Humourous Fiction

The World’s Worst Parents, from Children's author David Walliams. Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever? Sure, some parents are embarrassing – but they’re NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you...

The World’s Worst Superheroes, from Children's author David Walliams. When is the queen not just the queen? When she is WONDERQUEEN! KAPOW! Is that an especially large bird? Is it a weirdly small plane? No: it’s THUNDERHOUND! BLAM! When her schoolteachers turn into deadly dinosaurs, who can...

The World’s Worst Pets, from Children's author David Walliams. Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It’s Furp, the...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate...

The World’s Worst Teachers, from Children's author David Walliams. Think your teachers are bad? Wait until you meet this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster!...

Andy and Danny boldly go where sensible people fear to tread. Just how stupid can two human beings be? Just Stupid! provides the answer to this vexing and important question....

Gangsta Granny, from Children's author David Walliams. 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...

A murder. A mystery.​ Two murders, actually. Well, three, if you’re counting. Oh, look, here comes a fourth. So much murder that skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant must annoy Valkyrie Cain, the infamous Destroyer of Worlds, with his incredible deduction abilities....

The World’s Worst Children, from Children's author David Walliams. Are you ready to meet the World’s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! Like Sofia Sofa – a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she’s turning into one! Or Dribbling Drew – a boy whose drool gets...

Super Sleuth, from Children's author David Walliams. Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder-mystery novel. Sherlock Holmes is her favourite detective. She even named her dog Watson after his faithful companion, and trained him to sniff out...

Santa & Son, from Children's author David Walliams. It’s the night of Christmas Eve. 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...

The World’s Worst Monsters, from Children's author David Walliams. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? If you don’t like ghosts, ogres...

Never fear, Nanny Piggins is here! When Mr Green rings from a tropical island, begging to be rescued, Nanny Piggins first instinct is to say no. However, a principle is at stake. No-one kidnaps her employer - at least not without written permission from her. So Nanny Piggins sets out to save the...

Billionaire Boy, from Children's author David Walliams. Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest...

The first book in the internationally bestselling Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage, featuring the funny and fantastic adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard. New York Times Bestselling Series “A deliciously spellbinding series opener.” —Kirkus...

Mr Stink, from Children's author David Walliams. "Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well…” It all starts when Chloe makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit. But when it looks like he might be driven...

The Blunders, from Children's author David Walliams. 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. This family...

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent children. They are charming, and resourceful, and have pleasant facial features. Unfortunately, they are exceptionally unlucky. In the first two books alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive...

The World’s Worst Children 2, from Children's author David Walliams. If you thought you had read about the World’s Worst Children already, you’re in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever...

Five Minecraft stories in one collection! Join Dave and his friends as they embark on an epic quest, full of action, adventure and jokes!

The bone-shaking new trilogy continues – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Vengeance is a killer. A killer is stalking and murdering sorcerers, and Valkyrie Cain is next on his list. While hunting down a cult of magical terrorists intent on taking their...

Clifford loves to help Emily Elizabeth, but his big red paws break eggs instead of painting them....

Tom’s trying really hard to stay out of trouble. But he’s got three sad faces on the school achievement chart. Just one more sad face means Mr Fullerman will ban him from the school trip....

Oh no! Tom's stuck at home with a fractured ankle, and it's spoiling his fun. Doodling on his plaster cast helps to pass the time, along with visits from family (with treats), friends and even Rooster managing to sneak in....

A laugh-out-loud collection of stories starring Tom Gates and his friends, family and foes! Featuring: 'A Delicious Chicken Pie', 'Getting Stuck in a Lift with Delia', 'A Teacher Swap at School', 'Some Tiny Ants in Tiny Pants' and 'The Adventures of Wafer Boy'....

When a scared kitten runs up into a tall tree, it takes Lady, Tramp, and few friends to come up with a solution for a rescue.

