Humorous Stories

My name is Lottie Biggs and in three weeks time, I will be fifteen years old. At school, most people call me Lottie Not-Very-Biggs. I've never found this particularly funny . . . My current hair colour is Melody Deep Plum which is not as nice as Melody...

Horrible Histories meets Wimpy Kid in these funny stories mismatching characters with careers. The stories are colour chapter books perfect for the independent reader. Mr Bloodaxe is not like any other teacher at school, he is just a little bit scary, or...

Rudyard Kipling's delightful story telling how the elephant got his trunk is given a stunning new interpretation by a top artist. Geoffrey Patterson has abridged the original text for a younger audience without losing any of Kipling's much-loved turns of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408342879Author Jonathan MeresFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Orchard BooksPublisher Hachette Children's GroupWeight(grams) 56g

Mad stuff just happens with Billy Bonkers! Billy is a bouncy, bubbly, bonkers boy. And wherever he goes, off-the-wall adventures always seem to follow. From bouncing so hard on his trampoline that he bounces up, up and away...into space, and eating so...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Horrid Henry hates babysitters - and he knows exactly how...

Holly, Anna and Pepino are thrilled to finally be going on the amazing intergalactic Holy Moly Holiday! They have been promised scuba diving in volcanoes, followed by a flight to Mars and, most excitingly of all, hot chocolate on tap. But if there's...

Snow Fright loves being scared...and she's in for the fright of her life when she gets locked in the terrifying ROLLER GHOSTER!Book InformationISBN 9781408329627Author Laurence AnholtFormat HardbackPage Count 48Imprint Orchard BooksPublisher Hachette...

Meet Ben - the bendiest of all Ruby's relations! Join Ruby and Ben as they continue the hilarious tour of their crazy family in this delightful new spin on Laurence Anholt's much-loved series. With the original fabulous illustrations by Tony Ross, these...

Meet Boris - the brainiest of all Ruby's relations! Join Ruby and Boris as they continue the hilarious tour of their crazy family in this delightful new spin on Laurence Anholt's much-loved series. With the original fabulous illustrations by Tony Ross,...

In this Guide to Trouble, Max and Molly will show you, clever reader: 1. How to get snowed in with only EMERGENCY BEANS for tea. 2. How to snowplough the street so Mum can buy PIZZA instead. 3. How to accidentally-also-at-the-same-time build a real-life...

Jiggy McCue's clothes keep disappearing. In public! Soon teachers, friends, neighbours and even the odd seagull have all seen Jiggy without a stitch on. Embarrassing, or what? Worse, Jiggy hasn't a clue how to stop it happening...Book InformationISBN...

Jiggy only jumped into the school broom cupboard for two minutes to avoid a teacher. So when he emerges from his hasty hiding spot into a parallel universe, he's not impressed! And there's not a lion or a witch in sight...In this new world, Jiggy finds...

There is a tradition in Jiggy's hometown - the night before a boy starts school he goes to the Piddle Pool near the old quarry and pees in the pool for good luck. But when Jiggy went...he couldn't go, and he's been unlucky ever since. Now Jiggy wants to...

Meet Pippa Morgan, a small girl with a BIG imagination, and read her hilarious diary, packed with doodle illustrations. Pippa has a new hobby ... Ghost Hunting! Luckily, the school trip to the Isle of Wight proves the perfect opportunity to hunt out some...

A fast-paced superhero story, filled with fun illustrations. Jonny and Tommy Atomic are not like ordinary boys. Their dad is the most famous superhero in the world - making them pretty super too. The boys have to keep their identity a secret. But what's...

A hilarious new series, perfect for fans of MR GUM.Quirky black-and-white line illustrations throughout as well as fun activity sheets at the back. Bobby Cobbler's family have only just moved to Pip Street when his beloved cat Conkers goes missing. As a...

Welcome to Pip Street! The very ordinary place where extraordinary things happen. Quirky black-and-white illustrations throughout as well as fun activity sheets at the back. Who turned out all the lights? Oh, no one - it's a power cut. Which is bad news...

A lively chapter book by Simon Puttock for Egmont's blue banana series. Smedley the shy chameleon blends in so well that nobody notices him. But bold Sally Skinky sees Smedley's true talent for standing out. Blue bananas are chapter books for children...

