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Books in the Humorous genre:

The Little Lulu Library Volume 14 (1986)

This second volume of a three volume set includes issues 58-62 of Little Lulu magazine.

The Little Lulu Library Volume 15 (1986)

The third volume of this three volume set includes issues 63-67 of Little Lulu magazine.

Mr. O’Malley Goes for the Gold (1986)

This is volulme #4 of the paperback edition of Barnaby.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Mr. O’Malley, Wizard of Wall Street (1986)

Volume #5 of the paperback edition of Barnaby.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

The Pothunters and Other School Stories (1986)

This compendium includes The Pothunters, A Prefect’s Uncle and Tales of St. Austin’s, Wodehouse’s first three published novels. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Tony McSweeney

The Reluctant Dragon (1986)

This edition of The Reluctant Dragon includes a color illustration on the dust jacket. The story originally appeared in Kenneth Grahame’s Dream Days.

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories (1986)

Five stories featuring our friends from Busytown.

Read online at archive.org

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Aster Aardvark’s Alphabet Adventures (1987)

An alliterative animal alphabet.

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

Christmas Time (1987)

A compendium of all things Christmas, a la Boynton.

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

The Clothes Horse and Other Stories (1987)

What if there really were a horse made out of clothes? or a Night Train that brought the night? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

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

Clown (1987)

A clown performs his circus act for us.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Paul Manning
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

Jump Again! More Adventures of Brer Rabbit (1987)

Five more tales of that rascally rabbit and his friends and his enemies.

The Little Lulu Library Set IV (1987)

This three volume set includes issues 37-53 of Little Lulu magazine.

The Little Lulu Library Volume 10 (1987)

This first of a three volume set includes issues 37-41 of Little Lulu magazine.

The Little Lulu Library Volume 11 (1987)

This second volume of the three volume set includes issues 42-48 of Little Lulu magazine.

The Little Lulu Library Volume 12 (1987)

This third volume of the three volume set includes issues 48-53 of Little Lulu magazine.

Why the Chicken Crossed the Road (1987)

Not why, but what happened when the chicken crossed that road.

Read online at archive.org

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

Asimov’s Annotated Gilbert and Sullivan (1988)

A fresh and illuminating interpretation of the famous operettas by Gilbert and Sullivan. Includes all of the librettos. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): W. S. Gilbert
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1988)

The wonderful village where Asterix and Obelix live has only one drawback: its musician Cacofonix is the worst in the world. But then a stranger flies in on a magic carpet asking for help in ending a terrible drought. Suddenly, Cacofonix’s tale... View More

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

Barney Bipple’s Magic Dandelions (1988)

In this edition Steven Kellogg has redone the illustrations. Barney receives three dandelions, each of which will grant a wish. But things soon start going wrong.

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

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