Humorous Stories

The Girl Who Loves Bugs is a hilarious and heart-warming story empowering young girls to always be curious, from superstar writer Lily Murray and Waterstones Prize-winning illustrator, Jenny Lovlie.Evie loves bugs. And she's fed up of having to keep up...

The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. ...

The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' bestseller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author, illustrated in glorious full colour by Tony Ross. ...

Four stories in one! Cally has a twin brother Jimmy, and he is always getting into some kind of mischief - which usually means double trouble! Thankfully their Greek granny is usually on hand to help - or add to the mayhem! In these four fab stories,...

Soar into space with this glorious love story of alien folk, from the creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man - read by Oscar-nominated actor Imelda Staunton! The Smeds (who are red) never mix with the Smoos (who are blue). So when a young Smed and Smoo...

THE SECOND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD ADVENTURE FOR LEONORA BOLT, SECRET INVENTOR.'Fizzing with fun, friendship and fabulous inventions!' - Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of Shadows Leonora isn't supposed to be building a submarine in a tree. Or turning the local wildlife...

WARNING!Back off! Put this book away RIGHT NOW.Don't you know that this book REALLY does not want to be read? It will BITE. And SNAP. And NIBBLE.If you try to read this book it will play all sorts of strange and sneaky tricks on you. Outrageous tricks...

THE WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD 2020In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Very Big Crab and Little Crab. Today, they're going for a dip in the sea. "This is going to be so great!" says Little Crab. But then Little Crab catches a first glimpse...

*Learn to count with Roald Dahl's 123*Introduce titchy toddlers to numbers with these colourful board books from the world's NUMBER ONE storyteller.2 little chiddlers waiting for their friend. Can you spot 1 enormous crocodile hiding in the grass? As...

'Do you think I should ask him out, Nicholas, or is that a bit forward?' 'GRANNY!' We all stared at her. Dad had to sit down.Nicholas's granny has fallen in love - with the elderly Hell's Angel next door! Yurrrgghhh. Nicholas's dad isn't happy about it -...

The Mr Men are celebrating Chinese New Year. Little Miss Neat is having a party with traditional decorations and a New Year's Eve feast and the next day there will even be a dragon dance. What could possibly go wrong?! Mr Men and Little Miss...

Dylan Malone, aka Beaky, has a habit for telling porkies - every time he opens his mouth, out pops a whopper... But then his long-suffering sister shoves him into the truth-telling machine at Madame Shirley's Marvellous Emporium of Peculiarities. Now...

With sing-along song from David Gibb, Lollies Award-winning Michelle Robinson's busy story based on the tongue-twister is bursting with trucks, doggie drivers, vehicles and colour! Red Lorry and Yellow Lorry must get to the construction site, but they...

Hold your horses, the cat is out the bag! Discover all the amazing and awful facts about barmy beasts and cagey creatures across time with history's most horrible headlines: Animals edition. The master of making...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368064118Author Disney BooksFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Disney PressPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 274mm...

A splendiferous selection of Dr. Seuss images for all ages to colour! This beautiful book - featuring two colours of foil on the cover -will provide hours of creative fun for Dr Seuss fans from 7 to 107! Relax, play and colour in...

All Hal had ever wanted was a dog. But a dog would damage the carpets in Hal's house, and so his parents refused to let him have one. Then they discover Easy Pets, a convenient dog-rental agency. ...

WELL, DIP ME IN HISTORY AND CALL ME A TIME TRAVELLER! It's the brand new book from the author of the award-winning and bestselling Mr Gum series! NATBOFF! is a hysterical collection of stories, all set in Mr Gum's...

WELL, DIP ME IN HISTORY AND CALL ME A TIME TRAVELLER! It's the brand new book from the author of the award-winning and bestselling Mr Gum series! NATBOFF! is a hysterical collection of stories, all set in Mr Gum's...

This new hardback edition of The Wind in the Willows, the classic story loved by children and adults alike, has been created in partnership with the world-famous V&A Museum, with exquisite cover designs from their William Morris collection. Spring is in...

