Catalogue Page for Funny Stories

Max and the Moonmaid

Max catches a clever shape-shifting mermaid but trouble is brewing…

By Jill London

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12, Teen Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Dragon Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Don’t Go

A migratory bird who suffers from travel sickness, a fear of heights and dislikes foreign food. That’s a bit of problem, as you can imagine.

By Susan Gordon

Age range: 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Thrush Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Most Unusual Zoo

Four brothers see some very odd animal bugs at the strangest zoo in the universe.

By Deborah Hunt

Age range: 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Modern, Original, Science-Fiction Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Rooster That Wouldn’t Crow (video)

VIDEO: A story about individuality and a rooster’s right to fall in love with whomever he chooses.

By Artie Knapp

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Animal Story, Funny, Illustrated, Modern, Original, Video Animals: Rooster Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

The Flower Show

The flowers are preparing for the annual flower show. They are trembling with excitement. As they failed to win before, should they cheat or not?

By Susan Gordon

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

Piggy

Piggy creates a lot of damage to The Hollow when she escapes from her pen, so the animals decide to find a solution.

By Dave Gregson

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Animal Story, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Mole, Pig, Squirrel Reading time: 10 - 15 mins

A Full Moon Goes Bananas

Liam was supposed to have a normal Saturday night of pizza and video games, but a new babysitter and a full moon had different plans…

By Ryan Parker

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Fantasy, Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 05 - 10 mins

Cookie Crumbs

What happens when you come home and it’s obvious that someone has been in your house? The attached piece of flash fiction looks at this with a surprising twist at the end for readers.

By Ryan Parker

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Animal Story, Flash Fiction, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Cat Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

The Robin

The star of this story is a pretty Robin who has exchanged her love life and family planning for the fame and fortune of a modelling career.

By Susan Gordon

Age range: 6 to 8, 9 to12 Tags: Animal Story, Funny, Modern, Original Animals: Bird, Robin Reading time: 01 - 05 mins

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 mins

The 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

The Baby Tortoise Dog

Freddie doesn’t want to co-operate with anything Mum wants to do today but Mum is too clever for him.

By David M. Smith

Age range: 3 to 5, 6 to 8 Tags: Funny, Modern, Original Reading time: 01 - 05 mins