Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

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Book SynopsisSomeone is very, very excited about the possibility of missing school due to snow, and plans a whole day of sledding, building forts, reading, and sipping hot chocolate rather than going to school for that test on chapter ten.

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Book SynopsisPEEP! A duckling breaks through its shell and immediately attaches itself to the first thing it sees a warmhearted young boy.The newly hatched duck follows the boy home and soon the two are inseparable. But the duckling is growing up. One day...QUACK! When a flock of ducks flies by the boy realizes with a great pang of sorrow that his friend will have to return to live among its own kind.Kevin Luthardt's deceptively simple story poignantly and humorously dramatizes the special tale of friendship and demonstrates the importance of learning to let go of something you love.

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Book SynopsisIn this humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

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Book SynopsisCharlie Bumpers?s worst fear is confirmed: he has Mrs. Burke for fourth grade. How will he survive a year with the strictest teacher in the whole school?Shortly before school starts, Charlie Bumpers learns that he will be in Mrs. Burke?s class. It doesn?t matter that she?s been named Teacher of the Year. He?s still afraid of her. Last year when he was horsing around in the hall, he accidentally hit her in the head with his sneaker (don?t ask). The exasperated teacher declared that if anything like that ever happened again, Charlie would be banned from recess forever. How will he survive a year under a teacher who is just waiting for him to make another stupid mistake?This fun series for young readers from Grammy award-winning author, Bill Harley uses humor to illuminate important values such as tolerance, helpfulness, kindness, and making the best of a bad situation.

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Book SynopsisCharlie is ready to play the bad guy in the class play, but Mrs. Burke has other ideas!Charlie Bumpers has his heart set on playing the role of the evil Sorcerer in the fourth grade play. But his dreams of villainous stardom go up in smoke when he finds out that Mrs. Burke has cast him as the Nice Gnome! Determined to rectify this terrible injustice, Charlie concocts one plan after another, but nothing seems to work.To make matters worse, his dad has assigned chores to all the kids in the family and Charlie?s job is walking Ginger ? the diggiest, sniffiest, and poopiest dog in the universe. Can Charlie deal with these challenges without causing havoc all around him?This fun series for young readers from Grammy?award winning author, Bill Harley?s uses humor to illuminate important values such as taking responsibility, being helpful, and making the best of a bad situation.

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Book SynopsisWhen Mary McBlicken the prairie chicken hears a rumblin? and a grumblin?, she sets off to warn her friends in this prairie-style twist on Chicken Little.Mary McBlicken is sure a stampede?s a comin?! She hurries to the ranch, gathering up her friends?a prairie dog, a jack rabbit, and a meadowlark?along the way. Before the fine feathered and furry folks get to their destination, they encounter a coyote who says he knows a shortcut. Should they trust him? Will they find Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan in time? And where is that rumbling coming from anyway?Jackie Mims Hopkins brings readers a hilarious, prairie-style rendition of a well-loved tale. Henry Cole?s energetic illustrations perfectly complement the hilarity and will have readers laughing out loud.

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Book SynopsisCan Charlie face his fear of horror movies and enjoy Halloween?Charlie and Tommy have big plans for Halloween. They?re going to trick-or-treat and sleep over at Alex?s house. But when Charlie finds out that the entertainment at the party will be the ?Scariest Horror Movies Ever,? he is struck by panic. Charlie loves candy, he loves sleepovers with his friends, but he absolutely hates horror movies.There is yet another wrinkle in Charlie?s Halloween plans. He is determined to win the big prize (ten movie tickets) that will be awarded for the best costume, but when he finally comes up with a genius prize-winning idea, he runs into an unexpected obstacle. How will Charlie be able to enjoy Halloween this year?This fun series for young readers from Grammy?award winning author, Bill Harley uses humor to illuminate important values such as taking responsibility, being helpful, and making the best of a bad situation.

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Book SynopsisCan Charlie be a polite host to the most annoying little cousin in the universe?It?s Thanksgiving in the Bumpers? household and Charlie has to be the perfect host to his annoying little cousin, Chip. Chip makes everything hard for Charlie?gets him in trouble, ruins his things, and generally makes a nuisance of himself. On top of that, for homework, Mrs. Burke has assigned Charlie the task of writing what a family is to him. How will Charlie be able to see past his ?turkey? of a cousin to understand the real meaning of family?Grammy award-winning Bill Harley continues his fun series for young readers using humor to get across some important values such as learning to live together as a family and making the best of a bad situation.

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Book SynopsisSammy Skunk’s super sniffer can be super helpful. But when he tries to help the new cook at school, he accidentally stirs up some very soupy trouble!Trade Review“Cheerful mixed-media artwork illustrates this light, appealing story.”—Booklist (for books I–J)“Bravo for Kane Press. Animal Antics A to Z is a superior alphabet series. The whimsical characters and wonderful illustrations will have children smiling, laughing, and wondering what will happen next, while learning to recognize letter sounds. A delightful and thoroughly original way to supercharge beginning readers.” —Roger Farr, Chancellor’s Professor, Emeritus, Indiana University; Past President, International Reading Association“This splendid series lets little learners listen for letter sounds in lively literature! Animal Antics will engage children and encourage them to play with the sounds that make up words.” —Nancy L. Roser, Professor, Language and Literacy Studies, University of Texas, Austin“Very original! Children will have fun discovering the alliterative words as they listen to the stories. The memorable characters and lively pictures have great kid appeal. . . My students enjoy reading the books with the letter of their first name as a motivator!”—Madeline Gilbert, Librarian/Teacher, Mamaroneck Avenue School, Mamaroneck, NY

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Book SynopsisIn this epistolary follow-up to the best-selling First Day Jitters and Last Day Blues, Mrs. Hartwell receives letters over the course of one school year from just about everyone.As every first-year teacher knows, a classroom full of second graders can be alarmingly unpredictable.The letters the children write to Mrs. Hartwell are sympathetic ("I figured you might be a little scared, just like me"); informative ("…most kids don''t eat cauliflower"); encouraging ("Yesterday was THE BEST!"); and apologetic ("I''m sorry about throwing up all over your shoes"). Even a local firefighter writes to Sarah Jane.Fun, funny, and heart-warming, Danneberg’s The Jitters series is sure to delight both teachers and children as they follow Mrs. Hartwell and her class through the year. With School Year Jitters, classes will be inspired to write letters to their own teachers about their favorite, or wildest, days of the year.

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