humorous fiction

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humorous fiction

Amelia Bedelia

1992
A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Fat cat of Underwhere

2009
Dodging government spies and three-horned beasties, Fitz the cat and his human friends, Stephanie, Zeke, and Hector, venture once more into the mysterious land of Underwhere to recover the magical scepter, which looks suspiciously like a bejewelled toilet plunger.

Squirrel's world

2008
Squirrel's well-meaning attempts to help Mouse, Turtle, and his other forest friends do not always turn out as planned.

Spells

2009
A small green frog has a series of misadventures as he pursues his dream of kissing a princess.

Noah's bark

2010
Noah is distracted by animals making whatever sound comes into their heads while he is trying to build, then pilot, the ark, and so he devises a way for each animal to choose only one sound.

What are you so grumpy about?

2006
Illustrations and simple text describe different reasons for being grumpy, such as eating "grown-up" cereal, getting a boring birthday present, doing chores, and being touched by your brother or sister.

The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish

2004
Presents a children's story about a boy and his little sister who trade their father for two goldfish and then go about town trying to get him back.

Villain's lair

2009
Thirteen-year-old Dave and his sidekick, a talking gecko named Sticky, try to retrieve an ancient Aztec powerband and its magic ingots from the evil villain, Damien Black.

Meet wild boars

2008
It is very hard to be friends with wild boars because they are dirty and smelly, bad-tempered, and rude.

Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm

2003
A literal-minded housekeeper causes trouble at her local library as she tries to help the librarian.

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