from home, and even burn down Santa's toy...

Joan Bauer meets Ruth Reichl in this charming middle grade foodie series. As the summer winds down and Gladys Gatsby prepares to start middle school, she is nervous about juggling schoolwork and looming deadlines from her secret job as the New York Standard's youngest...

A hilarious and relatable read-aloud about a case of mistaken identity at bedtime. Where's Millie?! Every time a new nighttime task pops up, there's an animal in her place! It's time for Millie to eat her green beans. But Millie's not here--that's a hippo...

A sweet and funny picture book that looks at the blossoming friendship between an elephant and a tank and encourages kids to make friends, not war. Tilly the elephant is taking her morning stroll when she notices something strange on the horizon. Is it...

IS YOUR BED MADE?IS YOUR ROOM CLEAN?It better be! Or you'll be headed to The Children's Horrible House!Sounds terrifying, right? I assure it, it is!!! ... not ... "that" ... "terrifying". Unless you're scared by untidy rooms, howling monsters, and night gardening ghosts who...

Everything was going smoothly, a typical first night of Hanukkah. Or so Harvie thought There was someone else in the house, and he had presents, too - Santa Claus Hanukkah Harvie vs. Santa Claus is the hilarious and heartfelt story of how two holiday...

"I might've just been passin' through, but I'll never pass by crawfish stew "The animals along the bayou are enjoying a quiet afternoon - until they are surprised by a whiff of a tempting smell Unable to resist, one by one they follow their...

Baby Bear finds a wonderful friendship when his curiosity leads him to follow a bright star in the winter's sky to a special place in Bethlehem in this charming Christmas story. The author's original sweet hand drawings have been translated into colorful illustrations with...

What happens when a small boy joins a troupe of monkeys who are taking a beach holiday? Find out in this delightful new picture book. From the text: "And, oh, what trouble those monkeys made. They took a lady's umbrella and with it her...

Have you ever imagined attending a camel beauty contest in Abu Dhabi, bathing with elephants in Nepal, avoiding shark attacks in the Persian Gulf, or trudging through cow poo pockets on an Irish dairy farm? Udder Chaos, a humorous children's poetry book containing whimsical...

In Max and the Lowrider Car, author Tonton Jim has created a story to be enjoyed by kids and grownups also, especially reading together. The humor ranges from tongue-in-cheek wordplay to fairly hilarious silliness. Charming and colorful pencil-and-watercolor illustrations by E. Felix Lyon help...

Irwin is the smallest, and busiest, elf at the North Pole. When Santa overlooks one wrapped present on Christmas Eve and the others tell Irwin to "go to bed, chucklehead," he instead sets out on what becomes a hilarious journey to deliver that last...

No one is more curious and questioning than a small child as he discovers and tries to make sense of the whole big world around him. Rob Wood captures this sentiment delightfully in Why Don't Horses Wear Pajamas? Join Wyatt (Rob's grandson) as he...

Whatever you do, do NOT open this book. Seriously. You never know WHAT trouble you might find yourself in. Don't believe me? Fine Turn the first page and see for yourself. This funny and engaging book is printed with large text and a dyslexic-friendly...

Ten-year-old Harry has a great life, except for one big problem--his older brother. Randy seems to delight in making Harry's life difficult. Sometimes it feels like he's in a war at his own house. When Randy locks him and his art project in the...

A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels by Lorin Morgan-Richards contains seven delightfully bleak stories, beginning with Ruin (or Rune proper), who through extraordinary circumstances comes to moldy life in an old battered quilt left in the corner of a basement. Readers...

Simon Snootle and OTHER small stories is about seven misguided tales of humorous woe by several downtrodden characters that are simply looking to be themselves. The book begins with Simon Snootle, a meager young man who lived most of his life at the bottom...

Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour, following the highly popular "Wicked Tales". In six stories, Gangster rats are out-cooled by a mischievous baby; Easter bunnies with machine guns back Cinderella against a Chavvy Fairy Grotmother; Alicroc's Tiny Scouts compete with Big...