This adorable New York Times bestselling series is now available in audio format! Perfect for young girls who love friendship stories starring animal characters! In this second audiobook in the series, Eva sees a ghost! Or at least, she thinks she does....

Hvad får man, hvis man blander familien Heffley med et meget lille sommerhus og en smeltende hedebølge? En usædvanlig akavet for ikke at sige fuldstændig katastrofal ferie! Hemmeligheder og magtkampe simrer i sommervarmen, og den største hemmelighed af alle er opskriften på Bedstes famøse kødboller. For i Gregs familie går vejen til magten direkte gennem maven.

Carla and Sam want to play together, but there's nowhere in their neighbourhood that's accessible to them both! That is, until Carla and Sam put their heads together to dream up a place where all kids can play together, and a wonderful new space is born. This fun, child-centred romp through a local neighbourhood offers some powerful lessons about accessibility, and what it truly means to be disabled.

Everyone in Goshen Falls knows about weird Vanessa. She dresses all in black. Wears black lipstick. And puts spells on people. At least, that's what they say. Crystal and her brother, Cole, know they can't believe everything you hear. But that was before they made Vanessa mad. Before she whispered that strange warning, "Chicken chicken."

A cast of friendly characters invite friends over for a play – there's fun to be had, food to eat and families to meet!

Wilson Schlame loves to make Jack Johnson feel like a total loser. And Jack's had it. That's how he ended up down at the beach. In a creepy, old abandoned house. In the dark. Trying to hide from Wilson. But everything is about to change. Because Jack just dug up the coolest book. It's called Flying Lessons. It tells how humans can learn to fly.

Now that I’m officially an explorer, it’s time for my first big adventure in the ocean! I’ve never seen so much water in my life… or so many weird mobs. There are helpful dolphins, super-sleepy squids, and a parrot who doesn’t have an off switch. But something out there is wrong. There’s a shadow in the deep. Something big. Something dangerous. Fred and I have to figure out what it is before it decides we’re the next thing on the menu!

Can’t a dragon get a break? Just when I thought things might finally quieten down in Scorchville, something feels… off. Someone’s sneaking around the village at night and stealing vegetables. Sure, it’s not exactly an End-of-the-World emergency, but the villagers act like it’s a code-red crisis. And apparently I’m the dragon for the job. With my best friend Isamu backing me up, I figure this mystery will be solved in no time. But when we track down the culprit, we discover that vegetables are the least of Scorchville’s problems… and I might be the only dragon who can stop what’s coming next.

A funny Percy the Park Keeper story from highly regarded, award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth, creator of One Snowy Night. Percy the park keeper tries to help when a cross rabbit complains that the mice are being too noisy, playing the snow. But the peace doesn’t last long...

For fans of The Bad Guys series, this is the origin story of the terrifying group known as The Fluffle: three bad-bunny kingpins. A brand-new chapter book series for ages 6 to 9. This story starts, as stories often do, with a tragedy. Three bunnies are left without their mother when she goes off...

An exuberant debut picture book about a little girl trying to outmaneuver her mama to avoid wash day for her hair—and all the laughs and love her antics inspire—illustrated by Coretta Scott King Honor winner Kaylani Juanita. The perfect next read for fans of Hair Love and Don’t Touch My...

In the small, southern town of Everson, goats can run for mayor, the mail is always late, and nothing all that bad ever happens. That is, until thirteen-year-old Tucker finds Miss Geraldine dead at the bottom of her stairs. At first glance, it looks like an accident. But Tucker has always had a knack for noticing details that others overlook, and the details surrounding Miss Geraldine's death just aren't adding up. Miss Geraldine was miserable and mean. Miss Geraldine was murdered.

Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans - it's really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong! A brilliantly funny new series for young readers, from the author and illustrator of The Worst Class in the World. Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart's books.

