humorous stories

"After discovering a clue from an old pirate captain, Amelia Bedelia digs for buried treasure"--OCLC.

Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of trying to give a cat a real bath with soap and water. Includes fun facts, glossary, and other information.

Something sad always seems to be happening to Mr. Bump.

"Everybody knows monsters love chicken nuggets, but Frank loved them more than most. This is a problem if you happen to sell chicken nuggets, and Celeste sells the finest nuggets around. But Frank scares her other customers away, so she's forced to cook up an eating contest of monstrous proportions to get rid of him. If Frank wins, Celeste will make him free chicken nuggets for life. But if he loses, he must leave and never return"--Provided by publisher.

Flint Lockwood suddenly becomes popular when the young inventor creates a machine that can rain showers of food; but when the machine malfunctions, Flint must find a way to fix it before the town and the world is destroyed by giant-sized food.

A young boy thinks of all of the horrible thing his new gym teacher might have him do.

"Plunge into another battle between plants and zombies as Dr. Zomboss turns the entirety of Neighborville into a giant, fully-functional pinball machine"--Provided by publisher.

"All the students at Swedhump Elementary are thrilled, not just because it's Friday, but because they are in for a big treat. Their invisible principal's husband is a world-famous inventor, and today he's brought his enormous Ice Cream Machine to end the week on a sweet note. But wait! There are forces--evil forces--who don't want the kids to get any ice cream. In fact, the school is soon under attack from some highly annoying anti-ice-cream intruders. Only one person can prevent the school from being served three scoops of total disaster: Dash. He and his friends are going to make sure the bad guys get licked before they can melt all the fun"--Back cover.

SpongeBob goes on an ice cream binge when he loses the manager position at the new Krusty Krab 2 to Squidward Tentacles, but he finds a chance to prove he is manager material when Mr. Krabs gets in trouble with King Neptune.

When snow closes Greg Heffley's middle school, he and his best friend, Rowley Jefferson, face a fight for survival as warring gangs turn the neighborhood into a wintry battlefield.