humorous fiction

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.

In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what.

Two men kidnap a mischievous boy and request a large ransom for his return, but the child's father, knowing his son well, turns the tables on the kidnappers. Includes a discussion of the story and a biography of O. Henry.

Mr. Watson's usual Saturday drive in his Cadillac with his favorite pig, Mercy, turns into an adventure when an unexpected passenger shows up in the back seat and Mercy finds herself behind the wheel.

Mr. Pete comes up with a big idea to save his bakery and needs Flat Stanley's help.

David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!".

One morning after a thunderstorm, the Lambchop family is surprised to discover that Stanley is suddenly invisble.

When Professor Pippy P. Poopypants comes to Jerome Horwitz Elementary School to teach science, and he goes off the deep end because students make fun of his name, only Captain Underpants can save the school from the professor's perilous plot.

A hurricane ends A.J.'s family vacation in Bermuda early and he and his family are forced to stay at Andrea's house for a week, where he constantly fights with Andrea and has to go back-to-school shopping. Then, when their parents send them to the weirdest day camp ever, A.J., Andrea, and the rest of the gang are determined to make this a summer they will never forget.

Gertrude LaRue receives funny typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog, Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.