Sok weet zeker dat een kat van zijn kaliber zich moet kunnen uitleven in een kasteel, en hij is vastbesloten om die droom uit te laten komen. Maar aan zijn meester heeft hij niks, dus Sok zal alles zelf moeten doen: de koning en koningin inpalmen, een monster verslaan en afrekenen met de uitgekookte poes van de prinses. Maar alles op zijn tijd. Om te beginnen heeft hij zijn oog laten vallen op een paar ontzettend gave laarzen...

Emiel zit ook nooit stil! Hij zet de kermis van Vimmerby op stelten en schuift aan bij een kerstfeest dat niet snel vergeten zal worden... Ondanks zijn goede bedoelingen denken de volwassenen altijd dat Emiel niets goeds van plan is... Maar wij weten wel beter!

Emiel haalt altijd de gekste streken uit! In dit verhaal komt zijn hoofd vast te zitten in een soepterrine en hijst hij zijn zusje in de top van een vlaggenmast. Ondanks zijn goede bedoelingen denken de volwassenen altijd dat Emiel niets goeds van plan is... Maar wij weten wel beter! Dit hoorspel is gebaseerd op het oorspronkelijke verhaal van Astrid Lindgren, Emil fra Lönneberga, en is door de Zweedse journalist en auteur Eva Staaf bewerkt tot een hoorspel.

Meet the Friendship Fairies – sisters Emme, Holly and Jess. They're just like regular girls, always messing and having fun, but they're also fairies. Their mum works as a spy and she has a new case to crack – and this time she's taking the Friendship Fairies along with her to a little island off Connemara! All the girls know is that they're going out to sea, and that they need to take their swimsuits...

Are you the kind of kid who would eat 32 dim sims for a dare, or let your teeth get so dirty they grew mould? Then STEP AWAY, because this audiobook is NOT for you. It's for GOOD boys and girls only!

Emme, Holly and Jess are just like regular girls, always messing and having fun. But they're also fairies, and instead of regular schooling they go to friendship classes, where they learn all about being kind and having good manners. Then they're sent out into the human world to teach children what they've learned. Of course, it's not always easy being good! Will they ever be able to graduate from fairy school?

Meet Murphy... the unluckiest dog in Ireland! Whatever could go wrong, would always go wrong, when I was around. Wherever I set a paw, bad luck was always sure to follow.

The Lost Compass of Columbus It doesn't point North. It points to the Truth. Twelve-year-old Wesley prefers reading about history to living it. He likes the quiet safety of a library. His ten-year-old sister, Bianca, is the opposite, she craves noise, action, and the thrill of the unknown. But their worlds collide in the dusty, cedar-scented air of their late grandfather’s attic. Hidden inside a moth-eaten trunk, buried beneath layers of old wool, they discover an artifact that shouldn't exist: a tarnished brass compass that feels unnaturally cold to the touch.

Meet Andrew: A curious boy who loves the night sky more than anything. One windy, whooshy night, a piece of the cosmos decides to visit! It lands with a soft plink in Andrew's backyard a perfect, shining glass bauble, humming softly and full of dancing starlight. He names his new, magical secret Twinkle. Keeping a star hidden is harder than Andrew thinks! Twinkle lights up his bedroom like midday, confuses the school goldfish, and accidentally causes The Great Power Outage! With the help of his wise Granny Dot and a grumpy attic squirrel named Mr.

Get ready to make a splash! Eight-year-old Ava and her twin brother, Danny, are ready for the most epic day ever at the Aqua-Splash Adventure waterpark. Danny has the map, Ava is ready for the thrills, and nothing can stop them! Or can it? The day starts with a sticky sunscreen scramble and quickly turns into map mayhem at the front gate. Before they can even dip a toe in the chilly Shiver River, they have to solve The Case of the Missing Locker Key.

The first I Can Read in global superstar and everyone’s F-R-I-E-N-D Jennifer Aniston’s series starring her food-loving dog, Clydeo! Clydeo is making peanut butter cookies when his mouth gets stuck shut with peanut butter. He seeks the help of his family, but no one can understand him. What...