humorous fiction

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humorous fiction

Who's a clever girl?

2003
Jake Juggins and his pirate band decide they need a girl on board ship to do the chores while they are busy having daring adventures, but the girl they choose has other ideas.

The Know-nothings talk turkey

2001
Four friends celebrate Thanksgiving in their own silly way. The four Know-nothing friends are determined to serve a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving, but finding a turkey is harder than they thought.

Goldilocks and the three hares

1999
Presents a contemporary takeoff on the familiar folktale.

Ribbiting tales

original stories about frogs
2001
An anthology of humorous stories celebrating the slimy frog by such authors as Robert J. Harris, Brian Jacques, and Jane Yolen.

Mr. Clever

1986
Mr. Clever finds that there are many things he does not know.

The baby blues

1996
A school project makes Adam Joshua the parent of an egg baby.

Santa's big sneeze

1986
When Santa Claus wakes up an entire family with his sneezing, everybody pitches in to help him finish his deliveries.

The night the baby-sitter didn't come

1994
Phoebe cannot even imagine the things that will go wrong when she goes to stay with Heather and Tiffany for the weekend. Tiffany brings her little cousin Dalton, who in turn brings his pet rat, the baby-sitter doesn't show up, the dog eats their dinner, and they accidentally start a fire.

Mr. Bananahead at home

1987
Mr. Bananahead carefully performs the chores on Mrs. Bananahead's list with humorous results.

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