Humorous Fiction

Like many thirteen-year-olds, Yasmin Bandara doesn’t know what she wants to be when she grows up. Her parents want her to be a doctor, and expect her to focus on school – the only computer game they allow her to play is purely educational (yawn!). Yasmin gets so good at it that the game’s company invites her to play at a national competition. Her friends, teachers, and family are mega excited about the opportunity, but Yasmin’s not!

Benji McLaughlin is a visionary. He believes in things other people think are impossible, like that he and his brother Stanley will be happy living with their uncle, and that the Loch Lochy Monster is real, and that his parents will come home safely one day. So when he finds out that Uncle Hamish’s holiday business is struggling, Benji’s not worried. He has a visionary plan. Together with his new friends, Murdy and Mr Dog, he sets off to prove that the Loch Lochy Monster exists, and bring tourists flooding in. But Benji might have to confront different monsters to the one he expects.

Feelings and farts are facts of life. We all have them! And we have to live with them, even when they’re inconvenient, unpleasant, or surprising. They might come out of nowhere! It's definitely not a good idea to hold them in for too long. But among friends and family, they are usually no big deal. Striking a perfect balance of funny and factual, this charming audiobook encourages young listeners to accept their emotions (and their farts) without shame, even when they really stink.

Macht euch bereit für ... Ruperts Tagebuch! Denn es ist an der Zeit, seine Sicht der Dinge zu hören. Eigentlich hat Greg seinen besten Freund nur damit beauftragt, seine "Biografie" zu verfassen - schließlich wird er eines Tages reich und berühmt sein. Doch schnell stellt sich heraus, dass Rupert nicht die beste Wahl für den Job ist. Denn statt Gregs Lebensgeschichte aufzuschreiben, schweift Rupert immer wieder ab und erzählt viel lieber von seinem eigenen Leben. Ob Greg das so lustig findet?

Claire has hurt her knee so she sets off home to tell her mum all about it. On the way she meets her friends and tells them how the fall happened. But just how did it happen . . .? Was she dropped by a wolf, a slithering snake, an enormous dragon or a hairy gorilla?!

When Badger bullies his friends Frog, Moose, Elephant, and Bear, they teach him an unforgettable lesson about empathy, kindness, and forgiveness in this funny and thematically rich social and emotional story from the acclaimed creator of Red: A Crayon's Story.

Have you ever had a day when you just hate EVERYTHING? You have? Well, what if you had a friend who helped you to work out that rather than hating everything, you LOVED everything instead? Sounds good, right? Well, THIS book is THAT friend so you might want to listen on!

Remember the time we flew to the moon without a rocket? And remember the time we went to the bottom of the ocean and fought a high-voltage giant octopus? And how about the time we got lost in The Land of Lost Things? What? You don't remember? Really? Well, let me refresh your memory. It all started like this ...

"It's supersmellygunkyfilthynastygrosslyputrid!" In your hands you are holding the true story of the FBG — the Flipping Big Gnome! He's not like other gnomes. Oh, no! He's big, flipping big! Together with his friend, Stephanie and the King of Engerlund and a huge herd of emus he tries to save the world from a huge Dollop of the rudest, naughtiest and smelliest gnomes ever! Ever! Because they're coming for your imagination!

Neues Zuhause, neue Freunde – das erste Abenteuer von Jakob und Schisser! Der zehnjährige Jakob zieht mit seiner Familie ins idyllische Feuerviertel. Keine Autos, dafür viel Natur, jede Menge Platz zum Herumtoben und sogar eine geheime Kinderbande! Für Jakob klingt das ziemlich gut – aber auch sehr aufregend. Zum Glück hat er Schisser dabei, seinen alten Stoffhasen, der ihm in jeder Lage beisteht. Und das ist auch wirklich nötig! Denn um in die Phönix-Bande aufgenommen zu werden, soll Jakob eine Mutprobe bestehen. Na, das kann ja heiter werden!

