Showing posts with label Humorous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humorous. Show all posts

My Friend is Sad

by Mo Willems

When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.

Queen of Babble

by Meg Cabot

Lizzie Nichols discovers that her inability to keep her mouth shut has landed her in hot water when she aggravates her unfaithful boyfriend, is stranded in London, and takes a job as a bartender for a catered wedding at a French château.

Magic Pickle and the Planet of the Grapes

by Scott Morse

Meet flying superhero Magic Pickle, a secret weapon developed in a secret military lab---under little JoJo Wigwam's bedroom floor.

Chicken Scratches: Grade A Poultry Poetry and Rooster Rhymes

by George Shannon and Lynn Brunelle
Illustrated by Scott Menchin

Celebrated the eccentric behavior of chickens.

What's the Weather Inside?

by Karma Wilson
Illustrated by Barry Blitt

A collection of over 100 serious and not so serious poems.

Mercy Watson to the Rescue

by Kate DiCamillo

After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of the big hole in the floor.

Animal Crackers Fly the Coop

by Kevin O'Malley

In this humorous take-off of the "Breman Town Musicians," four animals that aspire to make it big as comedians leave their owners and seek their fortunes.

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath

Bad Kitty Gets A Bath
by Nick Bruel

Takes a humorous look at the normal way cats bathe, why it is inappropriate for humans to bathe that way, and the challenges of giving a real cat a bath with soap and water.

Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs

Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs
Roscoe Riley Rules series
by Katherine Applegate

When the first graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using "don't-you-dare" glue.

The Strange Case of the Missing Sheep

The Strange Case of the Missing Sheep
by Mircea Catusanu

When ten sheep go missing in the Dark Forest, Super Sheep Dog Doug comes to the rescue.

The Odd Egg

The Odd Egg
by Emily Gravett

Duck is trying to hatch the oddest egg of all.

Magic Pickle

Magic Pickle
by Scott Morse

Magic Pickle tries to save the day against other vegetables that were a result of a government experiment gone wrong.

Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem

Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem
by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Adam Rex

A blue whale is longer than thirty dogs lined up nose to tail. Its tongue weighs as much as four hundred cats. Blue whales make terrible pets .... just ask Billy Twitters.

Pirates Drive Buses

Pirates Drive Buses
by Christopher Morgan
Illustrated by Neil Curtis

While conducting a tour of the "landlubbers' world" for a bus load of sea creatures, Pirate intercepts school-bound siblings Billy and Heidi and enlists their aid in recovering his hijacked ship from a troupe of mischievous monkey-crabs.

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle
by Betty MacDonald

From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis.

Do Not Build a Frankenstein!

Do Not Build a Frankenstein
by Neil Numberman

A boy warns his new neighbors of the trouble that comes with building a monster, including having to move to a different town in hopes of escaping his creation.

Turk and Runt

Turk and Runt
by Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by Frank Ansley

Runt the turkey is much smaller than his brother, but his intelligence keeps his family from becoming Thanksgiving Day dinner.

The Underwear Salesman: Jobs for Better or Verse

The Underwear Salesman: Jobs for Better or Verse
by J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by Serge Bloch

A collection of poems on more than fifty unusual jobs.

Bertie Was a Watchdog

Bertie Was A Watchdog
by Rick Walton
Illustrated by Arthur Robins

Bertie, a dog as small as a watch, outsmarts an overconfident robber.

Falling for Rapunzel

Falling for Rapunzel
by Leah Wilcox
Illustrated by Lydia Monks

A prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her hair so he can rescue her, but she mishears him and throws down random objects instead.