humorous fiction

His mother, teacher, and principal have a hard time trying to convince Thomas to wear his snowsuit.

Throughout a series of adventures, ten-year-old David "Ali Baba" Bernstein spends most of his time thinking about becoming a detective and getting a dog.

Two young boys are visited by a cow in the middle of the night that licks their heads and messes up their hair.

While Ida Mae is busy daydreaming about how to become famous, her twenty-six cows have escaped the corral; and now she has to round up the wayward herd.

Shaggy Dog works hard to get rid of the irritating itch that plagues him, but not until someone shows him some kindness does his problem disappear.

After Michael and Augusta break their mother's favorite plate, they call the Fixits, who shatter more than the china.

When Katie tosses a peach pit over her shoulder, it sets off a series of ridiculous events.

Oliver's attempts to be a hero result in such humorous disasters as going up a tree to rescue a cat and getting stuck himself.

Oscar spends the summer with his inventor cousin traveling around th United States in a Picklemobile eating chicken in the bag to win a contest, while being pursued by an angry woman with mystical powers, who is also determined to win the contest.

Anne Elliot, persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth is not worthy of her regard, questions her decision to send him away until he returns seven years later, his circumstances much improved.