Frank Carlson Library

"There's a new principal at Ella Mentry School. Yes, it's true! Mr. Klutz is retiring and the president of the Board of Education, Dr. Carbles (Boo! Hiss!), has hired the best person for the job -- or at least the funniest. But stand-up comedian Mrs. Stoker will have to face Vice Principal Mrs. Jafee in a big joke-off duel to defend her new job. Will Mrs. Stoker have the last laugh? Or will shoe lose her audience when things get serious?"

As Zoom Squirrel and his friends try to identify the Mystery Reader, they learn about books, how they are written, and how to read--while sharing a-corny jokes.

"There's a new horse at the farm, and he's unlike any of the others. That's because he's a zebra! Zebra knows a lot of jokes...and he knows there's a big, bright world beyond the farm. He might just lead Interrupting Cow to her next big adventure!" -- Page 2 of cover.

"Parents will be parents, but the joke is on them in this clever collection of subversive parent-child interactions by acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist Liana Finck"--Publisher

Rick is worried that he has lost his funny bone since nothing makes him laugh anymore.

Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.

Features a long-suffering boy's eye-rolling observations of his father's bombastic and often corny sense of humor, which is comprised of groan-out-loud puns and wisecracking rejoinders.

What's so funny about playing dung wars? What's so side-splitting about armpit noises? Jane just doesn't get it. But Dragon and Gunther, Jane's fellow knight-in training, think it's all hilarious and are fast becoming the best of friends. Maybe it's time for Jane to ask Jester to give her a crash course on crass humor!

"When Daniel Tiger feels silly and it's time to be quiet and calm, he gives a squeeze, nice and slow, takes a deep breath, and lets it go. What helps you calm down?"--

"Prince Carlos Charming has a secret: He'd much rather tell jokes than be a prince. But when you're the heir to Faraway Kingdom, you don't always get what you want, which is why Carlos has to learn how to joust. Turns out whacking people with pointy sticks is very princely. Carlos is surprisingly great at jousting, from spearing haystacks to smashing watermelons. But when a tournament rolls around, suddenly Carlos realizes he has to actually point...