Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Tiger Tales The Great Monster Hunt
Book SynopsisAs part of the new Let''s Read Together collection, this humorous story of friendship encourages language development in young readers.Early one morning, a funny noise wakes up Duck. It sounds like pshhh-pshh, and it is coming from right under her bed! Duck is not quite sure what it is, and she is too afraid to look...Let''s Read Together is an ideal series to share special reading time with a child while introducing important gentle lessons. The series explores a variety of topics, including friendship, acceptance, teamwork, and empathy, all the while encouraging the development of language and reading skills.
£8.54
Tiger Tales Hickory Dickory Duck: A Pull-Tab Action Rhyme!
Book SynopsisHickory, Dickory, Duck is a fun twist on the classic nursery rhyme with hilarious characters causing chaos! With sturdy tabs that children will love to pull to find the characters!Hickory Dickory Duck was fixing his clock and got stuck! Poor Duck''s clock is broken. He gathers his tools to fix it, but ends up getting stuck inside! Before long, a crowd of well-meaning friends try to help. But there isn’t much room inside the clock for all of them... A fun twist on the traditional nursery rhyme, this book will have children and adults alike giggling together as they pull the tabs to see what happens on each page.
£9.49
Tiger Tales Octopants
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£9.49
Tiger Tales What's in the Box?
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£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Dragons Get Colds Too
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£16.19
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books The Great Shelby Holmes
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£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Great Shelby Holmes Meets Her Match
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£8.54
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Great Shelby Holmes and the Coldest Case
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£8.99
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Mosquitoes Can't Bite Ninjas
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£16.19
Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books Captain Pug
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£7.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Ethan Long Presents Fangsgiving
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£17.09
The New York Review of Books, Inc The Complete Polly and the Wolf
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£16.16
The New York Review of Books, Inc The Wind on the Moon
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£13.49
The New York Review of Books, Inc Uncle
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£9.49
Amicus Ink Twinkle Twinkle Little Lamb
Book Synopsis'Perfect for storytimes and music classes for the very young.'—School Library Journal When a little red-haired girl named Mary gets the words to Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Mary Had a Little Lamb mixed up, Star loves being Mary's new beloved pet. But Lamb doesn't appreciate his new 'starring' role. Will the mix-up ever be set right? Author Bridget Heos weaves a story with funny dialogue between Lamb and Star as they argue over Mary's mash-up of lyrics. Sarah Jennings' cheerful sketches skillfully capture the emotions of the characters. A story you can't read without giggling, this book makes a great gift for preschoolers and the glitter on the dust jacket makes it shine. Perfect for fans of Mustache Baby.
£14.45
University of Arkansas Press Friday Comes on Tuesday: An Adventure at Crystal
Book SynopsisThe delightful story of Friday, a dog who discovers that the world of art is filled with many wonderful friends.A dog in an art museum? Maybe not most dogs, but Friday goes to the museum every Tuesday to visit his friends. One day Friday must say goodbye for the winter. Join the fun as Friday trots through the galleries, taking selfies and saying goodbye to all of his friends—Maman the spider, Rosie the Riveter, George Washington, and many others. Later, looking at his photos, Friday realizes that the works of art in a museum are more than just bronze and steel, paint and canvas, ink and paper. Instead, the art connects him—and us—to stories, lessons, inspiration, and dreams. And through the art collection at Crystal Bridges, all of us—even a dog—become part of the American experience.
£999.99
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Charlie Bumpers vs. the Puny Pirates
Book SynopsisCharlie Bumpers is finally on the same soccer team as his two best friends, and they?re sure the Pirates will be the best team ever! But their high hopes are crushed on the first day of practice.Not only do they have a bunch of shrimpy and inexperienced teammates, their new coach doesn?t believe in star players. The first few games are a big disappointment to Charlie. So, if they can?t be on a winning team, Charlie thinks, maybe he, Tommy, and Hector can at least win the prize for selling the most candy bars for the fundraiser. But after a series of near catastrophes, Charlie and his friends learn that hotshot plays and gimmicky sales techniques aren?t as effective as hard work, honesty, and cooperation.Grammy Award-winner Bill Harley continues his fun series for young readers, using humor to illuminate important values such as working together as a team and making the best of a bad situation.
