humorous fiction

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Amelia Bedelia

1993
A literal-minded housekeeper attempts to make sense of supposedly simple instructions--such as "Dust the furniture" and "Draw the drapes"--and causes a ruckus in the household.

One of those days

1986
When her daughter complains about her bad day at school, a mother compares it to her own disaster-filled day.

Disney's Flubber

a novel
1997
Professor Phillip Brainard invents Flubber, a miraculous goo that enables objects to fly through the air, but misses his own wedding.

Winter games

1998
Doug decides to participate in a winter sports festival even though he has a sprained ankle.

The Whirlys and the west wind

1993
When Mr. and Mrs. Whirly are blown away by strong winds and remain floating in the sky for several days, their children are forced to fend for themselves.

Footsteps in the fog

still more not-so-scary stories
1985
More tales of seemingly frightening and horrible situations, each resolved in a harmless, ordinary outcome or explanation.

Pop and Peter Potts

1984
A young boy describes his life with his grandfather who devotes his time to such hobbies as lion taming, hypnotizing chickens, and inventing the Great Stone Man.

"Quack!" said the billy-goat

1986
Something is wrong in the barnyard when goats quacks and hens oink. What could the problem be?.

Eek and Ack, ooze slingers from outer space

2008
Two alien brothers from another galaxy attempt to conquer Earth, but something sticky gets in the way and traps them on an asteroid. Written in graphic-novel format.

There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow!

2006
There was a cold lady who swallowed many different things, one after the other, but what happens after she swallows snow? Modeled on the folk song: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.

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