Series:

Seriously Silly Stories

4 primary works • 22 total works

Book 27

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Rumply Crumply Stinky Pin

by Laurence Anholt

Published 17 April 1997
Once upon a time in a country where everyone had silly names (and the King had the silliest of all) there lived a miller by the name of Eyebrow Snailsocks. Eyebrow has a problem - he can't stop boasting about his wonderful daughter - he says she can do ANYTHING! The King decides to find out the truth, and so one night the miller's daughter finds herself locked in a room full of spaghetti, which she must knit into vests by sunrise, or else ...

Book 30

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The Rather Small Turnip

by Laurence Anholt

Published 9 October 1997
The greedy farmer is hungry but all he can f ind is a small turnip so he offers it to his wife, she offer s it to all the animals on the farm in turn and they all ref use it apart from the mouse. A happy ending or is it? '

Book 34

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The Emperor's Underwear

by Laurence Anholt

Published 9 October 1997
This story is set in a country where no one wears any clothes at all (so no washing, nor ironing, no mending, no folding, no putting away, not dressing or undressing). It's the happiest country in the world...except in the winter. so when a couple of well-dressed tailors arrive and offer to make the Emperor some warm winter bloomers that will be completely invisible, he is delighted...

Book 71

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In this version of the classic fairytale, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," Ghostyshocks confronts her fears and finds friends with her new neighbors, the bears.

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Emperor's New Underwear

by Laurence Anholt

Published 1 November 1996

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Billy Beast

by Laurence Anholt

Published 29 August 2002
In this humorous version of "Beauty and the Beast," Billy Beast wonders if the clean and proper Beauty will ever be the beast of his dreams.

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In this humorous version of "Jack and the Beanstalk," Jack trades in the family cow for a can of beans.

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Shampoozel

by Laurence Anholt

Published June 1999
Shampoozel's brush with the Bad Hair Witch grows into a hair-raising adventure. Will it all come out in the wash?

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The Mayor of Hamstring is the bossiest man in the world. He loves making up rules and he's banned chocolate, chattering, and even chips! The children are fed up. They want fun, and fried food. And that's where the Fried Piper comes in ...

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Daft Jack is such a silly-billy. Who else would swap a cow for some baked beans - and think it's his lucky day?

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The Collection

by Laurence Anholt

Published 23 September 1999

Once upon a time there were seven aliens, some giant knickers and a beastly bride - but did they all live happily ever after?

Open up to find out what happens next in these brain-ticklingly brilliant Seriously Silly Stories! They're scarily silly!

Includes the Smarties Award-winning Snow White and the Seven Aliens, The Emperor's Underwear and Billy Beast.

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Once upon a time there was a silly-billy who carried a cow, a Bad Hair Witch and three pesky pigs - but did they all live happily ever after?

Open up to find out what happens next in these brain-ticklingly brilliant Seriously Silly Stories! They're scarily silly!

Includes Daft Jack and the Bean Stack (shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award), Shampoozel (Children's Book Award Pick of the Year) and Eco-Wolf and the Three Pigs (shortlisted for Blue Peter Book Awards).

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Once upon a time there was a football-crazy boy, a fun-free town and a girl who got lost in the forest - but did they all live happily ever after?

Open up to find out what happens next in these brain-ticklingly brilliant Seriously Silly Stories! They're scarily silly!

Includes Cinderboy, The Fried Piper of Hamstring (Shortlisted for the Notts Children's Book Award), Ghostyshocks and the Three Scares (Children's Book Award Pick of the Year).

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Once upon a time there was a Big Bad Girl, a miller's daughter and a teeny-tiny turnip - but did they all live happily ever after?

Open up to find out what happens next in these brain-ticklingly brilliant Seriously Silly Stories! They're scarily silly!

Includes Little Red Riding Wolf, Rumply Crumply Stinky Pin and The Rather Small Turnip.

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Little Red Riding Wolf

by Laurence Anholt

Published 1 January 2001
The Big Bad Girl is always teasing Little Wolfie. She thinks her naughty tricks are funny - but who's going to get the last laugh?

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Cinderboy

by Laurence Anholt

Published 28 March 1996
Cinderboy needs some magical help from the TV Godmother. How else will he get to the big Cup Final?

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The ugly old Mean Queen is jealous of Snow White, because she has a pretty little nose and wants to be a pop star. The Mean Queen tries to stop Snow White's dream coming true, but will she be a match for seven singing aliens?

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Ecowolf and The Three Pigs

by Laurence Anholt

Published 24 August 2000
Eco-Wolf knows it's important to give Mother Nature RESPECT. Unlike the three big bad pigs, and their pesky polluting plans...