Humorous Genre
Books in the Humorous genre:
Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Peggy Bacon
Caps for Sale (1940)
A band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of a peddler's caps while he takes a nap under a tree.
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Author(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
Illustrator(s):
Esphyr Slobodkina
Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
When Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy refuses to dance with her Elizabeth Bennett is confirmed in her prejudice that he is filled with pride. On further acquaintance she is forced to revise her opinion.
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
Homer Price (1943)
Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
The Wind on the Moon: A Story for Children (1944)
Author(s):
Eric Linklater
Illustrator(s):
Nicolas Bentley
Mr. Wilmer (1945)
When William Wilmer learns, on his 29th birthday, that he can understand animals and talk to them, his dreary life gets a change for the better -- and wilder.
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
McElligot’s Pool (1947)
You don’t know what you might catch when you go fishing in McElligot’s pool.
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Thidwick, The Big-Hearted Moose (1948)
The Fabulous Flight (1949)
Peter Peabody Pepperell, who has shrunk to a tiny size, takes off on an adventure on the back of his seagull friend Gus.
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Bartholomew and the Oobleck (1950)
The Little World of Don Camillo (1950)
Stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.
Author(s):
Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s):
Giovanni Guareschi
Pippi Longstocking (1950)
Author(s):
Astrid Lindgren
Illustrator(s):
Louis S. Glanzman
Centerburg Tales (1951)
Author(s):
Robert McCloskey
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953)
Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
A person’s a person, no matter how small.
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The Tough Winter (1954)
Author(s):
Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Eloise (1955)
Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
On Beyond Zebra! (1955)
Hunting with Mr. Jorrocks (1956)
Author(s):
R. S. Surtees
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
If I Ran the Circus (1956)
Eloise in Paris (1957)
Eloise invades the city of light.
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Author(s):
Kay Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
The Grinch can’t stand to see the Whos down in Whosville preparing for Christmas.
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1957)
Author(s):
Betty MacDonald
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Prefabulous Animiles (1957)
A collection of poems about fabulous animals.
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Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Sugar for the Horse (1957)
Author(s):
H. E. Bates
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Comedies (1958)
The Tempest, The Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night, Two Gentlemen of Verona, and we have just covered the T’s. The greatest master of English in his most appealing work.
Author(s):
William Shakespeare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Exploits of Don Quixote (1959)
The most famous exploits of the muddle-headed Don for younger readers.
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Author(s):
Miguel de Cervantes
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Lemonade Trick (1960)
Author(s):
Scott Corbett
Illustrator(s):
Paul Galdone
The Three Policemen or, Young Bottsford of Farbe Island (1960)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1961)
Set along the Mississippi River, this book traces the adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a fugitive slave. The Great American Novel.
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Nurse Matilda (1964)
Author(s):
Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Pushcart War (1964)
Author(s):
Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s):
Ronni Solbert
Three Tall Tales (1964)
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Great Brain (1967)
The exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige or money.
Author(s):
John D. Fitzgerald
Illustrator(s):
Mercer Mayer
Jennifer and Josephine (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Author(s):
Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Asterix the Gaul (1969)
Author(s):
René Goscinny
Illustrator(s):
Albert Uderzo
All Creatures Great and Small (1972)
Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants--four-legged and otherwise--with the world’s best-loved animal doctor.
Author(s):
James Herriot
Illustrator(s):
None
The Church Mouse (1972)
Arthur, the church mouse, is lonely with only the church cat Sampson to keep him company and decides, with the parson’s permission, to invite some other mice to join him.
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)
Author(s):
Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Old Joke Book (1976)
A collection of jokes, cartoons and humorous verse.
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Jeremiah in the Dark Woods (1977)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Vanishment of Thomas Tull (1977)
When he is seven years old, Thomas Tull begin growing backwards.
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Cops and Robbers (1978)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
Each Peach Pear Plum (1978)
A game of I Spy with favorite nursery characters.
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Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The One and Only Two Heads (1979)
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Janet Ahlberg
The Going to Bed Book (1982)
Author(s):
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s):
Sandra Boynton
Summer Switch (1982)
As he is about to get on the bus for Camp Soonawissakit, Benjamin “Ape Face” Andrews switches bodies with his father.
Author(s):
Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s):
Edward Gorey
Valentine Bears (1983)
Author(s):
Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Mitten (1989)
Berlioz the Bear (1991)
The Owl and the Pussycat (1991)
The Owl and the Pussycat put to sea again, with honey and money and a runcible spoon.
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Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Christmas Trolls (1993)
The Foxbury Force (1994)
Author(s):
Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s):
Graham Oakley
Jolly Roger (1995)
Author(s):
Colin McNaughton
Illustrator(s):
Colin McNaughton
The Night Before Christmas (1998)
’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Author(s):
Clement C. Moore
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Gingerbread Baby (1999)
Walt and Skeezix 1921 & 1922 (2005)
Author(s):
Frank King
Illustrator(s):
Frank King
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