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Books in the Humorous genre:

Hippos Go Berserk! (1977)

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A lonely hippo invites a few friends over for the evening and things snowball until a crowd of Hippos Goes Berserk!

Author(s): Sandra Boynton
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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Jeremiah in the Dark Woods (1977)

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Jeremiah sets out to find what happened to his grandmother’s tarts and meets some familiar nursery characters along the way, as well as a few not so familiar ones. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

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Ji-Nongo-Nongo Means Riddles (1977)

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A collection of riddles from African sources.

Author(s): Verna Aardema
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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The Mysterious Tadpole (1977)

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Uncle McAllister sends Louis a tadpole from Loch Ness for his birthday -- but Alphonse is no ordinary tadpole. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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Sunset at Blandings (1977)

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P.G. Wodehouse’s final, unfinished novel is set at Blandings Castle. Gally stars along with a good and deserving niece and her impecunious suitor, a unique Lord Emsworth sister who is nice and deserving of her suitor, the Chancellor of the Exch... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Ionicus

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Sunset at Blandings (1977)

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P.G. Wodehouse’s final, unfinished novel is set at Blandings Castle. Gally stars along with a good and deserving niece and her impecunious suitor, a unique Lord Emsworth sister who is nice and deserving of her suitor, the Chancellor of the Exch... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Ionicus

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The Vanishment of Thomas Tull (1977)

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When he is seven years old, Thomas Tull begin growing backwards.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

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Anybody at Home? (1978)

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The short verses in Anybody at Home? ask children to identify various homes and the animals and objects that live there. This is a later, smaller format edition and the pictures have been redrawn. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): H. A. Rey
Illustrator(s): H. A. Rey

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Appelard and Liverwurst (1978)

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Appelard has lost his mule and most of his farm buildings to a tornado, but it has left him with a baby rhinoceros. How the rhinoceros ends up in jail, is broken out by his mother and they all end up in the circus is the burden of this tale. Read onl... View More

Author(s): Mercer Mayer
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

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Asterix and the Normans (1978)

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Normans believe that terror gives you wings so you can fly. They plan to test their theory by pushing Vitalstatistix’s cowardly nephew off the edge of a cliff. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

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Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

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Two brothers decide to build an airplane and it works!

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

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The Church Mice at Bay (1978)

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When the vacation curate arrives at Wortlethorpe some changes are made - not at all to the satisfaction of Sampson and the church mice.

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

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Cops and Robbers (1978)

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It is Christmas Eve and the robbers of London set out to steal as many toys as they can, but Officer Pugh is on the job. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

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Each Peach Pear Plum (1978)

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A game of I Spy with favorite nursery characters.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

Greenaway Medal
Greenaway Medal - 1978
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For Lovers of Birds (1978)

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Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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For Lovers of Cats (1978)

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Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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For Lovers of Flowers & Gardens (1978)

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Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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For Lovers of Food & Drink (1978)

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Drawings accompany selections from Edward Lear’s letters and diaries.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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The Forbidden Forest (1978)

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How Spider Max, Lady Adelaide and Buckingham the bull dog end the war.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s): William Pène du Bois

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Great Moments in Architecture (1978)

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A collection of cartoons on architectural themes.

Author(s): David Macaulay
Illustrator(s): David Macaulay

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