An underwater trickster tale is found in this rhyming picture book romp. A clever little girl "with a net for catching pearls" meets a shark who wants nothing more than to eat her for dinner. Listeners will find nothing short of a classic tale: a bully being shown up by his weaker and far more clever adversary! An ebullient and unabashedly entertaining story—One Day at the Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea has enough bite to excite listeners of all ages.

In New Jersey, JJ, a neurodivergent preteen gamer, is having premonitory dreams about a rescue dog that will eventually come into his life. In San Pedro de Macoris, Frijolito, an adorable dog that loves to eat salmon, is about to embark on a journey in search of his forever person. In JJ and Frijolito, first novel for young readers by Victoria Cepeda, Frijolito’s quest turns out to be JJ’s dream. Treat yourself and the family to a tale about the power of unconditional love and how it shapes and strengthens us.

JJ, un gamer pre-adolescente en el espectro autista, tiene sueños premonitorios sobre un perro de rescate que eventualmente llegará a su vida. En San Pedro de Macorís, Frijolito, un adorable perro al que le encanta comer salmón, está a punto de emprender un viaje en busca de su “persona para siempre”. En JJ y Frijolito, primera novela para jóvenes lectores de Victoria Cepeda, la búsqueda de Frijolito resulta ser el sueño de JJ.

A squirrel named Bucky, born with buck teeth, is teased by his siblings, calling him Bucktoothed Bucky, until his teeth save the day.

Chocco the Chihuahua has a special Christmas when Santa Claus asks him to ride in his sleigh, helping deliver gifts to all the little boys and girls, plus a few furry friends of his own

Listen as a sweet turkey named Chester prays for a savior before he becomes the Thanksgiving feast.

As Chocco and his furry pals search for new adventures, they make new friends and memories along the way.

Siblings Moose, Sparkle, Rocky, and Tobey are superpuppies. Each pup has a special power that will help them with their mission of keeping humans safe—from super strength to flight to phasing through objects to teleportation. But when the big dogs in their superpack go missing, it’s up to the superpuppies to save the day. Will Moose be able to find a human companion to help him?

Once upon a time, in a land where horses were mythical beasts, there lived a unicorn—a Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. He lived with his family in a palace—one that was extra-large for him, full of extra-large rugs and extra-large food. And when his brother and sister played chess, they used him in place of a pawn. When it’s just too much to take, Teeny-Weeny Unicorn runs away—and has a chance encounter with a salty gnome. It's then that he suddenly starts to wonder... IS he teeny weeny? Or is he just the right size?

When two little Chihuahuas named Sissy and Baby, go places with their human mother, they use their imagination and pretend they are on exciting adventures, from racecar drivers, and rockstars singing on a stage, to pirates searching for treasure, and much, much more.

The Sinister Mixer is a story of kitchen calamity that will leave listeners questioning the safety of their home appliances. In this chronicle of culinary chaos, we follow the Park family as they grapple with a haunted food processor determined to puree more than just food. From battling sentient kimchi to facing increasingly bizarre culinary horrors, the Parks' journey is packed with paranormal peril.

Piper, an eight-year-old boy from Ireland, discovers something extraordinary. He finds a tiny green dragon with bright orange wings. He names him Oliver, and when he decides to keep the little creature hidden in his room, he soon realizes he has no choice but to reveal his secret. Oliver is growing bigger and bigger by the day.

A funny story about a Chihuahua named Pickles: Listen to his magical secret and all the adventures he shares with his best friend, Timothy.

The Crazy Washing Machine is a story of sudsy shenanigans that will leave listeners in a spin cycle of laughter and suspense. In this chronicle of laundry-based lunacy, we follow young Penelope Pindrop as she uncovers the bizarre truth behind her family's new washing machine. From battling sentient socks to facing off against the nefarious Lint Lord, Penelope's journey is filled with unexpected twists, paranormal peril, and the constant threat of being lost in a temporal vortex.

Listen as Rowdy the Rooster does his best to guard the hen coop, while a clever fox named Cletus tries to snatch one of Rowdy’s feathered crew.