Humorous Fiction

Rafe Khatchadorian has never been cool. But all that changes when he becomes the guitarist in an awesome rock band and wrangles a part-time job at Hills Village's trendiest new coffee shop slash yoga studio. No more being at the bottom of the middle school food chain—Rafe is finally going to be popular! He just has two teeny problems: the awesome rock band is led by none other than the school bully. And the band actually isn't awesome—they absolutely stink, and Rafe has to whip them into shape for the Best Band Competition.

Pumpsie needs a win. Or to be more precise, he needs the Nashville Wildcats to win. Pumpsie’s been waiting his entire life—twelve whole years!—for his favorite team to make it to the playoffs. And this year—finally!—they’re just one win away. But when Pumpsie accidentally gets trapped in Lookout Field the night before the last game of the season, with only a lost dog named Campy for company, he may have accidentally stumbled into the best night of his life.

Skylar is convinced that life for her as an eleven-year-old is way harder than for any adult, including her cranky principal, Ms. Callus. The only good part about being eleven is being a massive K-pop fan, even if her parents do ban her from all things AZ8, the best K-pop boy band in the world. When a freak accident causes Skylar and Ms. Callus to switch bodies, Skylar finds herself trying to convince the world of AZ8's supremacy, going viral in a K-pop dance video, and somehow running her school, all while stuck in a seventy-one-year-old's body.

Roodkapje met een briljante twist! De Grote Boze Wolf heeft een verschrikkelijke winter gehad. Het was koud, eenzaam en hij is compleet uitgehongerd. Maar daar komt verandering in, want de lente breekt aan en hij is vastberaden om aan iedereen te laten merken hoe Groot en Boos hij is. Jammer alleen dat alle anderen in het Sprookjesbos hem niet serieus nemen. Niemand is bang voor hem en ze nemen hem allemaal in de maling; de heks, trol, de drie biggetjes en die irritante Roodkapje nog het meest! Ondanks al zijn sluwheid en charme verloopt de lente nog rampzaliger dan de winter.

Grumpy old King Chisel has a problem. He needs an heir to his kingdom – fast! So he challenges the best kids from across the country to compete in the Crown Duels, with the ultimate winner becoming king or queen. The ridiculous prime minister, Farting Bernie, is in charge and the contest swiftly descends into chaos. Who will rise to the top and survive wild sabotaging, saggy royal pants, the most disgusting meal ever and a pair of frisky goats?

Ein lustiges Kinderhörbuch über Freundschaft und eine wunderbar unperfekte Familie. Juri, Kette und Quark sind eine richtige Chaostruppe. Das sagt jedenfalls Mama. Juri findet, dass er und seine Freunde einfach nur sehr gute Ideen haben. Wie zum Beispiel das Karacho-Rennen im Einkaufswagen. Oder die Entdeckung von Sofalonien. Oder die Sache mit dem Umgekehrt-Klauen. Aber auch wenn mal was schiefläuft – meistens müssen am Ende Mama, Papa und Opa Eule doch mitlachen. Nur bei Juris kleinem Bruder Pippo ist der Sinn für Humor noch nicht so richtig entwickelt. Aber das kann ja noch kommen.

Plum wholeheartedly believes that the Athensville Zoo is the best zoo on the planet—and the most perfect home. He and the other peacocks wander the grounds, mingling with, guiding, and delighting the visitors. He has friends in every habitat. And the Great Tree has the most comfortable branches to roost on each night. So when trucks roll in and signs are posted about the zoo undergoing a total renovation, Plum can’t think of anything worse! Where are they taking all his friends? What will happen to the Great Tree?

Jemesha is a brave, fun, and outgoing girl who befriends the quiet Damian. When they find out a witch is up to no good in their neighborhood, Jemesha teams up with Damian and her brother Mel to stop the witch.

These disgusting stories are for good boys and girls only. Naughty children will only be tempted to sickie-burp in someone's face, or spread nasty rumours, or blame a stinky fart on someone else. You've been warned!

Soon-to-be eight-year-old Daffodil likes the dictionary, the middle bit in custard cream biscuits, and thinking BIG. She does NOT like her cousin Hugo Patterson-Dent, who has ten more gold stars than she does; the biscuit bit of custard creams (but that’s OK because her friend Nirmal-Next-Door eats that); or any sort of catastrophe. The trouble is that somehow Daffodil's ambitious plans tend to go pear-shaped …

Een bundel vol tegendraadse verhalen van Tosca Menten. De eigenzinnige Flip krijgt om de haverklap een knotsgek idee. Haar buurmeisje Olijf vindt die allemaal maar raar en vies, maar gelukkig snapt Nisar haar helemaal. Met Flip beleef je nog eens wat! Ze verft haar saaie sneeuwpop rood, kookt winterklutspot voor vogeltjes en broedt een gevonden ei uit in haar haar. Van klei maakt Flip een doodecht fossiel van haar neus. Over honderd miljoen jaar graaft iemand die op. Wat zal die opkijken.

Pet tortoise Albert is having a bad day. His sleep is disturbed by the wind in the trees and then, as he goes to tuck into his food, the wind blows it away. Can the other garden creatures rally round and help Albert retrieve his meal? And will Albert be able to thank them all properly?

When Mom and Dad and their twelve-year-old twin boys headed over to grandma’s house for Thanksgiving dinner, they discovered that a roast turkey wasn’t the only cadaver awaiting them. It seems Great Aunt Thelma passed away even before sampling Aunt Susan’s crab dip. While the guests try to figure out how to deal with this situation, the twins’ comical irreverence and Mom’s weary exasperation lighten the mood.

Birdie has big plans for eighth grade. This is the year that she gets a boyfriend, and since she and her best friend, Deve, do everything together, it makes sense that Deve will get a girlfriend. She doesn’t expect Deve to be so against her plan, or for their fight to blow up in her face. So when the West African god Anansi appears to her, claiming to be able to make everything right again, Birdie pushes past her skepticism and makes a wish for the whole mess to go away.

This is a humorous story about two children, their mother, and a luckless father who somehow manages to draw the wrath of his wife, whereupon she turns into a fire breathing dragon and speaks in tongues.