Originally published in 1995 as: A Treasury of funny stories.
Contents:
Doctor Boox and the sore giraffe / Andrew Davies -- Crummy mummy / Anne Fine -- Strong but quirky / Irwin Shapiro -- William's version / Jan Mark -- Anancy and Tiger : a Caribbean tale / retold by Andrew Matthews -- The librarian and the robbers / Margaret Mahy -- Miss Mee in a muddle / Margaret Joy -- The night thing / Michael Rosen -- But you promised you wouldn't tell / Bel Mooney -- The case of the smell : traditional Chinese / retold by Mark Cohen -- Apples and Mrs. Stetson / Robert Newton Peck -- Posy Bates-- Inventor / Helen Cresswell -- And a partridge in a pear tree / Andrew Matthews -- Harry's Aunt / Sheila Lavelle -- Dirty Dilly / Tony Bradman -- UFD / Paul Jennings.
Summary:
Presents "Doctor Boox and the Sore Giraffe," "Crummy Mummy," and fourteen other humorous stories for kids, including retellings of two traditional Chinese and Caribbean tales, by such authors as Andrew Davies, Margaret Mahy, and Helen Cresswell.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.