Author: Helen Cresswell
Publisher: Puffin HC
ISBN: 9780140347760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From old favourites like Three Men in a Boat and William, to modern masterpieces like The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, the reader is introduced to the classics of the genre. In addition, there are stories by Jan Mark and George Layton and extracts from Crummy Mummy and Me by Anne Fine.
The Puffin Book of Funny Stories
Author: Helen Cresswell
Publisher: Puffin HC
ISBN: 9780140347760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From old favourites like Three Men in a Boat and William, to modern masterpieces like The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, the reader is introduced to the classics of the genre. In addition, there are stories by Jan Mark and George Layton and extracts from Crummy Mummy and Me by Anne Fine.
Publisher: Puffin HC
ISBN: 9780140347760
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
From old favourites like Three Men in a Boat and William, to modern masterpieces like The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, the reader is introduced to the classics of the genre. In addition, there are stories by Jan Mark and George Layton and extracts from Crummy Mummy and Me by Anne Fine.
Puffin Peter
Author: Petr Horacek
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536221171
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Kids will delight in this witty story of mistaken identity from acclaimed author-illustrator Petr Horácek. Peter and Paul are puffins and the best of friends. But one day Peter gets lost in a terrible storm, and Paul is nowhere to be found. With the help of a big blue whale, Peter sets out, determined to find his pal. What the pair discovers is that many other birds match the description Peter gives of Paul, but none are quite like his friend. With gorgeous collage artwork and a lighthearted touch, this fun read-aloud tale will both amuse and enlighten.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536221171
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Kids will delight in this witty story of mistaken identity from acclaimed author-illustrator Petr Horácek. Peter and Paul are puffins and the best of friends. But one day Peter gets lost in a terrible storm, and Paul is nowhere to be found. With the help of a big blue whale, Peter sets out, determined to find his pal. What the pair discovers is that many other birds match the description Peter gives of Paul, but none are quite like his friend. With gorgeous collage artwork and a lighthearted touch, this fun read-aloud tale will both amuse and enlighten.
The Funny Guy
Nothing Like a Puffin
Author: Sue Soltis
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763636177
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
A narrator sets out to prove that there is nothing exactly like a puffin but discovers that many things, including a newspaper and a helicopter, are a little bit like one and that a penguin is very much like a puffin.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763636177
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
A narrator sets out to prove that there is nothing exactly like a puffin but discovers that many things, including a newspaper and a helicopter, are a little bit like one and that a penguin is very much like a puffin.
Super Duper You
Author: Sophy Henn
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241380723
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
I've known you since you started. I've seen a thing or two . . . . . . or three or four or five or six! In fact, I've seen a few . . . Sometimes we are loud, sometimes we are quite, sometimes bold and clanky, sometimes soft and cuddly. Sophy Henn celebrates all the different, extraordinary and sometimes contradictory things we are in this joyful and colourful rhyming picture book. Perfect to read aloud - and then read again, and again!
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241380723
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
I've known you since you started. I've seen a thing or two . . . . . . or three or four or five or six! In fact, I've seen a few . . . Sometimes we are loud, sometimes we are quite, sometimes bold and clanky, sometimes soft and cuddly. Sophy Henn celebrates all the different, extraordinary and sometimes contradictory things we are in this joyful and colourful rhyming picture book. Perfect to read aloud - and then read again, and again!
Fairy Mom and Me #1
Author: Sophie Kinsella
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1524769908
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo! Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will become a fairy and have her own sparkly wings and a teacher on Fairy Tube, just like her mom! Until then, Ella has to learn by watching her mom in action. But sometimes spells go wrong, and Ella's mom can never seem to remember the right magic codes on her Computawand. A lot of the time, it's up to Ella to come to the rescue. Does she have what it takes to be a fairy one day? Or will there be more glitches than glitter?
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN: 1524769908
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
Book Description
Fans of Sophie Kinsella's sparkling humor will love her first ever illustrated series for young readers about the charming adventures of a mother-daughter fairy duo! Ella Brook can't wait to grow up, because one day she will become a fairy and have her own sparkly wings and a teacher on Fairy Tube, just like her mom! Until then, Ella has to learn by watching her mom in action. But sometimes spells go wrong, and Ella's mom can never seem to remember the right magic codes on her Computawand. A lot of the time, it's up to Ella to come to the rescue. Does she have what it takes to be a fairy one day? Or will there be more glitches than glitter?
The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.
