Funny Animals

After observing his cat, Ziggy, for years, Stephane Garnier became convinced that cats have life down to an art form, so he set out to share Ziggy's je ne sais quoi with the world. Highlighting 40 trademark cat qualities that are (almost) entirely applicable to human daily living, Garnier provides insights that are delightfully useful as well as tips for living a day in the life of a cat - and a Q&A to test your cat quotient to see how much work you have to do learn the subtle art of living like a feline.

Every kid wants to laugh, and Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid...but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure!

THE BEST NEST ******************** At night when Mom said to take a bath, And wash his hair with shampoo. He’d only wet his hair with water, And his mother never knew.

My name is Pancho. I am a very small dog with a very big problem. When my family decided to fly across the country for a family reunion, I was terrified. Airplanes are loud. Airports are crowded. And I do not have the best track record when it comes to staying calm under pressure. Thankfully, I had help. My therapist, Dr. Poopsalot, and my best friend Tank worked hard to prepare me for the trip. We practiced breathing exercises. We tackled fake turbulence drills. I even faced a vacuum cleaner without hiding in the laundry basket. I was ready. Or so I thought. Nothing could have prepared me ...

Pancho Humps The Mayor: When Good Dogs Make Bad Decisions The hilarious third installment in the Pancho series! Just when the Henderson family thought they'd gotten Pancho's embarrassing behaviors under control, their infamous Chihuahua finds a new way to mortify them in public. After conquering his digestive issues and defeating the dreaded flying fart-can, Pancho develops an uncontrollable passion for all things velvet, most unfortunately, the mayor's expensive blazer during the town parade. From emergency "behavioral management garments" (dog pants) to an unexpected career as the town's ...

Magic, Murder, and a Meddling Parrot—Welcome to Aria’s World! Wedding specialist Aria Whitmore thought picking up an antique wedding dress would be easy. Then the owner, Fletcher Davenport, turns up dead—possibly killed by magic. Now, Aria is the prime suspect. Juggling bridezilla clients, a nosy mother, and a snack-obsessed, wisecracking parrot familiar, Aria has no time for murder accusations. But if she doesn’t clear her name fast, she might be next on the killer’s list. With time running out and magic in the air, Aria must solve the case before the real killer gets away. ...

It should’ve been the sale of a lifetime… Bridal boutique owner (and secret witch) Aria Whitmore has hit the jackpot: dress designer to the rich and famous, Zola Cates, will be holding her first ever sample sale... at Aria's store! "Winters will have you giggling into your book!" Aria prepares tirelessly for the showing, with the help of her assistant Sarah, and her wise-cracking parrot Kiwi. (Ok, so maybe Kiwi’s “help” isn’t quite so helpful…) However, when the day of the sale arrives, Aria discovers a nightmare in her normally glamorous store: the shop wrecked, the sale ...

Whiskers, giggles, and total kitchen chaos—get ready for a laugh-out-loud adventure with everyone's favorite furry chef! In Chef Kitty’s Kitchen Chaos, a determined (and very fluffy) orange tabby cat sets out to cook the most amazing meal ever. But when flour flies, eggs splatter, and a runaway meatball causes complete cat-tastrophe, her cooking adventure quickly turns into one big, hilarious mess!

Paddington - the beloved classic bear from Darkest Peru, now a major movie star - is back in this fantastically funny, brand-new novel from master storyteller Michael Bond! Paddington always finds himself in unusual situations, so it is no surprise when he has a run-in with the police, appears in a TV cookery show and gives one of his hard stares to a hypnotist!

Grab your cat, get cozy and join Jack McCuddles on a mysterious adventure of pure fluffy escapism. One exceptionally cute cat with magical powers is our only hope in foiling a despicable plot. That cat is Jack McCuddles and in his paws, we don’t stand a chance. Behind a wall of lies in an ever-changing house, the evil professor gives Jack the ultimate feline comforts of warm fires and platefuls of food. Will these feline luxuries be enough to distract Jack from the professor’s real purpose? However, an encounter with a mysterious mouse is about to change everything for Jack, although by...

One minute, the narrator of this cleverly rhyming romp is quietly reading. The next minute, pigs descend upon his house in every imaginable getup, by every available means, from every possible place - even “pigs from France” and “pigs just in their underpants”. What results is lovable porcine mayhem and a pizza pig-out!

He loves animal poop. She's a vegeturdian. Will these two dung beetles have their friendship destroyed over their poop choices? Most dung beetles roll themselves a pooball and go home. Not Dookie. His junk-poop obsession knows no limits. But Dookie's poop freedoms are under threat. An aggressive plant-poop movement has swept across Poop Town, causing a health-poop craze that has divided the beetle community. Dookie and his best friend Turdy join the resistance by following Donald Dump to 'Make Poop Great Again.' But when the vegeturdian beetles deliberately constipate the jungle animals, a ...

Book One. A bedtime story about the Adventures of the Abbey Mice. For children who love to allow their imaginations to run free.

Book two. A bedtime story about the exciting adventures of the Abbey Mice who live high up in a medieval Abbey in the little town of Ramsley. For children who love to allow their imaginations to run free.

Just a man, a murder, and a really, really embarrassing hobby. Obadiah (Di) Goode has several problems. As the only African-American member of the Prospector’s Rest, North Carolina Sheriff’s Department, he’s already generally overlooked and ignored. But if news of his secret gets out, he’ll never hear the end of it. Still, keeping the fact that he’s far faster with a knitting (or crochet or embroidery or, well, any kind of) needle than a gun is his usual concern. But when this sleepy mountain town which is home to more crafts shops than people opens its Sixth Annual Crafts Fête ...

She needs an elephant pooball to lay her eggs. Her son eats dungballs like there's no tomorrow. Can he control his hunger so his Mom can give birth? Dookie is a well-meaning little dung beetle who gets easily distracted by anything poop related. His mother is about to lay eggs, so she sends Dookie off into the jungle to roll a dung ball. But while rolling the pooball home, Dookie and his friend Turdy accidentally eat the whole thing! Now the jungle is all out of poop and Mom is in labor--without a pooball! Can Dookie find an elephant pooball to redeem himself? Will he make it back in time ...

What in the world is going on with this bird? Look out! He's running around town and he doesn't seem to know where he is going. Can anyone help him find his way? Follow his path of destruction and see!

Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same…for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is around. This fun-filled collection brings together six laugh-out-loud stories.

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.

From the bestselling author of The Happiness Animal and Word Wise, comes a fantastic new fable on the magic of kindness. When this dolphin jumps to too many conclusions, he learns that sometimes acts of kindness come from the unlikeliest of places.