Resultados para "The Heathen" en Ficción humorística

Mrs. McRitter finds herself unable to sleep when she discovers a chirping cricket in her house.

Meet DJ Funkyfoot! He’s not actually a DJ - he’s a chihuahua and a butler! Meet ShrubBaby! She’s an adorable baby shrub with a taste for thrills, fertilizer, and fame. Finding a butler gig is hard these days, so DJ Funkyfoot takes a job that’s almost like being a butler.... He becomes a nanny for ShrubBaby! A nanny might say no to this baby’s whims, but a good butler always says yes. So when adventure calls and ShrubBaby says, “Let’s go!”, DJ Funkyfoot says, “Very good, m’lady, I’ll fetch your stroller”.

Meet DJ Funkyfoot! He’s a Chihuahua and a butler! Meet Wolfgoose Pigwig! He's a very fancy, very famous opera star. When Wolfgoose Pigwig calls looking for the very best butler, DJ Funkyfoot jumps at the opportunity. But helping out this fancy star isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Wolfgoose’s demands keep getting more and more absurd. And so do the disasters. Robbery! Wrecks! Romance! And even … rapping?

After working as a nanny for the power-hungry ShrubBaby (a deceivingly adorable baby shrub), DJ Funkyfoot - a chihuahua who dreams of being a butler - has finally landed his dream job. A real actual butler gig! He's been hired to buttle for President Horse on the day that the president needs to sign a peace treaty with the Queen of Wingland. But the president doesn't feel like it. All he wants to do is kick back, relax, and play some mini-golf.

When Angelica goes to sleepaway camp and is mistaken for a princess, she could easily clear up the misunderstanding...but pretending to be royalty is way more fun! When her best friend from home surprises her at camp, Angelica is forced to fess up. Luckily, she also has a talent for repairing things, and when disaster strikes on the girls' kayaking trip, Jelly has to repair more than just her newfound friendships.

When a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the neighborhood general store, Lark and Connor just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carefully mining the adults for clues, the twin sleuths work together to solve the mystery.

The part-time detectives head to their local community theater to rehearse the play they are in, only to discover that someone is playing pranks on the theater company. The twin sleuths need to work quickly to catch the culprit before one more prank closes down the play for good. It's showtime, Lark and Connor!

Julia has many friends in the forest by her house. She climbs trees with Scotty the squirrel, plays hide-and-seek with Abigail the groundhog, and has farting contests with Frieda the skunk. Julia dreams of meeting a bear, a bear she could play with and hug. But no bear has ever shown its snout. One day, inspired by a book she’s reading, Julia brings honey (the perfect bear snack) into the woods. The next day, she tries bringing blueberries. But to her great surprise, it’s not just sweet smells that can attract a bear!

Elinor’s bedroom looks ordinary. But it’s not. When Elinor goes to sleep, her bedroom can fly. Elinor never knows where she’ll wake up. A tropical island, in a theatre show, helping pirates, on the moon.... But her bedroom will always bring her safely home.

Tired of being teased about his name and his stutter, 12-year-old Hobart sets out to do a few heroic deeds and earn a place in knight school. But the local damsels he tries to save all know martial arts. The runaway bull he tries to catch wears him like a hat. And don't even ask about the ogre. Finally, in desperation, Hobart sets out on the most daring quest he can think of—he will slay a dragon. Or that's his plan, anyway. The Legend of Hobart is a hilarious, heartfelt adventure, for the would-be hero in all of us.

Even Truly Lovejoy has to admit that teeny-tiny Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, has its charms - like the annual maple festival, where tourists flock from all over to sample the local maple syrup, maple candy, maple coffee, and even maple soap! But when someone tries to sabotage the maple trees on her friend Franklin's family farm, Truly has to rally the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.

An unsent letter in a first-edition copy of Charlotte's Web leads to a hunt for treasure in this heartwarming middle-grade mystery from the author of The Mother-Daughter Book Club. Now that Truly Lovejoy's father has been injured by an IED in Afghanistan and is having trouble finding work back home, the family moves from Texas to tiny Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire, to take over Lovejoy's Books, a struggling bookstore that's been in the family for 100 years.

Scout is the boy living with an elephant in his backyard. Not only is Ellie a hoot to be around, she has an elephant-sized temper. In this wild episode, Scout is helping the giraffe next door to date his big friend. Could anything be more dangerous than two beasts in love? Yes. Scout is being corralled into a circus act with them. He is almost hopeful to live through this one. The Scout and Ellie chapter book series is meant for kids ages 7 to 9. They are not to be taken seriously and laughter is expected.

Princess Aurelia of the Sunstone Kingdom is more comfortable with a wrench than a wand, and happier sketching blueprints than practicing her curtsy. But when a mysterious gloom begins to settle over her home, stealing the very color from the world, she faces a problem no invention can fix. The crimson of the castle banners fades to a dreary grey, the joyful laughter of the villagers turns to silence, and the sparkling sapphire river runs like mud. While the King and his knights scratch their heads and wait for a hero to appear, Aurelia knows that waiting is not an option.

Brought to you by Ladybird. It is opening night of Miss Patel's Nativity play. The children have been rehearsing all December and the audience are taking their seats for this year's hilarious school performance. Mary is getting her costume on, the Star is putting on his face paint and everyone...