humorous fiction

Told entirely in birdsong, peeks behind the curtain into the glorious musicality of birds. Includes information about birds in the cast.

Three lazy birds decide one winter it is too much work to migrate south. They find out that being lazy makes much more work for them to stay warm rather than flying south with their family.

A cave father, tired after a long day of hunting and gathering, copes with his young child who wants to be read to before going to sleep.

Now that the family reunion is over and the murderer has been caught, Shenanigan Swift can return to important projects, like searching for the long-lost family treasure. But trouble always finds Shenanigan, and when a valuable painting is stolen from Swift House by a group of eccentric art thieves known as Ouvolpo, she is determined to get it back--even if it means chasing them all the way to Paris. A new adventure is about to begin, and Shenanigan's sleuthing skills will soon be tested like never before.

Based on the comic strip by Bob Scott, eleven-year-old Molly's best friend is an 800 pound bear who is afraid of everything and definitely not scary--but Molly has to figure out a way to convince the world that Bear is not a threat.

A wickedly funny cautionary tale about the perils of missing the most important meal of the day!.

Brand-new first grader Ava Lin is determined to find a best friend--even if she's a bit unclear on how to go about it.

Ember the Chihuahua, his humans and his friends are spending a few days on Acorn Island--which is rumored to be ruled by a giant, evil chipmunk, determined to drive away all humans and pets.

"Middle school can be a hot mess--especially for sixth-grader Nate Wright. Whether he's bluffing his way through an oral report about ... umm ... some random war, peer-reviewing a classmate's story about cats, or writing a book report on a literary gem called The Cheerleader Chronicles, Nate's usually up to his eyeballs in stress. But our hero always finds ways to cope. Like bringing Spitsy to school as an emotional support dog. Or creating a graphic novel to (sort of) complete his math homework. Nate even authors a no-nonsense advice column with a title that says it all: Ask The Genius. So take a tip from P.S. 38's resident renaissance man: When problems start piling up, do what Nate does: REMAIN CALM!"--.

It is time for a dinosaur to get dressed. The problem is no clothing fits a dinosaur. Rhyming text and colorful illustrations relate the funny story of how this dinosaur--revealed actually to be a child--finds clothes at last.