£7.59
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Pig and Small
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£7.95
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Charlie Bumpers vs. His Big Blabby Mouth
Book SynopsisWhen Charlie exaggerates about his dad?s career and convinces his classmates that his dad would be the greatest Career Week speaker ever, what will happen if his dad actually does come and his friends find out the truth?When his classmates are boasting about their parents? jobs, Charlie gets carried away and leaves the impression that his accountant dad is not only the president of his company but also that he will hand out free calculators to everyone. With rumors flying around the school and expectations escalating, Charlie jumps the gun and tells his teacher Mrs. Burke that his dad can speak to their class during Career Week. Now Charlie has no choice. He has to get his dad to come in. But then, just before the big event Mr. Bumpers loses his job. Charlie is dumbfounded and devastated. How will he explain to his class? Will his dad still come in during Career Week? Fortunately, Mr. Bumpers has some very surprising plans of his own.This fun series for young readers from Grammy?award winning author, Bill Harley, uses humor to illuminate important values such as learning to live together as a family and making the best of a bad situation.
£7.59
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Hansel & Gretel
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£15.26
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
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£15.26
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Gnu and Shrew
Book SynopsisIntrigued by Gnu?s fantastical descriptions about a diamond-filled cave across the river, Shrew tries to find a way to combine Gnu?s big ideas with his own practical approach to make their shared dream a reality, in a whimsical spin on the classic ?The Ant and the Grasshopper? fable. Illustrations.
£15.29
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Pretty Funny for a Girl
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£16.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Pretty Rude for a Girl
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£16.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Hat Tricks
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£999.99
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Mr. Penguin and the Fortress of Secrets
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£9.49
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Hey! A Colorful Mystery
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£16.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Pretty Funny for a Girl
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£10.44
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Hooked on Books
Book SynopsisPearl just wants to read her book in peace, but the other fish won?t leave her alone!Pearl can?t wait to dive into her new book, but the other sea creatures keep interrupting and nothing she does will keep them away?not hanging signs, not hiding under the seaweed, nor swimming away to a shipwreck. So Pearl plucks up her book and swishes down, down, down for a distraction-free place to think and to read. But just as she settles back in, here comes a light show from the comb jellies! GAH! What?s a poor fish got to do for some quiet alone time? Little ones who struggle to focus in busy environments will relate to Pearl, a grumpy anglerfish, as she searches for quiet in this funny and gentle reminder about establishing healthy boundaries and respecting personal space.
£15.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Pretty Rude for a Girl
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£10.44
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Hat Tricks
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£7.59
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Ready! Said Rabbit
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£16.19
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. The Grudge Keeper
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£8.27
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Prak Fills the House
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£16.14
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. Somebody Needs to Do Something About That
Book SynopsisA silly and ironic twist on ?The Little Dutch Boy,? featuring a charmingly unaware monster who just wants to be kind and make a differenceMerv is a nice monster. He sits outside the village, snacking on plants and blissfully minding his own business. Until…the villagers start complaining about ?that monster.? Merv assumes they must be talking about somebody else and decides to go take care of that nuisance himself! He asks for help from the witches, the troll under the bridge, and even the unicorns. But their assistance comes with strings attached, and poor Merv isn?t ready to meet their demands. Will Merv return to the village a failure, or might he have been helping everyone all along?
£14.24
Peachtree Publishers,U.S. The Girl Who Loves Bugs
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£16.14
Holiday House This Rock Is Mine
Book SynopsisFriendship wins the day in this heartwarming quarrel between two hilariously stubborn frogs.Two frogs find an ordinary little rock. It?s the perfect place to stretch their legs! But both frogs think it''s their rock?and they really don?t want to share. So what do they do? Why, make a huge fuss and start an uproarious squabble of course! Uh-oh. They?ve caused such a scene, that here comes a hungry heron. Perhaps they should put their differences aside and find a new rock…together?Jubilant rhyme makes for a witty read aloud in this gleefully illustrated showdown. A lovely reminder on resolving disagreements respectfully, especially for little ones heading back to school or those that are fond of shouting, Mine!
£12.99
Holiday House No Said Rabbit
£9.27
Archaia Bolivar
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£21.38
Capstone Press Bumble B. Mission Fun
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£999.99
Capstone Editions of Coughlan Companies Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Last Day of
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£999.99
Capstone Editions of Coughlan Companies May Saves the Day
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£999.99
Capstone Editions of Coughlan Companies Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs
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£16.10
Capstone Editions Crabby Pants
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£10.82
Capstone Editions Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs
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£999.99
Capstone Editions Do Not Take Your Dragon on a Field Trip
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£999.99
Kane/Miller Book Publishers Baby Christmas
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£9.99
Sourcebooks, Inc The Perfect Escape
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£10.44
