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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

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There's a Wocket in My Pocket!

Dr. Seuss · 32 pages

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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Mo Willems · 38 pages

No matter how hard he pleads and begs, the pigeon is not supposed to drive the bus while the driver is away, but pigeon tries every persuasive trick a young child knows to get you to say "Yes."

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett

Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find nothing. Yet the day turns out to be pretty spectacular after all. Attentive readers will be rewarded with a rare treasure in this witty story of looking for the extraordinary and finding it in a manner you'd never expect. - Publisher.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish · 63 pages

A literal-minded housekeeper causes chaos in the Rogers household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!

Theo LeSieg · 41 pages

Every wish is fulfilled on the First of Octember.

Illustrated BookChildren'sAbsurdist HumorFunny
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I'm Bored

Michael Ian Black

When a bored girl meets a potato who finds children tedius, she tries to prove him wrong by demonstrating all of the things they can do, from turning cartwheels to using their imaginations.

Illustrated BookChildren'sAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Never Take a Shark to the Dentist (and Other Things Not to Do)

Judi Barrett · 34 pages

A list of things one should not do with various animals, such as "hold hands with a lobster."

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Imogene's Antlers

David Small · 32 pages

One Thursday Imogene wakes up with a pair of antlers growing out of her head and causes a sensation wherever she goes.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Fortunately

Remy Charlip · 44 pages

Good and bad luck accompany Ned from New York to Florida on his way to a surprise party.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Rhyming Dust Bunnies

Jan Thomas

As three dust bunnies, Ed, Ned, and Ted, are demonstrating how much they love to rhyme, a fourth, Bob, is trying to warn them of approaching danger.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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The Incredible Book Eating Boy

Oliver Jeffers · 32 pages

Henry loves to eat books, until he begins to feel quite ill and decides that maybe he could do something else with the books he has been devouring.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Shark vs. Train

Chris Barton

A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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If You Give a Moose a Muffin

Laura Joffe Numeroff · 32 pages

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin and start him on a cycle of urgent requests.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Wacky Wednesday

Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg · 48 pages

Drawings and verse point out the many things that are wrong one wacky Wednesday.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Little Pea

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · 32 pages

Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents will not let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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The Berenstains' B Book (Bright & Early Books)

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 64 pages

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Aliens Love Underpants

Claire Freedman · 32 pages

Illustrated BookChildren'sAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Dragons Love Tacos 2: The Sequel

Adam Rubin · 48 pages

Illustrated BookChildren'sAbsurdist HumorFunny
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Crazy Hair

Neil Gaiman · 36 pages

Bonnie encounters all sorts of exotic animals and marvelous things inside a man's crazy hair.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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The Runaway Dinner

Allan Ahlberg · 40 pages

A young boy named Banjo Cannon always eats a sausage for dinner, until the night that his sausage--and the rest of his meal--runs away.

Children'sIllustrated BookAbsurdist HumorFunny
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A Bad Case of Stripes

David Shannon · 32 pages

In order to ensure her popularity, Camilla Cream always does what is expected, until the day arrives when she no longer recognizes herself.

Illustrated BookChildren'sAbsurdist HumorFunny

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