Books with author Neil McFarlane

A modern-day 'fractured fairy tale' of flatulence, friendship and fun!People think that Jupiter is the biggest gas giant in the solar system but Tom knows better ...THE STORYTom is just an ordinary boy in an ordinary town until one day he finds a dirty old teapot. He gives it a rub and out pops ... the genie of the lamp!Hurrah! Huzzah! And Hip Hip Hooray!Only it's not a genie; it's a giant. Tom was hoping for three wishes but instead he's lumbered with a hulking great lummox who turns out to be completely useless.Isn't there anything this giant is good for?*****************************************************EXCERPT"See my new flea," said Becky Wilkinson."Your new what?" I said."Flea. Look." And she held out her hand for me to see, and in the middle of her palm was a tiny black dot. "He can do tricks, like walking on a tightrope," said Becky."No way," I said."Yes way," said Becky. "Watch." She got two sticks out of her pocket which were connected by a length of thread, and she stuck them in the ground to make a tightrope. Then she put her flea on the tightrope and said, "Do your stuff, Albert."And do you know what? It was amazing. That flea walked along that tightrope. Then when it got to the middle, it raised one leg and balanced there for a few moments. Then it started juggling some skittles and did a somersault before leaping through a ring of fire. The audience would have gone wild if there had been an audience."Wow, not bad," I said. "Not bad at all."Then Becky looked at my giant. "What's that?" she said."Oh, that's just my new giant," I said in a matter-of-fact way."A giant," said Becky. And I knew what was coming next. "What does he do?""He ... he ... "*****************************************************Use the "Look Inside" feature (top left) to read more.Flatulent fun for ages five to infinity.Scroll down to read reviews. Scroll up to buy a copy of My Giant Farts. Grab them while they're hot!

Hector and Buster are back for more crazy adventures! After his earlier adventure, Hector Dumble is determined to get his dog, Buster, talking again. So he sets up a laboratory in his bedroom and starts mixing, boiling, evaporating, and condensing.... Unfortunately, things don't quite go according to plan. Will Hector's hard work pay off in the end? Find out in this shaggy dog story for kids aged six to 13.

The third installment in the acclaimed (by me!) Me Tawk Funny series. Hector and Buster - and Geranium - are back in their biggest and most exciting adventure yet! With the help of Geranium, the next-door neighbor's cat, Hector must once again use his chemistry skills to defeat the evil supervillain Professor Evil. But can Hector develop the new formula in time? Find out in Me Tawk Funny Too: (Me Tawk Funny, Book Three).

"Do you remember when you were a dinosaur...?" This collection of second-person, read-aloud tales sees the listener transformed into various mighty animals such as a lion, a crocodile, a gorilla, and a dinosaur. Ideal bedtime-reading fare, kids are sure to enjoy being the star of these immersive stories while adults, too, will enjoy the humor and fast-paced plot lines.

Another week's worth of second-person, boogietastic, read-aloud bedtime stories, which adults will enjoy as much as [insert the name of your child] will enjoy hearing! And off you went to the woods.... Table of contents: The Bramble Patch of Katmandoodoo Boogie Woogie Monkey Cheesy Sneezy Viking Goats The Marching Crabs of Jazz The Path of Politeness The Flea Who Saved the World When You Were Bigger Than the Universe

Set the controls for The Cutest Puppy in the GalaxyA space-puppy adventure lavishly illustrated with over seventy full-colour pictures.Nanoo the west highland terrier has a really good spaceship; Catkins the kitten doesn't like cheese; the televisions are fighting ... but will Nanoo convince the Shark Queen and the Crocodile King that what unites them is greater than what divides them?Find out in this dogs-in-space adventure for 3- to 7-year-olds.Scroll up and grab a copy today

Treat your child to "A Month of Bedtime Stories"!"Written with a great love of vocabulary, with a musical style [...] this book is not a month of bedtime stories, but a lifetime of them." - Carole P. Roman, Kirkus Best of 2012 Award-winning AuthorChildren will love being the main character and hearing about the adventures they had earlier in the day. ("You don't remember? It must have been that bonk on the head that made you forget!") Parents too will enjoy the humor and imagination of this bumper book of funny, immersive, read-aloud bedtime tales for kids. With a whopping thirty-one stories, this collection is designed to last a whole month ... but can you leave it to just one story per night?