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.Harry wishes he was a knight. All his family are. So, one...

Edward Lear's popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck's gloriously atmospheric illustrations, full of humour and tenderness this is a thoroughly enchanting book.It's the 200th anniversary of Edward Lear! Celebrate with his classic poem, THE OWL AND THE...

A hilarious story of everyone's favourite bear, Paddington - now a major movie star! With his suitcase packed full of marmalade sandwiches and Mrs Bird's umbrella (in case it rains), Paddington sets out for a day of sightseeing with his...

"A funny, tender, poignant debut with a believable, sympathetic protagonist." - The Guardian "Tender, truthful and touching." - The Times "A really lovely book, so tender and truthful." - Jacqueline Wilson,...

The perfect pants are hard to find for someone shaped like me. Could Octopants be just the job? Why not dive in and see . . .? There are all-in-ones for urchins and slipper-socks for eels... but will Octopus ever find a pair of pants to fit? A...

The perfect pants are hard to find for someone shaped like me. Could Octopants be just the job? Why not dive in and see . . .? There are all-in-ones for urchins and slipper-socks for eels... but will Octopus ever find a pair of pants to fit? A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781339056302Author Aaron BlabeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint ProQuest LLCPublisher ProQuest LLCWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 190mm * 153mm * 13mm

A funny picture book about Paddington, the world's favourite bear - now a major movie star! Paddington is excited to be organising an Easter egg hunt for his neighbours. But, from finding empty supermarket shelves, to buying a box of broken...

A pitch-perfect rhyming celebration of babies, and all the magic, mischief and heartwarming moments a newborn brings. Amazing babies are EVERYWHERE! Babies can be sleepy, noisy,...

'We shall be detectives, Sponge!' exclaimed Mildew. 'We shall solve the Mystery of the School Spoon!' Mildew and Sponge don't think much of Maudlin Towers, the blackened, gloom-laden, gargoyle-infested monstrosity that is their school. But when...

Meet Huxley, an irrepressible koala with BIG ideas, and his best friend, Flapjack, a rather jumpy penguin. Flapjack would rather stay at home, but for Huxley, each new day sparkles with possibility and the chance of adventure! Huxley and Flapjack...

Get ready for some super summer mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories.Join Henry for a scorching summer as he does what he does best - causes mischief! Featuring hilarious stories, plus totally awesome puzzles...

Get ready for some super summer mayhem with this totally awesome collection of six favourite Horrid Henry stories.Join Henry for a scorching summer as he does what he does best - causes mischief! Featuring hilarious stories, plus totally awesome puzzles...

Lola the sheep has the most extraordinary wool. It's soft and silky and is her pride and joy! But down on the farm, when the sun comes out, the wool comes off! Poor Lola is so upset by her haircut that she runs away to the far side of the farm where she...

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her THIRD ninja adventure! After months of keeping London safe from notorious animal bad guys, Toto the Ninja Cat is going on a well-earned holiday to the world's most famous music...

The winner of the 2014 Association of Illustrators' Award for Children's Books, Shh! is the covetable new picture book from Chris Haughton, one of the most exciting new voices in children's literature.From Chris Haughton, the multi award-winning...

Dave and Skipper have a problem: Mean Cat has multiplied! Kittens = more cats = more pigeon problems. But when the kittens are threatened only Dave and Skipper can save the day . . .DAVE: I can't believe we've written a book with MORE cats than pigeons...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this bear-illiantly funny adventure for children of 3 and up. At the top of the world, surrounded by snow and ice, lives a very cheeky polar bear cub who loves...

From Number One bestselling picture book duo, David Walliams and Tony Ross, comes this bear-illiantly funny adventure for children of 3 and up. At the top of the world, surrounded by snow and ice, lives a very cheeky polar bear cub who loves...

Think that being a tooth fairy is all about sparkly fairy dust, shiny coins and collecting teeny-tiny teeth from cute, sleeping children? Well, think again.Tate's big sister May is taking her out on her very first tooth-collecting mission, and it's going...