Ack has to write a paper about black holes, and he doesn't know a thing about them. But Eek is there to show Ack all the ins and outs about these space vacuums!Book InformationISBN 9781406275674Author Blake A. HoenaFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint...

In an exclusive for World Book Day, Bubbles the guinea pig shares his thoughts about wizards, magical adventures, his owner, Rose, dogs, pooing - and food. Mostly food. This is a story about me, Bubbles. Find out how Merdyn the Wild, a wizard from the...

Carmichael Taylor - Car for short - is just a normal schoolkid with an answer for everything. But life's not always about having the last word, as the wisecracking Car discovers when he accidentally lands his supply teacher in a whole host of trouble. So...

A hilarious and exclusive World Book Day book featuring THE WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD - or are they? Perfect for fans of Horrid Henry. Head teacher Mrs Bottomley-Blunt thinks 4B is the WORST CLASS IN THE WORLD. She says school is not about footling or...

Poo is a forbiddenus wordus. Vesuvius, the Roman inventor, has been trying to solve the pongy problem for many years - with no luck. But one night he is struck by inspiration... The pongy classic, now with a new jacket.Book InformationISBN...

There's bad news in the paper and war on the TV. Ziggi, an aspiring rockstar, is wondering why he was ever born at all, when the answer to his question miraculously appears in the form of a spectacular, all-flying, all-singing little stallion! Ziggi is...

The SIXth novel from the MacMillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration's winner Kate Pankhurst. The perfect book for 7-9 yr olds who love funny stories with quirky illustrations like DIARY OF A WIMPY KID, the DORK DIARIES and CLARICE BEAN. Mariella...

Shabba me whiskers! It's one of those Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton. They're only the craziest, funnest most amazing books for children in the world. You're A Bad Man, Mr Gum! Good evening. Mr Gum is a complete horror who hates children, animals, fun and...

It's going to be a busy day for Doctor Makeyouwell with the accident-prone Mr Men and Little Miss about - please be careful Mr Bump! Ouch! And when Little Miss Helpful helps out as a nurse the chaos can only get worse! The Mr. Men and Little Miss Every...

Little Miss Lucky is the luckiest person in the world, until strange things happen to her. Can she discover what is behind her sudden bad luck? The Mr Men and Little Miss Magic series takes kids on a series of sparkling adventures where they meet some...

The fifth screamingly funny novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. Hot on the heels of bestselling Gangsta Granny comes another hilarious, action-packed and touching novel - the story of a...

Hey, buster! Normal life is a total yawn. So break out boredom with multi-million-copy bestselling author Lauren Child, and meet your new favourite heroine... Ruby Redfort: detective, secret agent, thirteen-year-old kid. Everyone's favourite kid...

A hilariously wacky read from author/illustrator Ross Collins. Whenever there's a pong, poo or puddle that can't be explained, Norman and Ringo are the hounds that take the blame. Determined to exploit their status for profit, Blamehounds Inc. is soon in...

Little Miss Twins live in Twoland. They do everything in pairs, and say things twice. Two Little Misses is twice the fun. The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustrations...

Frank Cottrell Boyce's story, Millions - the tale of a not-so-great train robbery - is an absolute treasure! Two brothers, Damian and Anthony, are unwittingly caught up in a train robbery during Britain's countdown to joining the Euro. Suddenly finding...

Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. It's a dreadful shock for Horrid Henry when Perfect Peter...

Jiggy is horrified to hear that his parents have signed him up for a reality TV show called Kid Swap. He is to move in with another family and everything he does will be filmed. Sadly, most of what he does while the camera is pointing his way is not the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780603574337Format PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dean & SonPublisher Egmont UK LtdWeight(grams) 1000g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780603574313Format PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dean & SonPublisher Egmont UK LtdWeight(grams) 1000g

Mr Men and Little Miss reprints for The Works.Book InformationISBN 9780603573057Format PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Dean & SonPublisher Egmont UK LtdWeight(grams) 1000g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780603574238Format PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Dean & SonPublisher Egmont UK LtdWeight(grams) 1000g