Author: Jen Carney
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241455456
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Meet Billie Upton Green and her VERY accidental diary - and don't you DARE call her B.U.G! Billie has taken the new girl at school under her wing. She'll teach her the important stuff - Biscuit Laws, Mrs Patterson and of course where to sneakily eat a Jaffa Cake. She might even get invited to the EVENT OF THE YEAR (Billie's mums' are getting married). But then suspicion sets in. The new girl seems VERY close to Billie's best friend Layla. And she knows a LOT about the big school heist - the theft of Mrs Robinson's purse. But, Billie is on to her. Well, as long as Patrick doesn't catch her eating biscuits first. Join Billie in this laugh-out-loud adventure! A sparky, funny new series perfect for fans of Diary of A Wimpy Kid - Daily Mail Jen Carney knows how to make kids laugh . . . and I mean totally unreserved roll-on-the-floor belly laugh. Billie Upton Green is a firm favourite in our house - Emma Mylrea, author of Curse of the Dearmad
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241455456
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Meet Billie Upton Green and her VERY accidental diary - and don't you DARE call her B.U.G! Billie has taken the new girl at school under her wing. She'll teach her the important stuff - Biscuit Laws, Mrs Patterson and of course where to sneakily eat a Jaffa Cake. She might even get invited to the EVENT OF THE YEAR (Billie's mums' are getting married). But then suspicion sets in. The new girl seems VERY close to Billie's best friend Layla. And she knows a LOT about the big school heist - the theft of Mrs Robinson's purse. But, Billie is on to her. Well, as long as Patrick doesn't catch her eating biscuits first. Join Billie in this laugh-out-loud adventure! A sparky, funny new series perfect for fans of Diary of A Wimpy Kid - Daily Mail Jen Carney knows how to make kids laugh . . . and I mean totally unreserved roll-on-the-floor belly laugh. Billie Upton Green is a firm favourite in our house - Emma Mylrea, author of Curse of the Dearmad
The Puffin Patrol
Author:
Publisher: Pennywell Books
ISBN: 9781771176057
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Adventures in bird rescue! Susan and Ryan are excited to be helping the Puffin Patrol this summer in Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador! On cloudy nights, baby puffins can be confused by lights on the shore and become lost on roads and in gardens. Join Susan and Ryan and the Puffin Patrol as they rescue these pufflings and release them back into the ocean. With Dawn Baker's charming illustrations and lots of fun facts about cute-as-can-be Atlantic puffins, this delightful book will put a smile on children's faces!
Publisher: Pennywell Books
ISBN: 9781771176057
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Adventures in bird rescue! Susan and Ryan are excited to be helping the Puffin Patrol this summer in Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador! On cloudy nights, baby puffins can be confused by lights on the shore and become lost on roads and in gardens. Join Susan and Ryan and the Puffin Patrol as they rescue these pufflings and release them back into the ocean. With Dawn Baker's charming illustrations and lots of fun facts about cute-as-can-be Atlantic puffins, this delightful book will put a smile on children's faces!
Funny Girl
Author: Betsy Bird
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147517834
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy's mom setting the bathtub on fire. What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, as Rita Williams-Garcia shows two besties hatching a bird-brained scheme to get on to a TV talk show, and Deborah Underwood introduces a dynamic dog-and-cat duo teaming up on a pet advice column. What could be funnier than YOU? Tell your future with Mad Libs, discover your Chinese Zodiac sign with Lenore Look, and learn the best tricks of the comedy trade from professional humorists like Adrianne Chalepah and Delaney Yeager. With clever contributions from award-winning and bestselling authors including Cece Bell, Sophie Blackall, Libba Bray, Shannon Hale, Lisa Graff, and Raina Telgemeier, this anthology of funny girls will make you laugh until you cry. Or cry until you laugh. Or maybe you won't cry at all. Either way, you'll definitely laugh. Funny Girl isn’t just an anthology: it’s a cause, a mission, a movement. Girls are funny. Now it’s time for the world to know it.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0147517834
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more, from 25 of today’s funniest female writers for kids. What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy's mom setting the bathtub on fire. What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, as Rita Williams-Garcia shows two besties hatching a bird-brained scheme to get on to a TV talk show, and Deborah Underwood introduces a dynamic dog-and-cat duo teaming up on a pet advice column. What could be funnier than YOU? Tell your future with Mad Libs, discover your Chinese Zodiac sign with Lenore Look, and learn the best tricks of the comedy trade from professional humorists like Adrianne Chalepah and Delaney Yeager. With clever contributions from award-winning and bestselling authors including Cece Bell, Sophie Blackall, Libba Bray, Shannon Hale, Lisa Graff, and Raina Telgemeier, this anthology of funny girls will make you laugh until you cry. Or cry until you laugh. Or maybe you won't cry at all. Either way, you'll definitely laugh. Funny Girl isn’t just an anthology: it’s a cause, a mission, a movement. Girls are funny. Now it’s time for the world to know it.
Grumpy Frog
Author: Ed Vere
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141388919
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Grumpy Frog is not grumpy. He loves green, and he loves to hop, and he loves winning. But what happens when Grumpy Frog doesn't win, or encounters - horror of horrors - a Pink Rabbit? Join Grumpy Frog as he learns about compromise and tolerance, friendship and the power of saying sorry. A hilarious book with a twist in the tail about getting - and getting rid of - the grumps from New York Times best-selling author, Ed Vere.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141388919
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Grumpy Frog is not grumpy. He loves green, and he loves to hop, and he loves winning. But what happens when Grumpy Frog doesn't win, or encounters - horror of horrors - a Pink Rabbit? Join Grumpy Frog as he learns about compromise and tolerance, friendship and the power of saying sorry. A hilarious book with a twist in the tail about getting - and getting rid of - the grumps from New York Times best-selling author, Ed Vere.