Humourous Fiction

Be amazed by these ten thrilling adventures, featuring the bravest, strongest and silliest superheroes the world has ever seen, alongside more secret lairs, disguises and surprises than you will believe possible!

Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma....

Be warned! Awful animals lurk inside. These 10 tales of the world’s craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You’ll never look at pets in the same way again....

Sure, some parents are embarrassing - but they’re nothing on this lot. These 10 tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter....

Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot....

From the phenomenal number-one best seller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children....

Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you....

In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop's Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons?

Meet Manny, Max and Elsa, Melanie Applebum, Rory, Atticus Busby, Battie, Amba, Debra Jo-Woo, Tamara Noodle and Mrs Gonsha as they get up to all sorts of shenanigans during Little Lunch.

From the world’s favourite author, David Walliams–ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters....

Out of the gate and off for a walk went Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Ever since Hairy Maclary first trotted out of the gate and off for a walk, he has been adored by millions of children and adults all over the world....

Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people....

Is this the right book for you? Take the Crazy Test and find out....

The beloved World’s Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – you better be ready for the world's worst monsters....

Justice served with extra chocolate sauce.

Norman's told the whole school that DogZombies have a NEW SONG and a NEW LOOK for the BIG end of term party. But the problem is ... they don't.

With a runaway lion loose in the neighbourhood, Derrick, Samantha and Michael feel scared. Nanny Piggins feels like a slice of cake. And Boris feels like that lion looks strangely familiar. In this third action-packed book of adventures, Nanny Piggins tames a lion and a lion tamer....

George and Harold are always good at using their imaginations, and that drives their mean homeroom teacher, Ms. Ribble, crazy! But this time, they’ve come up with much more than a silly prank - they’ve created an actual monster! Listen for more....

11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block - the two siblings think it might even be haunted!....

Is your school just a little too…NORMAL? Maybe you should go to Wayside School....

Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky....

Fourth graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins are a couple of class clowns. The only thing they enjoy more than playing practical jokes is creating their own comic books....

A story of friendship, courage and a bit of crime....

Dave, Carl, and Spidroth continue their epic voyage across the ocean!

George and Harold are usually responsible kids - whenever anything bad happens, George and Harold are usually responsible! This time, their latest prank backfires, and they accidentally invent an army of terrifying talking toilets....

At last, we have nearly reached the end of our grim tale. When the Handsome Lawyer proposes (gross, love), Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic do not react well, sparking a cross-country adventure to bring the man Miss Emily loves back home. Unfortunately, everywhere the triplets go, trouble follows, and in this case, so do a bunch of wild characters, making it hard to stay under the radar. All the while Mr. Weirdie and the Enchantress are holding Miss Emily captive, forcing her to teach them how to be good people. Will anyone get the happy ending they deserve?

Olaf, o adorável boneco de neve de Arendelle, adora ler. Um dia, uma mensagem inesperada leva Olaf e seus amigos (Anna, Kristoff e Sven) na busca por um lugar chamado Haus Biblio que é conhecido por ser um "mar de histórias". Esse Audible Original conta a jornada até Haus Biblio enquanto os personagens passam por montanhas, procuram monstros embaixo de pontes e conversam com ovelhas amigáveis. Na viagem, Olaf faz novos amigos e ouve muitas histórias emocionantes ao longo do caminho.

In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop's Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo sticks! Bouncy balls! Remote-controlled helicopters! Bubble guns! Slime! Slinkies! Stink bombs!

In 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since then… nothing. Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered – there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan – and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.

Norman's told the whole school that DogZombies have a NEW SONG and a NEW LOOK for the BIG end of term party. But the problem is ... they don't. Will Tom make it to Leroy's party on time? Is dressing as a dolphin with a blue face a good idea?

En celebración de su vigésima entrega, Greg organiza una fiesta de cumpleaños épica nada menos que para sí mismo. Ven a celebrarlo y ríete con él, su familia y todos los fans de El diario de Greg, la serie superventas del pringao más total que ha enganchado a millones de lectores en todo el mundo.

Step into a land where being bad is one BIG adventure. The second title in a series filled with naughty magical creatures and unexpected friendships from Alex Foulkes, the bestselling author of Rules for Vampires, illustrated by Nikolas Ilic. Perfect for Halloween!

Ninjas are not so secret anymore. The whole school and now the entire city knows there’s a ninja looking out after its people. There are some who will stop at nothing to find out who this ninja is, which means Nate has one more thing to worry about—keeping his secret identity safe. Although things get complicated when Nate suffers identity theft. Can Nate protect his secret identity? Find out in Diary of Nate the Minecraft Ninja 5: Identity Theft.

Harry and his brother, Alex, are dying to fit in at Camp Spirit Moon. But the camp has so many weird traditions. Like the goofy camp salute. The odd camp greeting. And the way the old campers love to play jokes on the new campers. Then the jokes start to get really serious. Really creepy. Really scary. First a girl sticks her arm in the campfire. Then a boy jams a pole right through his foot. Still, they're just jokes... aren't they?

When Izzy and friends get a new teacher, they are immediately suspicious. Why does she have two computers set up on her desk? Why does she speak Spanish when they're supposed to be doing maths? Why does she have a pink wig and sunglasses in her car? And WHY DOES SHE HAVE A DRAWER FULL OF DIAMONDS? Because she's an international jewel thief, of course, and MUST BE STOPPED! Nothing is quite as it seems for Izzy and her friends, and the drama is always off the scale!

