Humorous Stories

PANTS is a picture book with a brilliant rhyming text by Giles Andreae and lots of hilarious pictures by Nick Sharratt. Small children (and lots of adults!) love pants. They love talking about pants. They giggle whenever pants are mentioned. Let's face...

"I was unsqueakably excited when Garth took Og the frog and me home for the weekend, because he was having a birthday party! I was expecting to have a GREAT-GREAT-GREAT time. I wasn't expecting there to be a thief, hidden treasure, and a mystery...

The Blythes are a big, warm, rambunctious family who live on a small farm and sometimes foster children. Now Prez has come to live with them. But, though he seems cheerful and helpful, he never says a word. Then one day Prez answers the door to someone...

There are tickles everywhere in this house. From Mum's swirly-whirly tummy button tickles to Dad's great big side-grabbers, there's no escape for this brother and sister. Young children will be bursting with laughter and raring to join in with the...

When will Justin Statham realize what he's missing? Can't he see that his ONE is here, right under his nose, ie. ME! Maybe he's heard that I'm rubbish at snogging? I need to brush up on my technique-and fast! Or perhaps I am just generally unlovable . . ...

So funny that it will have children wetting their pants (IF they're wearing anyway!), Bottoms Up! is a book guaranteed to cause giggles. Our toddler hero is not happy and wants to protest - if animals don't wear pants, then why should we?! After all . . ...

The new hilarious story from Jeff Kinney is the best yet in the brilliant, bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series!Greg Heffley and his family are getting out of town. With the cold weather setting in and the stress of the Christmas holiday approaching,...

Mighty menaces, disaster has struck! Gnasher's got himself into REAL trouble this time.If he's not careful, DENNIS AND THE DINMAKERS are going to be kicked out of THE FAME FACTOR competition. And with our rockin' tunes, we're guaranteed winners!I have to...

Get ready for the fourth brilliant Diary of Dennis the Menace book: Bash Street Bandit! Steven Butler is an actor, dancer and trained circus performer, and has been a fan of The Beano since childhood. He has appeared in the Wizard of Oz in London's West...

A modern fairy tale for the twenty-first century and a second adventure for the irrepressible and highly popular Princess Smartypants. Princess Smartypants has decided she'd like to have a baby but doesn't want the husband to go with it. The King and...

When Wolf decides that a little girl would make a very tasty snack, he tries to trick her by pretending to be her grandmother. But the little girl is smarter than Wolf and sends him away each time he knocks at her door. She sends him to collect various...

Why is life never like it is in books? Nothing interesting ever happens to me. I am not adopted, my parents are not alcoholics or drug addicts, and I don't live on a council estate. Even my name sucks. In other words, my life is earth-shatteringly normal...

Join Winnie and Wilbur in this fantastic bumper gift edition, jam-packed with hundreds of colour illustrations. Winnie is full of mad-cap schemes and plans to put her magic to good use. Wilbur is her long-suffering best friend, and everyone's favourite...

A brilliant new hardback edition of Roald Dahl's The Twits with a hairy beard cover! Touch-and-feel Mr Twit's straggly old beard and even stick bits of food in it to make it even more disgusting...! The Twits are possibly the nastiest and most disgusting...

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator together in a single bumper volume. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Charlie Bucket loves chocolate - and Mr Willy Wonka, the most wondrous inventor in the world, is opening the...

Two books in one: Dinner Ladies Don't Count and Linda's Life. Both are school stories - in the first, Jason has to prove that he didn't take Donna's birthday cards; in the second, Linda tells a lie about why she can't go on the school outing. Fun and...

The new children's book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams - a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. Meet the Meeks! Myrtle Meek has everything she could...

Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for... the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning... When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord...

From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has...

The new jaw-achingly funny novel from David Walliams, the number one bestselling author! Make your appointment if you dare... Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow...

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...

The brilliantly funny fifth and sixth novels in the GEORGIA NICOLSON series, out now in gorgey new paperback omnibus edition by recent winner of the ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE. "11.20a.m. This is my fabulous life: the Sex God left for Whakatane last...

An electric combination of angels, mystery and romance, MERCY is the first book in a major new paranormal series. There's something very wrong with me. I can't remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I got here. All I know is that when I wake up,...

Quirky, witty and brilliant, Marshall Armstrong is new to school and he definitely stands out from the crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A highly original take on a perennially popular theme from an exciting talent. Marshall Armstrong is...

The brand-new HEARTWARMINGLY HILARIOUS children's picture book from NUMBER ONE bestselling David Walliams. Illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross. Meet Geronimo - the baby penguin who has one dream and one dream only - and that is to fly! But everyone...

From the million-copy bestselling author of THE PARENT AGENCY and BIRTHDAY BOY comes a wildly entertaining wish-fulfilment adventure that asks the question: what would happen if the strictest head teacher swapped bodies with the naughtiest kid in school?...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this ssssspectacularly funny picture book for children of 3 and up. Miranda loves to be different, and on Bring-your-pet-to-school Day she introduces everyone to her very...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this ssssspectacularly funny picture book for children of 3 and up. Hilariously read by the author himself. Warning: very silly sound-effects included! Miranda loves to be...

Read David Walliams' latest bestselling children's book, Bad Dad, a fast and furious adventure for boys and girls aged 7-12. Beautifully illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross. Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin...

All I want for Christmas is...a new GEEK GIRL story! Harriet Manners knows a lot about Christmas. She knows that every year Santa climbs down 91.8 million chimneys. She knows that Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was almost definitely a girl. She knows...

Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this spectacularly funny story for children of 3 and up. A bored queen. A birthday wish. An outrageous...

Written exclusively for Comic Relief 2015 by David Walliams. From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this special Book & CD edition of this spectacular story for children of 3 and up. Also read by David...

The most embarrassing dad in the world is back in this hilarious series for girls from TV and radio-comedy writing talent, Nigel Smith. When Dad posts an embarrassing video of Nat online as a joke, she's furious. Things are set to get much worse,...

The hotly-anticipated next novel from NUMBER ONE bestselling author, David Walliams Jack's Grandpa... *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up Spam a la Custard for dinner *and often doesn't remember Jack's name But he can still take to the...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this explosively funny space adventure for children of 3 and up. Two big hippos. One ENORMOUS dream. Who can make it to the moon first? 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . . BLAST OFF!...

The brilliantly funny third and fourth novels in the series `Knocked out by my nunga-nungas' and Dancing in my nuddy pants', out now in gorgey new paperback omnibus edition by recent winner of the ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE. "Yeah... it was a snogging...

The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book... Charming,...

The sequel to Withering Tights - winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010 - The second book in the hilarious series from the original Queen of Teen. You'll laugh your tights off . . . Yaroooo! Tallulah's triumphant Heathcliff in 'Wuthering Heights' the...

Geronimo Stilton has taken the world by storm! Funny and adventurous stories with colourful, engaging text design from the UK publishers who brought you Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Perfect for both avid and reluctant readers of 5+ Attack of the Bandit Cats...

The laugh-out-loud funny girl-series returns - and Nat is more embarrassed than ever! From TV and radio comedy writing talent Nigel Smith. For some girls the chance to be a bridesmaid is a dream come true. But for Nathalia it's a total nightmare. From...