humorous fiction

Minnie the monkey is too busy eating spaghetti--all day, in all ways--to play with her friend Freddie.

Fictional author Lemony Snicket, a character created by Brett Helquist to write "A Series of Unfortunate Events," provides a glimpse into his mysterious and sometimes confusing life, using fanciful letters, diary entries, and other miscellaneous documents as well as photographs and illustrations.

On a mission to conquer planet Earth, tiny but fearless Robot Zot and his mechanical sidekick leave a path of destruction as they battle kitchen appliances.

Emma's dog Toby misbehaves every day, but after he passes some training classes, Toby learns new tricks which reminds Emma of the reasons why she loves her pet.

In the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Capitol Hill, Lucy Rose's friend Adam "Melonhead" Melon, a budding inventor with a knack for getting into trouble, enters a science contest that challenges students to recycle an older invention into a new invention.

Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers.

Roscoe Riley really wants to be on his best behavior for the class field trip to the apple orchard, but when his sister's magic ball falls into a vat of applesauce, he has no choice but to try get it back.

As winter comes and Big Bear prepares to hibernate, he keeps thinking he hears Old Man Winter giving him exhausting orders that prevent him from sleeping.

When Pete the dog, who has an insatiable appetite, arrives at school he and his owner are sent to the principal's office, where he devours a set of encyclopedias and is suddenly able to speak and answer any question.