Catalogue Page for Funny Stories
The Pig Farmer
In this funny re-telling of a Hans Christian Andersen classic, a poor farm girl dreams of sharing her tiny kingdom with someone who makes her heart sing and her soul dance.
By M E Ryan
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fairy Tale, Funny, Original Animals: Pig Reading time: 05 - 10 minsThe King’s Programmer
A shy young programmer loses his job before Christmas. He enters a contest to become The King’s Programmer to find his courage and maybe more.
By Zoltán Vágó
Age range: 9 to12, Teen Tags: Fairy Tale, Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 10 - 15 mins
Grandma’s Jewelry Box
Pandora is stuck at her boring grandma’s boring house in the boring countryside. She can’t play or watch TV or do anything at all. Most importantly, she can never ever open Grandma’s old jewelry box. One day, when she’s trying to impress the cool kid next door, she decides to break Grandma’s rule. She opens the box. That’s when the craziness starts.
By Evan Purcell
Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsJoey and the Gumball Machine
Joey is travelling to Florida with his family. But when he gets his hand stuck in the gumball machine at the airport, his life is changed forever.
By P.J. Belding
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins, 05 - 10 minsThe Seven Rules Eddie Never Forgot
Eddie is always looking for excitement, and in The Adventures of Eddie the Emu, he has no trouble finding it! In his eagerness to explore the Australian Outback, Eddie forgets the rules his mother sets out for him before he leaves. His enticing adventure soon turns into a disastrous nightmare, and he realizes that he should have listened to his mother!
By Terese Martin
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Funny, Instructional, Modern, Original Animals: Emu Reading time: 01 - 05 minsDicky the Dinosaur
Dicky the dinosaur is shy and nervous, until Bella the lady dinosaur takes an interest, proving that there is someone out there for everyone!
By William Jacques
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Instructional, Original, Poem Animals: Dinosaur Reading time: 01 - 05 minsMight Pigs Fly?
The Might brothers, Orswille and Willboar embark on a mission to be the first pigs to fly. With little help and a lot of hindrance from the other farmyard animals they create the ultimate flying contraption.
By Steve Heron
Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Funny, Historical, Instructional, Original Animals: Pig Reading time: 01 - 05 minsThe Gift of the Magi
The classic story of a young couple at Christmas and how, in spite of how poor they are, manage to give the greatest gift of all to one another. Edited to modernise slightly and make more understandable for kids.
By O. Henry
Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Christmas, Classic, Funny Reading time: 05 - 10 mins, 10 - 15 minsThe Wolf and the Fake News Story
Truly a story for our times. The wolf tells his side of the story with regards to the three pigs!