Showing results for "The Baby" in Humorous Fiction

Anna and Holly have spotted an advert in the paper for a Holy Moly Holiday. They simply CAN'T not go. But how will they get enough money? Simple: they'll become royal babysitters. Unfortunately, the girls are in for a shock. They discover there isn't just one prince, but six! And worse, the...

Hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell in stitches! Performed by a wonderful cast: David Walliams, Peter Serafinowicz, Nitin Ganatra, Sarah Alexander, and...

The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, the two girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst babysitter. Of course plans go awry, but fun...

The first title in the brilliant series by Pamela Butchart. One day Izzy and her friends are surprised to find that their teacher, Miss Jones, is actually being nice to them. This is the woman who was caught secretly smiling when Maisie Miller fell off her chair. There can be only one conclusion: she's been taken over by aliens, and now she wants to make them all aliens, too! Hilariously narrated by Susan Calman.

I was in the corner shop buying a comic. Dad was waiting outside. I’d just given my money to Mr Norman, the shop owner, when it happened. Mr Norman’s head exploded. Something VERY WEIRD is going on in Cleeby. All the grown-ups are acting strangely. Sandy and his friend Arjan have a suspicion...

A humorous and heart-warming story about a little sister, a big sister, a cat, a dad and… a new girlfriend! Bitsy, or ‘Jelly Baby’ as she’s sometimes called, has been doing just fine living with Dad and big sister Em since Mum died. The housework may not always get done, and dinners...

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a hilarious ride with Pete the Cat! Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and decides that he never, ever wants to eat another banana again. But Pete really likes bananas! Will a rotten bite ruin Pete's love for this...

The “too-cool-for-school” third book from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of The Bad Seed and The Good Egg, Jory John Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything...

From the international bestselling author of Bel Canto, Ann Patchett, comes a hilarious children’s audiobook about a scapegoat who escapes blame just in time, read by the author! The Farmer family has a big problem! Every day their goat escapes, and every day, Mr. Farmer brings him back. So...

A #1 New York Times bestseller! An Amazon Best Books of the Year So Far 2019 Selection! From the bestselling creator of The Bad Seed, a timely story about not having to be Grade A perfect! Meet the good egg. He’s a verrrrrry good egg indeed. But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else...

A laugh-out-loud funny audiobook about a dog who doesn't know how many pairs of pants to wear (or where to wear them!) by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Day the Crayons Quit. One pair of pants? Two pairs? Three? How many pants should Little Freddie wear? And where should he put...

Amelia Bedelia goes to school and mixes up just about everything in this funny book about the childhood of the iconic character. In the first book in the nationally bestselling series about the childhood of America's favorite literal-minded housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia is sure that she will...

Babies could learn how to cook; they could learn how to sew; they could learn to drive baby cars to and fro! From running barber shops to styling everyone in the latest diaper fashion, just think of all the chaos babies could cause if we let them loose in the library! Books can teach us anything we want to know. Can we really trust babies with that power?

Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat… Mog is everyone’s favourite family cat! Join her in this warm-hearted and funny escapade about Mog’s first meeting with a baby… as read by Judith Kerr’s daughter, Tacy Kneale. Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Mog the Forgetful Cat...

The second fun family story in the Marge series by actor and comedian Isla Fisher. Marge is back and exploring the neighbourhood with the kids! With some help from Jemima and Jake, can she stay in charge and keep 'pirate' baby Zara under control? And can the children make sure Marge behaves at Uncle Desmond and Annie's wedding?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER P.D. Eastman's canine classic—perfect for fans of the Netlix Original Go, Dog. Go! animated preschool series! One of The Atlantic’s 65 Essential Children’s Books Written for beginning readers using only 75 different words, this beloved Beginner Book by P.D...

In The Baby Bird, Billie has found a baby bird. She really wants to look after it! But is Billie the right person for the job?

When baby bunny Letty discovers that her mummy is the real-life Easter Bunny, she follows her, secretly, through the forest as she hides her special deliveries. But seeing all the choccylicious Easter eggs is much too tempting. Letty nibbles one here and there...and soon, the eggs are gone! Will mummy have enough eggs left for Letty’s forest friends?

Big brothers or sisters who have a noisy new baby in the house will feel seen in this hilarious new book about the uncanny ability of babies to stay awake FOREVER—written by a mom who's been there. They tried lullabies, they tried cuddles, they tried soothing words. But now it's 3 a.m. and the...

Goosebumps meets The Last Kids on Earth in the second action-packed adventure in a hilariously scary series about a secret society of monster-bashing babysitters. “This shining gem in the campy monster drama genre is a step up from R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps.” —School Library Journal...