Humorous Fiction

What happens when two super-chill jungle pals find their new best friend is missing? They freak out, of course! Timon and Pumbaa work themselves into a wilderness worry spiral looking for Simba in this delightful audio story in which the two find the only thing they really lost was their inner Hakuna Matata.

Meet Z . . . Z has a small, well kind of BIG, problem. Every time he speaks – a couple of words, or even just a line – it rhymes! Seriously. So when Z is at school, answering questions in class, in the dreaded school lunch queue, in the playground . . . when Z speaks, it always rhymes! In fact, that’s how he earned his nickname: Z. A reflection of the number of words he now speaks at school on a daily basis. Zero! Yep, ZILCH!

Welcome to Hazard. An ordinary town where strangeness is a way of life. A town where sink holes appear with no warning, where people go missing way too often and where things really DO go bump in the night … To Travis and his classmates, Hazard is home. But when they’re set a school project to investigate the history of the town, they soon realise that something strange and alien lies beneath Hazard. What can they learn from their investigations into the mysterious witch in the woods? And – if the witch does exist – will they make it home to tell the tale…?

Satyrs Newel and Doren are maturing into more responsible citizens after helping put an end to the dragon rebellion. But the thought of growing out of adolescence has the two goatmen in crisis mode. If that isn’t enough to worry about, a few unlucky inhabitants of Fablehaven have been found petrified, turned to stone, including fellow satyrs. Could this new threat be the workings of a dangerous gorgon?

Welcome to Crater Lake … the year six school trip where your first day might just be your last … Maybe it’s the bloodstained man who tries to stop the coach. Maybe it’s the absence of welcoming staff, but something is definitely not right at Crater Lake Activity Centre. Then, at night, things get much, much stranger … Lance and his friends, Chets, Katja, Big Mak and Adrianne find themselves in a fight for survival and must work together to defeat a swarm of enemies. But whatever happens they must never, ever, fall asleep!

Get ready for some bedtime adventures with Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy and their doll friends in the nursery. Join them as they go on the many fun adventures when their owner Marcella and best friend Fido the dog. This collection of relaxing classic stories from Johnny Gruelle will have your children dreaming of Raggedy Ann’s and Ragged Andy’s adventures and having them want a Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy doll of their own.

When an unfortunate incident in a space shuttle simulator turns twelve year old Franklin Wilson into an accidental viral sensation, he attracts the attention of Xavier Drake, the third richest person in the world, who invites Franklin to take part in a competition to become the actual first kid in space. But after the competition launches, Franklin discovers that everything is not what it seems – and it turns out there is much more at stake than just a trip to space…

Don’t be like Ciara, a twelve-year-old girl living in the tiny village of Skael. When she used a spell from within this book, she ended up summoning a dragon. A DRAGON! Those things breathe fire! From their mouths! She’s obviously doomed. And don’t listen if Ciara tells you that dragons won’t hurt humans, and that they even once taught us magic, a thousand years ago. Definitely don’t pay any attention to the fact that the dragon she summoned, Scorch, might be willing to help rescue Ciara’s mother and free her village from the Emperor and his Warden, because it’s all obviously a big lie.

In the small town of Farlow, mysterious advertisements appear for a summer scavenger hunt. Twelve-year-old Maggie and her friends can't wait. They have their team, and more than bragging rights, they want that huge cash prize. On the big day, a strange man welcomes everybody to the game. The first items are ridiculously easy ("An egg? Seriously?"), but they quickly grow more difficult. Even a little scary. Okay, a lot scary. When the game moves to the cemetery, nobody wants to play anymore. Except now it's too late to quit . . .

Jacques is a little hedgehog with a BIG secret—he loves wearing underwear! But the hedgehog world has rules...You see, hedgehogs eat grubs. They make nests. They snort with their sniffly snouts. They do NOT. WEAR. UNDERWEAR. So what's a critter to do about his undercover love of underpants? Will Jacques muster the bravery he needs to fully embrace himself and share his love of tighty-whities with the world?

To celebrate National Poetry Month, Ella Mentry School will have a schoolwide poem-writing contest, and all the students have to enter. There’s just one problem: A.J. has no time for rhymes! But when an amazing secret prize is revealed, will A.J. be inspired to write a winning poem? And can he beat Little Miss Know-It-All Andrea—the best poet in school?

