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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly (Classic Books)

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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."

Talking AnimalsSlapstick ComedyChildren'sWhimsical
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

Doreen Cronin · 32 pages

When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.

Talking AnimalsSlapstick ComedyChildren'sAbsurdist Humor
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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.

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sAbsurdist HumorLighthearted
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The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss · 61 pages

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat, who shows them some tricks and games. Includes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sTalking AnimalsLighthearted
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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.

Talking AnimalsChildren'sLightheartedSlapstick Comedy
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The Berenstains' B Book (Bright & Early Books)

Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain · 64 pages

Children'sLightheartedTalking AnimalsWhimsical
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka · 54 pages

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is the ultimate in fractured fairy tales. Not only do the characters create their own stories, they also design the structure of the book itself. Classic fairy tales are deconstructed and rewritten with different but recognizable names, such as The Princess and the Bowling Ball, The Really Ugly Duckling, The Tortoise and the Hair and Chicken Lick

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sLightheartedTalking Animals
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Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein · 176 pages

If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer... Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wa

Children'sSlapstick ComedyIllustrated BookAbsurdist Humor
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The Twits

Roald Dahl · 96 pages

The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.

Slapstick ComedyTalking AnimalsChildren'sWhimsical
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Curious George

H.A. Rey · 55 pages

George is an African monkey who has come to America with his friend The Man in The Yellow Hat. They get into all sort of trouble in this 1946 Childrens' novel.

Talking AnimalsSlapstick ComedyChildren'sLighthearted
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The Complete Adventures of Curious George

Margret Rey, H.A. Rey · 422 pages

The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.

Slapstick ComedyTalking AnimalsChildren'sLighthearted
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The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 32 pages

Talking AnimalsChildren'sLightheartedAbsurdist Humor
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A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond · 160 pages

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that is just what they did. From the very first night when he attempted his first bath and ended up nearly flooding the house, Paddington was seldom far from imminent disaster. Jonathan and Judy were de

Talking AnimalsSlapstick ComedyChildren'sLighthearted
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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.

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sAbsurdist HumorLighthearted
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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.

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sAbsurdist HumorIllustrated Book
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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.

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I Want My Hat Back

Jon Klassen · 40 pages

The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes across, one by one, whether they have seen it. Each animal says no, some more elaborately than others. But just as the bear begins to despair, a deer comes by and asks a simple question that sparks the bear's memory and renews his search with a vengeance. A picture-book morality play about dishone

Talking AnimalsChildren'sAbsurdist HumorIllustrated Book
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Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets

Dav Pilkey · 136 pages

Principal Krupp once again turns into the superhero Captain Underpants in order to save the world, and Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, from the evil talking toilets and the Turbo Toilet 2000.

Slapstick ComedyChildren'sAbsurdist HumorLighthearted
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The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury

Bill Watterson · 254 pages

Beginning with the day Hobbes sprang into Calvin's tuna fish trap, the first two Calvin and Hobbes collections, Calvin and Hobbes and Something Under The Bed Is Drooling, are brought together in this treasury. Including black-and-white dailies and color Sundays, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes also features an original full-color 16-page story. Perhaps the most brilliant comic strip ever create

Talking AnimalsChildren'sSlapstick ComedyWhimsical
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Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi · 205 pages

"First published in serial form from 1881 to 1883 in Il Giornale dei bambini, the many adventures of Pinocchio, Geppetto's wooden puppet who came to life to laugh, cry, and dance like a real boy, garnered immediate acclaim as a children's story. Today Italians consider the novel, along with The Divine Comedy and The Decameron, one of their most important works of literature. Readers familiar only

Children'sSlapstick ComedyTalking AnimalsAbsurdist Humor
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Ten Apples Up On Top!

Theo LeSieg · 64 pages

Children'sLightheartedSlapstick ComedyIllustrated Book
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Go, Dog. Go!

P.D. Eastman · 64 pages

Children'sTalking AnimalsLightheartedWhimsical
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Surf's Up, Geronimo!

Geronimo Stilton · 109 pages

Geronimo is stressed! Luckily, Trap knows just the place for a holiday. Geronimo is dreaming of a tropical paradise, but when he arrives, he finds a nightmare: the hotel is falling apart, the sea is full of sharks and the weather is terrible. How on earth will Geronimo survive a whole week of this? The series is perfect for 5 to 8 year old's both avid and reluctant readers due to its expressive ty

Talking AnimalsSlapstick ComedyChildren'sIllustrated Book
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