Sourball. That's what Greg calls his English teacher, Mr. Saur. He's a real grouch. And he just gave Greg a big fat "F" on his oral report. He didn't believe Greg's story. About the camera Greg found last summer. About the pictures it took. About the evil things that happened. Poor Greg. He just wanted to prove old Sourball wrong. But now that he's dug up the camera, bad things are happening. Really bad things. Just like the first time...

One Marker. One Lid. All of the feelings finally “click”. Sometimes you’re a marker. Sometimes you’re a lid. But no matter who you are, you have very important gifts. This book reminds us of the way our differences make us special. We need each other, just like every marker needs a lid!

When twelve-year-old Wyatt Benson initially got drafted to play football in an intergalactic tournament against terrifying aliens, he was pretty sure it was supposed to be a one-time thing. But despite their previous victory, due to a loophole in the Quantum Interstellar Sports League’s contract, Wyatt and his whole team of pro-athlete tweens are called back to the field to play for the fate of the world once again. Only this time, they’re playing soccer.

Hello again, naked-monkey-thing. It’s me, Sam—human being, chief security officer of the Peterson family, and defender of all that is good and righteous. Let me catch you up: Meow, my beloved sidekick, can talk now (100 percent because of the language lessons I gave him), and a mad bomber is after him. Also, Justin made a new friend, Dean, who he hangs out with all the time. I’m trying to be supportive, but there is something I don’t trust about the guy.

It's going to be the best Christmas ever. Abigail's cousin is visiting, plus there's snow, presents, and a new puppy to play with. Best of all, Abigail has a plan for an amazing Christmas contest, which she aims to win! But when the cousins come together, it isn't long before jealousy threatens to steal Abigail's joy. Join the Christmas chaos as 9-year-old Abigail learns that the joy that Jesus brings is the kind of joy that can never be taken away, and see the good news of the Nativity story come alive in her life!

Christmas is coming, and what Leo wants more than anything in the world is a pet hamster. And guess what? He gets one on Christmas morning! Leo names his new pet Hampstead, after an autocorrect mistake on his wish list. Everything is great, that is, until Leo realizes that Hampstead is down in the dumps. What can Leo do to cheer Hampstead up?

For ten-year-old George and his best friend Maya, an ordinary summer in Tornado Alley is about to become an extraordinary adventure. When they discover a mysterious, crinkly map hidden in the dusty corners of an old storm cellar, they uncover a secret that's been in their family for generations: the legend of a hidden treasure. Guided by their grandma's whispered riddles and a series of clever clues, their search takes them through forgotten barns and across windswept fields. But as they get closer to the truth, the sky itself begins to churn.

Papa Winterwald ist absolut sicher: Diese Weihnachtsferien werden Rentier-frei, denn die Familie verdrückt sich in den Skiurlaub! Doch kurz vor der Abreise klingelt es und ein riesiges Paket steht vor der Tür. Im Innern – Überraschung! – sitzt Rentier Flinn, der seit Neuestem unter Flugangst leidet. Und wer könnte ihn besser heilen als Frieda, die sich schon im letzten Jahr so gut um Flinn gekümmert hat? Vielleicht verliert er beim Skifahren und Rodeln in den Bergen die Angst vor Höhe und Geschwindigkeit?

Ten-year-old Jack was expecting a perfectly normal, perfectly boring Monday. But that all changed when he opened his lunchbox and found… nothing. No meatloaf sandwich. No apple. Just a few lonely crumbs and a mysterious trail of shimmering green goo. The thief wasn't a classmate or a hungry squirrel. It was Zorp, a fluffy, three-eyed alien from Planet Glim-Glam with a huge appetite and a tiny problem. He mistook Leo’s lunch for high-grade spaceship fuel, and now his ship is stranded in the school janitor's closet!

From his treetop observatory, Kevin believes stars are for more than just wishing they’re for exploring. When his trusty telescope reveals a mysterious comet that doesn't just streak across the sky but whispers a secret song, he knows he's on the verge of the greatest discovery ever. But a mission this spectacular requires a crew!

Las sorpresas divertidas traen risas en lugar de sustos. Esta historia de Halloween nada aterradora es perfecta para leer antes de dormir, compartir en el aula o disfrutar en familia durante la temporada más espeluznante del año.

For Dave, life in the quiet village of Aethelgard is perfectly ordinary—until a magical storm brings a golden-eyed owl with a mysterious delivery. It's a compass, but it doesn't point North. It points toward adventure. A creeping darkness, born from the shadow magic of the sinister Serpent King, Malakor, is poisoning the land and dimming the very stars in the sky. The compass is the key to stopping him, a guide on a perilous quest to awaken the world's last hope: the legendary Phoenix. Dave won't be alone.

It’s Christmas Eve at the North Pole—and Santa’s favorite red socks have disappeared! Without them, he can’t possibly deliver presents! Join Santa, Mrs. Claus, and their team of giggling elves as they search high and low across the North Pole—from the cookie kitchen to the reindeer stables, and even the magical laundry room! There are socks on antlers, socks in cookie jars, and socks with bells that jingle at the worst times… but can they find the right pair before takeoff?

Ingrid knows she is fabulous. She flies around the world with her person, Aria. Working as a team, they navigate everything from college classes and ancient ruins to movie sets and red carpets. And Ingrid never goes anywhere without her string of pearls. But before Ingrid was the best guide dog there ever was, she was just a small, black puppy with very big paws.

It’s not her fault that she was born with great magical gifts like her father and an artist’s mind, like her mother. Together, these traits make her life so difficult because every time her mind wanders and she starts thinking creatively, crazy magical things happen all around her. Things are so bad that she’s been told she has to either learn how to control herself or be banished from the magical world.