Category: Humor "Hally Tosis was a very good dog, but she had a big problem." Hold your nose! Because here comes the dog with the worst breath in the world! "Wordplay...is at the heart of this sweet, funny picture book...And the bright colors...add a marvelous effervescence to the zany goings-on."--Booklist
As Miss Jellaby takes her class on a nature walk through the jungle, Tim tries to tell her they are being followed by a very hungry boa constrictor. But Miss Jellaby doesn't listen until it's almost too late.
Surf’s up! Mrs. Armitage and her dog, Breakspear, paddle out to surf the Big Wave. Soon the kindly Mrs. Armitage notices that Breakspear’s little legs are getting tired--so she swims off and returns with an inflatable desert island for him to rest on. Then she notices that Breakspear looks a little hot--so she swims off again and brings back an umbrella. Soon this silly pair is loaded down …
nthony has two dollars and three quarters and one dime and seven nickels and eighteen pennies. Nicholas has one dollar and two quarters and five dimes and five nickels and thirteen pennies. Alexander has...bus tokens. And even when he's rich, pretty soon all he has is bus tokens. He was rich. Last Sunday. Grandma Betty and Grandpa Louie came and gave Anthony and Nicholas and Alexander each …
“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman…
This book is mostly about me, Clarice Bean, and saving the planet of earth. What happens is, my older brother Kurt rushes in. You can tell something is wrong because he is running. (Kurt never runs.) He says, 'The tree in our street is going to be chopped to pieces.' (It's probably a hundred years old.) Everyone goes a bit down in the mouth. Kurt says he's going to make a plan of action to s…
Hairy Maclary, Sit is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd. Hairy Maclary causes trouble again when he is simply not in the mood for the Kennel Club's Obedience Class. He feels mischievous and mad and not only does he scamper away but all his friends - Bottomley Potts, Muffin McLay, Hercules Morse, Schnitzel von Krumm and the rest follow "Galloping here, galloping there, rollicking, frolick…
There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow. I don't know why she swallowed some snow. Perhaps you know. This time, the old lady is swallowing everything from snow to a pipe, some coal, a hat, and more! With rollicking, rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page. And this time, there's a surprise at the end no reader wil…
Dad is an inventor. He drives Mum mad! But one day Dad's robots go on TV and things are never the same again.