Humorous Fiction

Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? And whatever happened to that Golden Fleece? It takes a demigod to know the answers, and Percy Jackson can fill you in....

Eleven complete Dr. Seuss stories at a great price, featuring performances by John Cleese, Billy Crystal, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer, Dustin Hoffman, John Lithgow, and more....

Matilda is exceptional. But Matilda's parents think she's a nuisance, and at school she faces Miss Trunchbull, a terror of a headmistress....

Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. A singular delight, crammed with mad fantasy and as much candy as you can eat....

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from number-one international best-selling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime....

After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is until she’s approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher....

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different....

A bizarre chain of events begins when 16 unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will....

When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them. And the BFG (Big Friendly Giant) will help her....

Sixth grader Greg Heffley doesn't understand his annoying younger brother, obnoxious older one, or well-meaning parents....

From number-one New York Times best-selling author Kate DiCamillo comes a laugh-out-loud story filled with eccentric, endearing characters....

Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do....

Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan....

Armed only with a frying pan and her common sense, Tiffany Aching, a young witch-to-be, is all that stands between the monsters of Fairyland and the warm, green Chalk country that is her home....

This audiobook contains books 9 through 16 of the Junie B. Jones series of children's tales....

Can an undercover nerd become a superstar agent? Ben Ripley sure hopes so - and his life may depend on it....

This audiobook chronicles Greg Heffley's creative efforts to dodge middle school hazards, dazzle the girls, avoid talent shows, and - above all - guard his embarrassing secret....

Jeff Kinney brings the series back to its roots, as Greg starts a new school year and faces a challenge he never could've imagined....

Greg Heffley makes a New Year's resolution to help others improve, but his brand of truthful advice doesn't go over well....

Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books....

In Wrecking Ball, Book 14 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, an unexpected inheritance gives the Heffley family a chance to make major improvements to their home. But they soon find that construction isn't all it's cracked up to be....

This fourth hilarious installment finds Greg Heffley approaching summer vacation with a clear plan: Stay inside and play as many video games as possible....

To escape the stress of the holidays, the Heffleys decide to get out of town and go to a resort instead of celebrating Christmas at home....

Nine complete Dr. Seuss stories at a great price, featuring performances by Jason Alexander, Michael McKean, and David Hyde Pierce....

Greg Heffley and his family and friends are back in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" Book 8, the latest installment in the #1 best-selling series by Jeff Kinney and one of the most anticipated books of 2013....

When street magician Carter runs away, he never expects to find friends and magic in a sleepy New England town. But like any good trick, things change instantly....

When snow shuts down Greg Heffley’s middle school, his neighborhood transforms into a wintry battlefield. Rival groups fight over territory, build massive snow forts, and stage epic snowball fights. In the crosshairs are Greg and his trusty best friend, Rowley Jefferson....

Rebekah Daniels is just your ordinary spunky nine-year-old girl living in the small town of Curtis Bay…EXCEPT she is determined NOT to be ordinary at all!...

The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. The only thing he's good at is playing video games, but his mother wants him to broaden his horizons by doing something - anything! - else....

With SPYDER defeated, Ben Ripley is looking forward to his life getting back to normal, or as normal as possible when you’re a superspy in training. For once, everything seems to be right in Ben’s world - until someone bombs the CIA conference room next door....

Laura's brother, Johnny, and his pals have great fun clearing the local tidal pool of some unwelcome visitors; and Laura gets to grips with some strange "goings-on" while camping with her friends on an Island just a few miles off the coast from her favourite beach. Could the unexplained events on the island be linked to the arrival of two mysterious birdwatchers in Stokey's Woods? Strangers in the Woods is the second book in the Laura McNaughty Adventures series for kids, teenagers and grown-ups alike. 

Hermie is a miniature schnauzer with a mind of his own and strange little ways. His interactions with father are always full of surprises. In this book, Hermie and father visit the Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary in Looe, Cornwall. As usual with Hermie, things take an unexpected turn. 

Fall is an important time of year on a ranch, mostly because it means that winter is coming soon! And, on Hank’s ranch, that means that the cake house is about to be filled with bags of feed to get the cattle through the long frozen days ahead. Unfortunately, this particular feed-delivery is accompanied by a town mutt named Roy, who gets Hank into big trouble with some local yellow jacket wasps.

In the mythical kingdom of Gardenia, 11-year-old Aden sets out to honor his fallen parents by following in their footsteps to become the strongest warrior in the land. After a humiliating defeat at the hands of a mysterious warrior, he must start over - by becoming a gardener. But fate deals Aden a path far darker and more important than he ever imagined. He learns he is one of five Wards charged with protecting The Planting Tree, the one tree that feeds and nurtures all life in the realm. 

Ten-year-old Opie Jones is Very Ordinary. In fact nothing remarkable has ever happened to her, if you don’t count the cat that gives her funny looks from next door (which she doesn’t). So she is naturally very surprised when she is recruited to join The Resistance - a team of superheroes who can read minds, and have a dastardly brainwashing villain to defeat. However it turns out Opie can’t read human minds; she can read animal ones. The other members of the Resistance are very disappointed. And a whole world of animal chat and demands is opening up to her.

Farty McFartpants is the hilarious tale of a clever little chap who is tired of being laughed at because of his extraordinary name. Follow Farty as he takes very stinky but hilarious action to teach the school bullies a lesson that their noses will never forget.  

When young Flynn becomes too old to stay at the Baskervile orphanage, he applies for a job as cabin boy on the Black Hound pirate ship. Can Flynn survive his second scary adventure? A priceless golden chalice has been stolen from Fergus McSwaggers, fearsome chief of the squelchy Bog Islands...and he wants it back! Can Flynn and the crew of the Black Hound solve their most dangerous case yet, battling deadly ice pirates, outsmarting squabbling clans and facing the scariest beast of all the Seven Seas, the monstrous, catlike Mogdrod?

Jack is very excited when he learns that this year's school trip is a visit to the seaside to hunt for fossils. And even better - there's going to be a prize for the best find, which he is desperate to win! Unfortunately, his best friend, Picklewitch, is not impressed, until she discovers the local Sea Wizard, whose secret lair is hiding the biggest treasure of all.... 

After a traumatic run-in with the fortune teller from a visiting funfair - thanks to an unfortunately timed sneeze - Riley finds himself cursed. Life as he knows it quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters - from wetting himself onstage during the school show, accidentally supergluing himself to his classmates and ruining the school football team’s sponsorship deal, to flooding his house and losing class four’s pet rabbit - Riley knows the bad luck is out to get him. Enter new kid: Brad Chicago. He’s super-cool, well-groomed and stylish, with an excellent stationery collection.

When Mr Dog meets a reckless young wildcat called Angus in the woods he soon makes an important discovery - a whole group of exotic animals are being held in captivity. Mr Dog wants to help them - but will Angus charge in and turn a rescue into a kitten catastrophe?