Amusing Stories
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Picture Books
CUTBILL, Andy
The Cow that Laid an Egg
HarperCollins 9780007179688
Marjorie the cow feels different because she can't do the things that other cows
do. Then one day she lays an egg! What is inside it?
FREEDMAN, Claire
Aliens Love Underpants
Simon and Schuster 9781416917052
Why do Aliens come to earth? .......... to steal your pants! Laugh out
loud as aliens try out all sorts of pants!
GODDARD, Neil
Never Use a Knife and Fork
Macmillan 9780230016163
Funny story of all the different things that kids can do with food - except use
a knife and fork!
KING-FARLO, Emma
Uncle Alonzo's Beard
Meadowside 9781845391966
Uncle Alonzo has a very long beard which is the home to many creatures.
But one day disaster strikes! Can Alonzo save his beard and those that
dwell in it?
SMALLMAN, Steve
The Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom
Little Tiger Press 9781845064594
A hilarious story about a crafty monkey who ends up with a bright blue bottom!
Find out why.
Fiction for Younger Readers
MCKAY, Hilary
Charlie and the Cheese and Onion Crisps
Scholastic 9781407103648
Charlie loves cheese and onion crisps but they make him pong! One day he
gives them up and is not quite himself.
MITCHELHILL, Barbara
Dog Snatchers
Anderson Press 9781842706497
Another amusing adventure from super sleuth Damian Drooth this time solving a
mystery of missing dogs.
SIMON, Francesca
'Horrid Henry' series
Orion
Henry is a small boy, always up to mischief. Each book contains four
amusing short stories about Henry's exploits.
Fiction for Older Readers
GRAY, Kes
Daisy and the Trouble with Zoos
Red Fox 9781862304932
Daisy goes to the zoo for a birthday treat but she doesn't just go and have a
look she gets the chance to feed the penguins in their cages. But Daisy
goes further than that and adopts one! Find out what happens when Daisy
takes a penguin home.
LAWRENCE, Michael
The Iron, the Switch and the Broom Cupboard
Orchard 9781846164712
Another hilarious tale from the popular character Jiggy McCue, this time he
enters a parallel universe and swaps place with a boy called Juggy resulting in
all sorts of antics!
SHEARER, Alex
The Invisible Man's Socks
Macmillan 9780330445030
Mr Ellis takes his class on a trip to the museum of horrors. The children
are told do not touch but Mr Ellis' class are not obedient and run riot touching
things. Suddenly they are all not quite themselves!
