Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories

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  • Show Stoppers!

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    I’m SO busy! Our class is putting on a musical, and we only have ONE WEEK to organize everything. What’s more, it’s nearly Diwali, and Granny Jas is cooking non-stop, and Auntie Bindi is determined to bring the bling. I’m leaving the theatrics to Milo, but as the director’s assistant I have LOADS to do – especially as everything is going wrong! The costumes, the sets – even Molly the cat is forgetting her cues. Miss Jive thinks the show is CURSED, but I smell sabotage. It’s time for me, Anisha, Accidental Detective, to step into the spotlight and save the show.

  • Three Little Vikings

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    Three little Vikings fight off a fearsome troll in this funny, feminist adventure story by the award-winning Bethan Woollvin.

  • A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch!

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    Izzy and her friends are on a school trip to a big lake. Gary Petrie is excited because the lodges where they’re staying have ROBES AND SLIPPERS! The lake is dark and deep and a bit scary. But it’s when they open their packed lunches that they know! There’s a MONSTER in the lake and it’s coming for their CRISPS!

  • Magnificent Mabel and the Magic Caterpillar

    £6.99

    Sometimes life isn’t fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance it is NEVER her turn to look after the class caterpillar. And she’s not allowed a pair of glasses, even though she is SURE that she needs them. And her big sister Meg KEEPS ignoring her to do homework. But none of that matters in the end … because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT!

  • You Can’t Take an Elephant on Holiday

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    Imagine playing minigolf with meerkats or building a sandcastle with an armadillo! And don’t even think about eating candyfloss when there’s an albatross about! Jam-packed with crazy creatures, this new book from the creators of ‘You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus’, ‘You Can’t Let an Elephant Drive a Digger’ and ‘You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency’ is riotous, laugh-out-loud fun!

  • Investigators

    £9.99

    InvestiGators is the side-splittingly funny comic book series by John Patrick Green – perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dogman.

  • Lonely Beast

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    Have you heard of the Beasts? No, not many people have. That’s because they are very rare. So rare, in fact, that there is only one Beast in each country. This is the tale of one home-loving Beast, whose determination to overcome his loneliness leads him to undertake a daring and dangerous quest to find others like him.

  • Magnificent Mabel and the Egg and Spoon Race

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    Sometimes life isn’t fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance she always comes last at sports day, even though it’s not her fault. And her family haven’t taken her to one single dog show. And she never gets a good part in the school play. But none of that matters in the end – because Mabel is still magnificent. The third book in a hilarious new series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories, this is ideal for newly-confident readers.

  • School’s Cancelled

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    I’ve been working sooo hard with Milo and Govi to make our super-erupting volcano for the school science fair. I really thought we might win first prize – a trip to the National Space Centre. But now we’re in BIG trouble. One minute we were in the lab practising our science demo, and the next thing we knew, our volcano exploded and flooded the corridors. School had to be cancelled! But did we really get our project so wrong – or is someone else trying to win first prize? Looks like a case for Anisha, accidental detective!

  • Mr. Penguin and the catastrophic cruise

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    Mr Penguin is boarding a luxury cruise ship. He doesn’t like water, and he can’t swim, but his friend Colin is performing with the Ladies Choir on board – and anyway, Mr Penguin feels like a rest after some busy adventuring. What’s more, fish finger sandwiches are apparently available twenty-four hours a day. Heaven! But despite the glamorous film stars and party atmosphere, Mr Penguin can’t help but feel that something shifty is happening on board. And when he befriends a young stowaway with a mystery of her own to solve, he soon finds that adventures are lying in wait after all.

  • You Can’t Call an Elephant in an Emergency

    £7.99

    An elephant firefighter? A traffic cop sloth? A paramedic chimpanzee? What a catastrophe! In case of emergency, you’d do best to avoid ALL of these creatures. Find out why in this hilarious picture book filled with the most unlikely rescue attempts.