Treat your child to another week of Bedtime Stories!Bite-sized, read-aloud, funny bedtime tales for parent and child.A follow-up to the highly praised A Month of Bedtime Stories, this collection contains a further seven tales in the series. Each story takes about ten minutes to read and places your child at the center of each adventure with heavy doses of wacky humor which can be enjoyed by parent and child alike. Contents:1. Pathetic Sick Sniffy Pants3. The Mango Mouse2. How to Sledgehammer a Lollipop4. Turvy Topsy Land5. The ... Way of the Pizza!6. The Case of the Missing Woods7. The Revolting BrainsGrab a copy today!

Bedtime stories where your child is the star!WARNING: This product may contain cheesy sneezy Viking goats!Another week's worth of 2nd-person, boogietastic, read-aloud bedtime stories which adults will enjoy reading as much as [insert the name of your child] will enjoy hearing.CONTENTS1. The Bramble Patch of Katmandoodoo2. Boogie Woogie Monkey3. Cheesy Sneezy Viking Goats4. The Marching Crabs of Jazz5. The Path of Politeness6. The Flea Who Saved the World7. When You Were Bigger Than the UniverseSTORY SUMMARIES:1. The Bramble Patch of KatmandoodooOnions make sandwiches tangy, so [insert the name of your child] goes off to the woods in search of the only onion in the world. But in the great Bramble Patch of Katmandoodoo lurk the dreaded Flinty-eyed Ninjas of Razzamatazz ... (which is bad news).2. Boogie Woogie MonkeyThere's no cake in the kitchen, so [insert the name of your child] goes off to the woods in search of some and meets a special boogie buddy along the way.3. Cheesy Sneezy Viking GoatsIn the woods on this bright sunny day, it's a special holiday, but [insert the name of your child] won't play, so Judge Popsy Weazel will make [insert the name of your child] pay!4. The Marching Crabs of JazzThe Marching Crabs of Jazz are off to war. Can [insert the name of your child] help them defeat the Lobsters of Punk? Find out in this story which is a story about the Marching Crabs of Jazz.5. The Path of PolitenessPears are undoubtedly the juiciest of all the fruits, but you've run out. [Insert the name of your child] goes off to the woods to search for some using only the power of politeness and a taxi full of worms to complete the quest.6. The Flea Who Saved the WorldWho says size is important? When the Button Badger turns [insert the name of your child] into a flea, lessons are learned and buttons are found.7. When You Were Bigger Than the Universe[Insert the name of your child] eats a magic strawberry and grows bigger than the universe. That is some powerful voodoo.

An illustrated book of 28 short stories for children of all agesCan Derek the Disco Roman ever learn to dance disco like disco should be danced?Will Captain Slinky the parrotless pirate ever find a parrot so that all the other pirates stop poking fun at him?What happens when the Queen of England decides to rob the Bank of England?Can Spanky Windolene the circus octopus find the secret lair of the thing they call the Internet in order to save his struggling circus?Can those boastful worms stop boasting for just one second?Will Cutlet the piglet detective solve the case of the missing parsnip?And so on and so forth, etcetera etcetera etcetera.With a host of animal and human characters, some of whom will be familiar to readers of the highly praised collection A Month of Bedtime Stories and some of whom are completely new, these humorous and imaginative tales feature space-faring puppies, Kung Fu Grasshoppers, time-traveling slugs, undersea bee explorers, Viking goats, boogie woogie monkeys, disco-dancing Romans, and tiddlywinking cockroaches, to name a few.Ideal for bedtime reading.Contents:1. Kung Fu Grasshoppers2. Disco Roman Derek3. Captain Slinky's Parrot4. The Queen's Submarine5. Doctor Slug's Time Machine6. Horses in Space7. Shark Versus Crocodile8. The Case of the Missing Parsnip9. The Three Pigs10. Spanky Windolene Saves the Day11. The Queen Robs Banks12. The … Way of the Pizza!13. Hector's History Lesson14. Spuddlybonk!15. Naughty Vikings16. Badger Cassidy and the Sundance Pig17. Jenkins the Bad Robot18. Eric Likes to Boogie19. Captain Spasmic20. The Cutest Kitten in the Universe21. Cows in Black22. The Boastful Worms23. Joker Jo24. The Land of Nonsense25. When You Were a Snake26. The Funny Little Thing27. Cuckoo Lambs28. Jazz CrabsHere endeth the product description.