"Ein Brief? Für Tafiti und seine Familie? Tatsächlich. Entfernte Verwandte möchten sie besuchen. Die Freude über das Wiedersehen ist riesengroß. Doch die Besucher sind mit den Gefahren, die in der Savanne lauern, nicht vertraut. Vor allem vor den Löwen fürchten sie sich. Von denen haben sie schon viel gehört, aber gesehen haben sie noch keinen. Daher haben sie auch sehr aufregende Begegnungen mit Strauß Nolo und Mama Matemba. Zum Glück hat Tafiti hier so viele Freunde. Als die Erdmännchen King Kofi auch für einen Freund Tafitis halten, wird es für sie ganz schön gefährlich.

WHEN JOSH GETS KIDNAPPED BY ALIENS because he refuses to eat his broccoli, he and his cousin Brandon end up having a hilarious outer-space adventure. The two eleven-year-old boys must face down the Intergalactic Council, rescue an alien who starts a flood every time she cries, fly an air sled, travel through time, and deal with a talking broccoli plant that might even eat them! Whether you like broccoli or not, you will definitely want to find out what happens, and after listening to this you may even find you eat your vegetables all the time! But the fun doesn't end there.

They tried lullabies, they tried cuddles, they tried soothing words. But now it's 3 a.m. and the baby has achieved a new level of consciousness. Throwing binkies, climbing the crib . . . Is this baby going to stay awake forever?!? (Even the neighbor would like to know.) Parents and siblings of new babies will share some BIG laughs together as they follow a VERY tired family trying to get just a few minutes of rest while their precious one jumps, pounds, yells, and even throws a 1 a.m. dance party.

A strange sea monster suddenly appears on the lake… a fortune is unearthed from an old cannon…a valuable dinosaur egg is stolen. Who’s responsible? Those seven junior geniuses—and their wild ideas! "Every time you Mad Scientists get mixed up in something, it means trouble!" cries the mayor of Mammoth Falls. Watch out as the seven junior geniuses of the Mad Scientists’ Club turn the town upside down.

The cats have overthrown the hoomans! Rolo hopes to find his ancestors when he lands on his ancient homeworld, Earth. But instead, the genetically advanced cats throw him in the pound. He escapes and hides on a circus airship, where he meets a mysterious fortune-teller elephant, a kind alley cat, and an odd girl with a troubled past, Ailey. She offers to help Rolo find his people in the mythical city of Zorx if he helps her run away.

Precocious Jeanine Beane is excited for the surprise playdate her mom has planned with her best friend, Kenzi. Little does she know the playdate isn’t the only surprise. Jeanine soon discovers that a camel by the name of Mavis holds all the answers to a mystery which includes her friends Gideon, Dawson, Camryn, and John-John, too.

El Villano que se Olvidó de Ser Malo" es una comedia llena de situaciones absurdas y personajes entrañables que nos muestran que la línea entre el bien y el mal puede ser más divertida de lo que pensamos. Vicente, un villano en formación, crece soñando con infundir terror, pero su vida está llena de fracasos cómicos: su risa malévola suena tierna, sus planes siempre fallan y su "oscuro" compañero es un pez llamado Neptuno.

Where Is Charlotte? captures the game of Hide-and-Seek as played by a feisty and fun little fireball. Drawing on the classic children’s tune, “Frère Jacques,” adults and children listen and sing together, bringing to life a young girl not afraid to say, “No.” Our little trickster has an authentic and assertive voice (perhaps a tad cheeky) and a playfully sassy non-verbal style. Charlotte bravely goes from familiar inside hiding places to “climbing trees” and “riding a breeze.”

Tail-wagging days, everyone. I am so happy that you have decided to join me in a story about how someone very small can do something very big. Continue sharing the Love, and remember that smiles are contagious.

Do you believe in the tooth fairy? A little Chihuahua named Chocco does! Listen to find out why.

Take an adventure with three mischievous little dogs as they run through the neighborhood, having the time of their furry lives, and learning lessons along the way.

Sasha is a sassy cat with an onery attitude, especially when her human Nathan has guests over. Her sister Torri is the opposite. She’s sweet and lovable. One day, a gentle Pit Bull named Max comes to visit. Torri instantly becomes his friend, but will Sasha accept Max?

The day Izzy, a sweet black lab, is adopted and taken to her new loving home, she learns how to help all the animals on her human mother’s big farm. Follow along Izzy gets a friendly companion, and one that isn’t so friendly.

‘Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.’ – Albert Einstein (or not, as it turns out!) So … can a fish climb a tree? Can a horse drive a car? Can a baby bake a cake? And if they can’t, what wonderful things can they do?