How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a free spirit. Watch a QuickTime trailer for this book.
Compiled by a highly regarded figure in the children`s book world, this is a collection of humorous stories to brighten up the dullest day or the most boring bedtime.
The jungle animals are having a musical celebration! Mouse squeaks, Bird tweets, and Centipede taps his feet. Then more animals hear the music and want to join in, as Monkey, Warthog, and Crocodile bring their own music-making talents to the group. But what is that silly Hippo doing?
*A 2018 Children's and Teen Choice Book Award Finalist! A mouse who acts as a careful custodian of his book tries to guarantee his reader some peace and order in spite of escalating chaos. For fans of The Book With No Pictures and This Book Just Ate My Dog! A book is no place for tomfoolery, and this mouse assures us that his book is to be no exception. Just please ignore that Word-Eating Flying Whale, and—oh, no, the lights have gone out. Wait, what is THAT?! Nothing to fear. Everything is under control. . . . Readers will delight as this charming yet uptight mouse is challenged and subverted by gloriously imaginative creatures that are like nothing you’ve ever seen. Will our little mouse succumb to the attractiveness of their overwhelming exuberance? Newcomer Cirocco Dunlap delivers an on-point debut picture-book text that dances outside the boundaries of its pages. Olivier Tallec breathes extra lunacy into this nutty little world with his absurdist palette and amusing forms.
This original short story collection is a great book for kids who love to giggle! Each story is easy to read with fun illustrations to help entertain younger readers! Kids will love sharing these silly stories! Be warned! These stories are really silly! So silly, in fact, that it is hard not to laugh! Silly Willy has returned with a new book to the popular Silly series. This collection of short stories is perfect for children who love a silly tale and are starting to grow their reading skills into chapter books.The collection of 12 original silly stories features a wide range of themes and adventures. Story 1: My Super Hero Diary, featuring an unlucky superhero and his bullying villain roommate. Story 2: A story featuring an ancient Egyptian pharaoh and his wish to build a pyramid. Story 3: A story about a boy who has built a castle. But not a well-constructed one! Story 4: A girl clones herself with unexpected results. Story 5: A tall tale about a nose picker and his passionate hobby. Story 6: An entertaining adventure to find a mysterious horribly bad smell. Where is it coming from? Story 7: A dog and his owner have an embarrassing mix up! Story 8: A clever inventor has a not-so-clever idea! Story 9: A fairy tale involving an innocent baby and a greedy troll monster. Story 10: A schoolboy visits the doctor after a homework incident. Story 11: A talentless unicorn courageously enters a talent contest! She can't sing, dance, tell jokes or draw! How will she win the most talented award? Story 12: Erik and his Viking friends discover an island with some 'strange' animals. The book has been written to include a few challenging words that will help expand a child's vocabulary. Parents will cherish reading these short tales to their younger ones. This book is ideal as a short read before bedtime, or in between games and activity time. Older children will also love reading these funny stories quietly or acting as the storyteller reading aloud. Each story is fast-paced and varies in length. The tales themselves contain good family-style humor acceptable for kids and adults. If your kids love fiction stories like Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, or Big Nate, then these silly stories will soon become their favorite, too! The book is hilariously illustrated. This book is a perfect gift for kids who need a break from video games, TV screens, movies, and other media. Or when it is too wet and cold for outside sport play! These silly stories are also a great travel companion or an ideal birthday, holiday, or get well gift for kids! Ages: 4 & up. / Ideal for Pre-K and first graders through to the 5th grade.
Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life—which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job—Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy. At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).
Laugh till you drop This is a fantastic collection of thirty-nine humorous stories written by some of the best writers for children, from Roald Dahl to Jan Mark, as well as some writers perhaps better known to adult readers, such as Gerald Durrell, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Saki. Gathered from places as far-flung as Tunisia and Norway, Ireland and Pakistan, embracing many different strands of humour, and wittily illustrated, this is a great introduction to humorous writing. It is a genuinely rib-tickling collection to dip into time and again.
Bob McGrew, the head keeper at the zoo, loves his job -- except when he has to clean up the poo! One day, the iguana leaves behind something that catches the attention of the entire town -- and a poo museum owner -- and ends up making Bob's messy job a lot easier!