Humorous Stories
Barefoot Helen and the Giants
By Andy Jones
Illustrated by Katie Brosnan
Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears. When she stumbles upon three evil giants, she hatches the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect…. Bulleybummus, the fiercest giant, catches her, ... Read more
Barefoot Helen and the Giants
By Andy Jones
Illustrated by Katie Brosnan
Helen is a fine hand with a slingshot, and more than at home in the woods. After all, she was raised by bears. When she stumbles upon three evil giants, she hatches the perfect plan to rid the land of them. Well, almost perfect. ..
Bulleybummus, the fiercest giant, catches her ... Read more
Dancing With Daisy
By Jan L. Coates
Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that’s just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer.
On a fall day in 1962, he tells Liam, he had a run-in with a nasty girl in search of a dance partner: Daisy ... Read more
Dancing with Daisy
By Jan L. Coates
Illustrated by Josée Bisaillon
When he finds a photograph of his grandfather as a young man, Liam is full of questions. But that's just fine, because Grampy has a story to spin with every answer.
On a fall day in 1962, he tells Liam, he had a run in with a nasty girl in search of a dance partner: Daisy was ... Read more
Enid Strange
By Meghan Rose Allen
Enid has never fit in with kids her age. They don’t speak the way she does, and they never get accused of cheating by teachers who refuse to believe Enid, and not an adult, writes at such an adult level. They’re not like Enid at all.
And they also can’t see the faeries. ... Read more
Hare B&B
By Bill Richardson
Illustrated by Bill Pechet
After her parents are duped by a coyote who is a master of disguise, Harriet (“Harry” for short) and her seven younger siblings are left to fend for themselves. Their only resource is their parents’ now-empty bedroom, so Harry and her brothers and sisters open a “hare ... Read more
I Built a Cabin
By Sara Jewell
Illustrated by Charlotte Manning
Eager for some peace and quiet, the main character of this tale in verse moves to the woods and builds a little cabin getaway. She’s found the perfect retreat—or so she thinks until she meets her neighbours: an array of loud and lively creatures who crunch and crack and ... Read more
Jack and Mary in the Land of Thieves
By Andy Jones, Andy Jones, and Darka Erdelji (illus)
Illustrated by Darka Erdelji
Award-winning storyteller Andy Jones and acclaimed illustrator Darka Erdelji are back with another whimsical, wise, and witty 'Jack tale'—the third in their on-going series. Jack and Mary in the Land of Thieves finds Jack, that everyman of folktales, married to his sweetheart ... Read more
Jack and Mary in the Land of Thieves
By Andy Jones
Illustrated by Darka Erdelji
Award-winning storyteller Andy Jones and acclaimed illustrator Darka Erdelji are back with another whimsical, wise, and witty 'Jack tale'—the third in their on-going series. Jack and Mary in the Land of Thieves finds Jack, that everyman of folktales, married to his sweetheart ... Read more
Jack and the Green Man
By Andy Jones, Andy Jones, and Darka Erdelji (illus)
Illustrated by Darka Erdelji
Jack o' Hearts is the top card player in the parish and is feeling pretty sure of himself. When a mysterious green stranger challenges him to a card game with stakes higher than high—well, Jack can't resist. Sure, he's never lost a tournament yet, has he?
Jack is as saucy as ... Read more