humorous fiction

Inspired by his third-grade class's study of the moon Harry announces that his is going there.

While his shipmates face their toughest enemy, Roger has a chance to prove himself in a most unlikely way after being banished, as usual, below decks during the fighting.

Five stories offer comical rewrites of well-known horror movies.

Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

When Zack disturbs a mummy case in his neighbor's storage area, he befriends the mummy, Icky--even though he doesn't usually get on with older kids--and the two get into adventures together.

Judy is excited about becoming a doctor, especially when Class 3T starts a new unit on the human body, but she learns more about being a patient when she catches tonsillitis from her little brother, Stink.

When a tennis ball lands in a prairie dog town, the residents find that their newfound frenzy for fuzz creates a fiasco.

Relates the adventures of the five scouts of Pack 109 as they try to get yet another merit badge.

Amelia Bedelia goes with her class to visit a farm, where her literal-mindedness causes confusion along with some laughs.

After Stanley Lambchop goes flat once again, he uses his flatness to help win a sailboat race and to rescue a classmate from a collapsed building.