What’s the Monster Stick? It’s Paul’s gigantic fishing pole—nine feet long and packed with miles of super‑strong fishing line and shiny, custom‑made sinkers that slide like magic. From the moment Paul gets the Monster Stick, his adventures grow wilder than anything Paul Bunyan ever dreamed up. At one point, he even manages to hook a DC‑10 airplane flown by sneaky smugglers. How he does that… well, that’s part of the fun.

The hills and small towns of western North Carolina in the 1950s come to life in this collection of stories by master storyteller Donald Davis. He’s shared his tales everywhere—from the World’s Fair to the Smithsonian to the National Storytelling Festival—and now he invites readers into the adventures of his own childhood. His stories follow him from his earliest school days all the way to the moment he begins to understand the big changes happening in the world, including the loss of friends during the Vietnam War.

In Scared Witless: Thirteen Eerie Tales to Tell, authors Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss share a spooky and funny collection of stories perfect for kids who love a good thrill.

When Juan Bobo thinks his pig wants to go to church, he dresses the animal in his mother’s best clothes and sparkling jewelry.

A tiny sandpiper and a giant whale start a funny but serious battle over who owns the beach. When they call in all their animal cousins to help, the birds and sea creatures soon realize that their fight is hurting the ocean they both share.

Discover hilarious world folktales in Noodlehead Stories, a perfect book for children who love funny...

Experience the laugh-out-loud brilliance of Holes in My Underwear: Over 100 Poems That Will Knock Your Socks Off, a side-splitting collection of funny and thoughtful poems by New York Times bestselling author and middle school teacher Matthew Eicheldinger.

In the hilarious first installment of The Bad Guys series, a misunderstood crew of "scary" animals—including Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake—embarks on a mission to become unlikely heroes through good deeds.

Do you ever wonder what your noisy neighbours are doing?

A magic beignet boy comes to life in New Orleans and leads a wild chase through the French Quarter as hungry people try to catch him.

The mighty Casey is getting what any failed sports hero most desires: a second chance. He's got to...

Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he...

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a...

Benita loves to read in bed but keeps getting interrupted by a whistling Tunche, a scary Supay and...

Melvin Eugene Baxter is convinced that his new teacher, Miss Martin, is a martian. It is his mission...

What’s a little piece of bread to do when he’s feeling lonely? Find a friend, of course!

And that’s...

Kitty’s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to...

Splat the Cat makes the most of a rainy spring day—by taking up gardening! What could possibly wrong...

Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and decides that he never, ever wants to eat another banana...

If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you...

It's the day of the county fair!

Three-legged races, a "Smartest Pig" contest, the Ferris wheel...

It's another scary day at the Black Lagoon. . . . Hubie has been sent to the principal's office, and...

When a little boy receives a goldfish named Norman, it's not the kind of pet he had in mind. When he...

On a momentous visit to the aquarium, Elliot discovers his dream pet: a penguin. It's just proper...