Humorous Stories

A funny and touching story about friendship and celebrating individuality. Theo can't wait to get his very own dog. But when Geoff arrives, Theo is confused . . . Geoff doesn't play fetch, chase squirrels or do any normal doggy things. He likes painting...

A brand-new lowered reading age edition of a laugh-out-loud tale from the bestselling author of the Mr Gum series. Sterling Thaxton is in love. In love with Lizzie Harris - the beautiful new girl. Her hair is the colour of magic. Her nose is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2007. Nominated for ALA Alex Award and California Young Reader Medal and Indiana Young Hoosier Award and Maryland...

Young Max is always stressed out. SLAM! goes door after door, as he stomps out in a mood. But can his teacher Sid help him learn to chill out? Find out in this latest addition to the popular Dinosaur Tales series.Max the dinosaur slams doors wherever he...

Lil is a pirate, a good sort of pirate, and when there is someone to save, she'll do what is right (if it takes her all night). Yes, she'll always be bold and be brave.When evil pirate Stinkbeard tries to kidnap Lil's teacher, it's up to schoolgirl and...

The tiny Tindims are like the Borrowers-on-Sea, who turn our everyday rubbish into treasure. Mother-and-daughter duo, prizewinning Sally Gardner and Lydia Corry, create a fun world of characters and adventures in their empowering new series for 5-8 year...

The closest he's ever come to super-stardom is playing the back end of a donkey in the school Nativity play. Then his sister drags him along to an Apocalips concert and he overhears members of the band plotting to destroy all humanity. Starting with...

An intense and thrilling teen mystery set on a tranquil island where all seems perfect... Daniel has dark secrets and a troubled past. So when his family move to the island of Wragge, a gentle backwater where local life remains undisturbed he...

Push, pull and slide the scenes to race around the dog park in Busy Puppies! Teach all sorts of puppies how to play fetch, learn new tricks and even make new waggy-tailed friends in this adorable book.Young children will love playing with this bright and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781481444248Author Pat HutchinsPage Count 34Imprint Little SimonPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 127mm * 20mm

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

A hilarious story about all the pupils and teachers at Diffendoofer School, written with all of Dr. Seuss's classic trademark wit. Diffendoofer School isn't your average school. With classes on yelling and smelling and teachers bouncing on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of The Joan Betty Stuchner - Oy Vey! - Funniest Children's Book Award 2019. Short-listed for The Joan Betty Stuchner - Oy Vey! - Funniest Children's Book Award 2019...

Which Witch? is a brilliantly witty tale of magic and marriage by Eva Ibbotson, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.'Find me a witch!' cried Arriman the Awful, feared Wizard of the North.Arriman has decided to marry. His wife must be a witch of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838446345Author Lea ReveleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Lea ReveleyPublisher Lea ReveleyWeight(grams) 118g

Love, Victor is now a major TV series on Dinsey+, set in the world of the hit film Love, Simon I don't entirely understand how anyone gets a boyfriend. Or a girlfriend. It just seems like the most impossible odds. A perfect alignment of feelings and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Children's Choice 2008 and New York Times Bestseller 2007. Short-listed for ReadBoston Best Read Aloud Book Award 2008.Book InformationISBN 9781524766153Author...

The first book in the New York Times bestselling series with over ten million copies in print! 'Terrifyingly fun! Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth delivers big thrills and even bigger laughs.' Jeff...

Discover all the foul facts behind the story of Britain and Ireland's seafaring heritage with history's most horrible headlines: cruise edition. Find your horrible sea legs with Terry Deary, the master of making ...

*Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, Best Illustrated Book Category 2021*On the sleepiest of nights, when the air is still and the moon is full, the conditions are just right... for WITCHES TO TAKE FLIGHT! And among all these terribly...

George Layton's stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. From the funny and faintly ridiculous to the terribly tragic, every tale brings a young boy's small world, and its big implications, to life.About the AuthorGeorge...

One of the most iconic characters in children's literature Herge's classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children's books. These highly collectible editions of the original...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780914671763Author Mauri KunnasFormat HardbackPage Count 36Imprint Elsewhere EditionsPublisher Archipelago Books

Book Band: White (Ideal for ages 6+) A fun, heartwarming and humorous story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. Fizzy wants a dog. Not just any dog though - a golden dog with a black nose and very curly hair. So when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781442467781Author Stuart GibbsFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersPublisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young...

Gory Rory is having a TERRIBLE day, and the LAST thing he needs is a KISS. Everything is going wrong for Gory Rory Fangface. First, he ran out of cereal and then his favourite jumper was in the wash and then it rained on the way to school. Does Gory...

From the funniest voice in young fiction today, the second in an irresistible series for young readers about imaginary friends in hilarious rhyming text and with adorable illustrations by Ella Okstad.Can you see him? My kitten? He has eyes big and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593177204Author Suzanne LangPage Count 24Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Meet the accident-prone T-Rex. First he loses his glasses, then he has one disaster after another: he can't tell his breakfast toast from a slipper, then he mistakes a prehistoric owl for his bath towel! A laugh-out-loud tale from legendary picture book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Texas 2x2 Reading List 2008.Book InformationISBN 9780399245350Author Matthew McElligottFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint G.P.Putnam's Sons Books for Young...

Hack and Whack - two angelic looking Viking toddler twins - are on the attack! As they go marauding around their village, upsetting the apple carts, little do they know there is a force far more powerful than they: their mum! The story ends on the...

Damian's new friend wants him to be a hero. But what does that really mean? Damian's family are living under witness protection now that his dad, a once powerful gangster, has turned Queen's evidence. ...

A young sheep embaaaarks on a hilarious farmyard odyssey to discover her identity.Mildred is a sheep, and she's not too happy about it. The herding is boring, the food is repetitive, and the shearing is frankly embarrassing. So when she ventures out to...

Rafe inherits a million dollars . . . and a million problems. Has he struck it rich, or will he strike out? When Rafe discovers that he's inherited a fortune, it's not all good news. Sure, he gets an all-expenses-paid trip to glamorous Beverly Hills . . ...

Nine-year-old Billy is digging for buried treasure when he finds a wormhole in the garden! And to make matters worse, all sorts of people from the past begin to clamber through it. Now Billy - aided by his pet dog, Shakespeare - is in a race against time...

Tibble is a reporter. He only ever writes about cats, and he's about to be fired. Minou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and happens to have been, until very recently, a cat. ...

A warm and thought-provoking tale from a master storyteller, winner of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award and author of the Carnegie Medal-winning Skellig."Mam, did you think George was," I say, "a bit ... weird?""Weird? Yes, I suppose so. But...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A range of beautifully illustrated Michael Rosen's poems, including many of his classic works such as 'Down behind the dustbin'. The poems resonate with children's...

Two intrepid girls go from ladies-in-waiting to knights-in-action when they rip up the rule book and go searching for adventure! Wondermere is the luckiest kingdom in the land, all thanks to the dragons that nest on top of the castle. Nobody wants...

Bob is a pampered indoor cat. Bunk is a wild-spirited outdoor cat. They're both very different, but maybe they're pretty similar too... A beautiful, funny book about accepting others and making friends. This is a tale of two...