humorous fiction

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Born to drive

2006
After winning the Yazoo 200 race by thwarting thugs with the help of his aunts and gadget geared racecar, Otto Pillip is invited by his long lost parents to join the secret family business.

Detective LaRue

letters from the investigation
2005
While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name.

The top 10 ways to ruin the first day of school

2005
Follows the humorous attempts of fifth grader Anthony "TB" Madison to become a guest on his favorite television show, "The Late Show with David Letterman.".

Da wild, da crazy, da Vinci

2005
In their latest time travel adventure, Fred, Joe, and Sam da Brooklyn meet Leonardo da Vinci and try to avoid becoming toilet scrubbers in a sixteenth-century Italian army.

Tripping over the lunch lady

and other school stories
2005
An anthology of ten humorous short stories about life in school, written by well-known authors of children's books.

Froggy goes to the doctor

2003
Froggy isn't looking forward to his check-up because he might get a shot but when it's over and he's pronounced a very healthy frog, Dr. Mugwort is the one who dreads Froggy's next visit.

Mr. Popper's penguins

1992
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

Leon and the spitting image

2005
Leon, a fourth grader at The Ethical School, tries to outwit the school bully and learn to sew for the franatical teacher Miss Cronheim, with unexpected help from his final project - a doll with magical powers.

Pippi on the run

1976
When her friends Tommy and Annika decide to run away from home, Pippi Longstocking goes along to keep an eye on them.

The ugly princess and the wise fool

2003
When plain-looking Princess Rose longs for the beauty to snare handsome Prince Parsley, and the wise fool, Jasper longs to restore wisdom to the kingdom, they end up working together and find they must face the magical Godmother Board of Trustees.

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