Sam wants to find a fish. But not just any fish. He needs a special fishAuthor: Carly McMahon, Phil HousealISBN-10: 0983256454ISBN-13: 9780983256458Publisher: Full House ProductionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/14/2015Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.07d

When a pig named Pig discovers a magic box able to make twenty-seven copies of anything you throw in it, his life is turned upside down with excitement But as word spreads about his new toy, he finds it's not as easy as it...

A boy who could not be bothered by the clutter in his room knows where all of his things are under each single pile. When the boy grows up and has children of his own, the clutter pattern repeats itself with them.Author: Ana MonnarISBN-10:...

Nine lively and hilarious short stories for ages 8-80. Modern fairy tales with a wicked sense of humour: Alicroc the Alien in charge of a class of four year olds; the Littlest Thundertroll's trip down to "human-land" to get a box of chocolates for...

Come along with Tango as she journeys to appreciate who she is, despite the efforts of a nasty idea that will not leave her alone. This light and humorous tale reminds us all just how beautiful we are. Just a Tweak became a favorite...

Winner of the Mr. Christie's Book Award and the Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award Owen Skye is skinny and quiet and has big ears. He does everything (just about) his older brother, Andy, says, while trying to stay one step ahead of little brother...

When Arturo the Parrot, whose job it was to help greet people as they came into The Friendly Shoe Store, picked up and repeated a small boy's disgruntled comment, "Shoes are for the birds!," it certainly changed the course of his life. This is...

Confront your fears and listen to your mother!Every night when Billy Brown's mother puts him to bed, she tells him to keep his covers on so he doesn't catch a cold. Yet every morning when she wakes him, he has kicked the covers off...

Kissing Coyotes captures the true spirit of adventure as the conniving Jack Rabbit makes good on a dare.Author: Marcia VaughnISBN-10: 0873588347ISBN-13: 9780873588348Publisher: Cooper Square PubLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2007Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.41lbsSize: 8.94h x 7.70w x 0.15dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name:...

No collection is complete without the latest adorable additions to the ever-popular, always brimming with personality Mr. Men and Little Miss family. Over 150 million copies sold worldwide Mr. Grumble complains about everything--until the day a wizard teaches him a lesson.Author: Roger HargreavesISBN-10: 084317739XISBN-13:...

Simple, lively prose, an element of suspense, and a repeated refrain--'There are no bears on Hemlock Mountain'--are combined successfully in a story of an eight-year-old boy who fears to travel over a mountain.--Horn Book.Author: Alice DalglieshISBN-10: 0833598767ISBN-13: 9780833598769Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/31/1992Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight:...

For use in schools and libraries only. A quixotic adaptation of the well-known jump-rope rhyme with illustrations that are just as humorous as the unexpected results of a well-meaning experiment.Author: Nadine Bernard Hoberman WestcottISBN-10: 0833560271ISBN-13: 9780833560278Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/04/1990Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 11.16h...

It's the first day of summer vacation, and life is great--until the Riot Brothers find out their cousin is coming to visit How can you complete secret missions and make exciting things happening when you have to drag around a guest? Luckily, it turns...

Perfect for young dog lovers, this fifth Blossom Family title is a mysterious and touching finale to the best-selling series by Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars. When Junior brings home the classroom hamster, Scooty, he decides to build the best hamster tunnel ever. But...

When her father begins a long-distance romance with a Washington, D.C. zookeeper, twelve-year-old Frankie sends fabricated email letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship, in this story about family, friendship, and growing up.Author: Mary AmatoISBN-10: 0823420981ISBN-13: 9780823420988Publisher: Holiday HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Ramona feels quite grown-up taking the bus by herself, helping big sister Beezus make dinner, and trying hard to be nice to pesky Willa Jean after school. Turning eight years old and entering the first grade can do that to a girl. So how...

What do Katie-Rose, Yasaman, Milla, and Violet all have in common? Other than being named after flowers, practically nothing. Katie-Rose is a film director in training. Yasaman is a computer whiz. Milla is third in command of the A list. And Violet is the...