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Books in Silly Stories series

  • How the Leopard Got His Spots

    Vic Parker

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2013)
    This marvellous collection of rib-tickling tales features a host of best loved authors, from Edward to Rudyard Kipling. Each book contains four hilarious stories and extracts accompanied by superbly silly illustrations.
  • Silly Stories: Fish & the Hare

    Miles Kelly

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, )
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  • How the Dragon Was Tricked

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    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, )
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  • Blind Men and the Elephant

    vic parker

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2013)
    This marvellous collection of rib-tickling tales features a host of best loved authors, from Edward to Rudyard Kipling. Each book contains four hilarious stories and extracts accompanied by superbly silly illustrations.
  • How the Cow Jumped over the Moon and Other Silly Stories

    Vic Parker

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    In How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon, L. Frank Baum fills out a classic nursery rhyme with a main character named Bobby and a fairly realisticif very sillyinterpretation of how a huge animal could possibly leap the moon! Along with Master of All Masters and The History of the Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple, Baums tale is sure to entertain imaginative readers. An excerpt from a Lewis Carroll book called A Most Curious Country rounds out this amusing collection, all made complete with full-color illustrations.
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  • Silly Stories: How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon

    Miles Kelly

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2013)
    This marvellous collection of rib-tickling tales features a host of best loved authors, from Edward to Rudyard Kipling. Each book contains four hilarious stories and extracts accompanied by superbly silly illustrations.
  • How the Leopard Got His Spots and Other Silly Stories

    Victoria Parker

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Rudyard Kipling was truly an innovative childrens author. In How the Leopard Got His Spots, Kipling introduces readers to animal adaptation and camouflage through the tale of a confused leopard trying to hunt for his dinneronly to find it hidden to him. Inventive and amusing language use will give readers the giggles, especially those reading out loud! The Four Little Children Who Went Round the World, The Accomplished Lucky Teakettle, and Bruin and Reynard add to the magical amusement. With full-color illustrations complementing each story, this volume adds a bit of whimsy into any readers library.
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  • Down the Rabbit Hole and Other Silly Stories

    Vic Parker

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Lewis Carrolls story of Alice visiting wonderland is the quintessential silly story. With talking rabbits and seemingly never-ending rabbit holes, Down the Rabbit Hole introduces readers to Carrolls incredible detail and invention. Three other amusing takes tickle readers funny bones, including A Silly Question by E. Nesbit, Books Who Made the Princess Say Thats a Story by Sir George Webbe Dasent, and The Finest Liar in the World by Andrew Lang. Colorful illustrations accompany each, adding to readers own imaginings of the stories.
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  • The Open Road

    Vic (Complied by) Parker

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, )
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  • The Blind Men and the Elephant and Other Silly Stories

    Victoria Parker

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    The Blind Men and the Elephant is more than just an amusing tale. It offers readers a final, meaningful thoughtneither someone who is blind nor someone who can see well can truly judge the whole when only knowing part of it. The Simpleton, The Foolish Weaver, and The Field of Boliauns engage readers imaginations further, providing amusement as well as showcasing storytelling conventions, such as tone and creative word choice, that are part of the Common Core language arts curriculum. Illustrations complement each tale with colorful interpretations of characters and events.
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  • The Remarkable Rocket

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    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, )
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  • Down the Rabbit Hole

    Miles Kelly

    Paperback (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, )
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