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FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, FUNNY KID FOR PRESIDENT! Being funny is a good gig and it’s pretty much the only thing Max Walburt is good at. At least he thinks he’s good at it . . . . . . Max takes being funny very seriously. At home, he is the Chief-Walburt-Entertainer (CWE) and...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, FUNNY KID FOR PRESIDENT! Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. As he and his classmates head off on a camping trip, the new boy, Tyson, decides to play some jokes of his own. Max is the funny kid … and now there's a prank...

NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER! Being President is no laughing matter . . . . . . Especially when Max is forced to run for class president to get even with his psycho teacher, Mr Armstrong. But how can Max possibly hope to win the presidency? He isn’t the sportiest, smartest, best-looking or even the...

'Utterly magnificient' Liz Hyder 'Matt Goodfellow's best novel to date' Sarah Crossan 'Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant' Phil Earle 'Goodfellow has pulled off something astounding' Anthony McGowan All at once beautiful, tender, funny and sharp ... a triumph' Katya Balen The hotly anticipated new...

Life's hard when there's only one toilet and all the dinos need to go! There's a dumping pterodactyl, a plopping stegosaurus and a T. rex who can't reach to wipe ... But when it's finally Mike's turn, could one tiny bowel movement end in disaster?

Fart, fart, and away! Most families go on holiday to get away from it all. But what if a lingering smell followed you from one country to the next? Ever wondered what could remove that smile from the Mona Lisa's face? What could force the Buckingham Palace guards to run for their lives? What mighty gust of wind could finally make the Leaning Tower of Pisa fall?

When Max and his friends holiday at a ski resort for the rich and famous, Max realises that everything he could ever need to be happy is all here in one place and he's determined to fit in quick-smart! Max is the funny kid, but will his jokes work in the snow? Frozen pyjamas, fast cars, falling gracefully off cliffs, a wild mountain man, impossible chair lifts and a high-end fashion parade from lost property are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

Do you ever think about all the animals we share our towns with? Well, they've been thinking about us. A lot. And, boy, do they have some opinions. Firstly, Duck, Mouse and Dog have decided the new coffee shop that's just invaded Redhill has to go. Old theatres should not be bulldozed to build parking lots. Ponies who sing country music should not be kept in front yards, and mouse traps should have a much more diverse range of cheeses. Oh, and Eon, the owner of the Coffee Dome, is clearly trying to brainwash the adults in town, so the animals better do something before it's too late!

Gilbert's underpants are hanging on the school gate. He must get revenge on the bully who put them there, and who better to help than A BUNNY WITH ATTITUDE! A hilarious story full of heart and packed with drones, wedgies, rockets and Parmesan cheese! From the creator of Funny Kid and The Odds comes the best friend you could ever imagine...Fluff!

Sometimes feeling bored is just the beginning. My name is Evie and I'm making plans. Actual plans. I'm going to build my own house. I'm not talking about some silly treehouse either. I'm going to build a real house. Only it seems everyone else who lives in Turtle Place has an opinion they'd like to share. Frog and Milo want to build something totally different, Mr Santos is grumpy, Mrs Katz is spying on us, my sister is the most annoying person on earth and my parents don't believe in me at all. But I have a plan! I have big dreams when I'm bored.

Every kid wants to laugh, and Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid...but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure!

My name is Frog and this may have been a very bad idea. I've started at this new school and when you're trying to fit in the best thing you can do is just try something totally ***crazy! Right? Well, it seemed like a good plan. Only now Luisa has decided I'm her favourite person to make fun of, Evie thinks I'm completely nuts, Milo's grumpy about something or other and I'm about to tell everyone the whole story about my secret twin brother with the same name. True story! I swear. I can get myself in all sorts of trouble when I'm bored.

My name is Milo Kim, and right now I'm chasing $105 as it flies down my street. The wind is blowing it towards Evie Watson's house, so this could very well end in disaster. It's also making for some pretty awkward running. Rocco, Luisa and Zak must be laughing their heads off. They're hiding behind a truck, watching. And who knows what's happening with the new kid next door. His name is Frog, and he's invented his own type of martial arts, which he's not very good at even though he made it up.

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. And it's about time he used his talents for a good cause! Max is the funny kid...and there are endangered animals to save! Putting the fun in fund-raising, launching a puppy-smuggling operation, fighting the great Redhill canteen war and planning a secret theme park are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure!

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. As he and his classmates head off on a camping trip, the new boy, Tyson, decides to play some jokes of his own. Max is the funny kid...and now there's a prank war to be won! Monsters in the lake, smuggling ducks, dig-your-own toilets, capsizing canoes, absolutely not falling in love and beans that give you the runs are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new adventure.

Every kid wants to laugh, and Max is the boy who can make it happen. Or he used to be. But something terrible has happened, and Max seems to have lost his funny! Now Max is the Un-Funny Kid, right when he's trying to win the town talent quest. Heckling clowns, kidnapped grandpas, giant dogs called Steve, bungled police operations and the greatest stand-up comedy routine of all time are just some of the things in store for Max, Hugo, Abby and Duck on their brand new adventure.

Meet the funny kid! Because every kid loves to laugh. Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's the class clown, the punchline, and he's even volunteered his bottom to be the butt of the joke. Max is the funny kid...and he's running for class president. Poop scandals, stalker ducks, surprise debates, psycho sports teachers, tell-all interviews and the great library vomit-a-geddon are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends at Redhill Middle School this election season.

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. A new video game has thrown Redhill Middle School into chaos. Will Max get the screen time he needs to dominate? Max is the funny kid, and he's trying to beat Redhill's mystery pro gamer! Toilet snoozes, student protests, parent-teacher nights gone horribly wrong and an epic courtroom battle against Max's baby sister are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

Joke's over, Funny Kid! Frenemies go head to head in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the kid who wants to spend the most boring school holidays ever coming up with the greatest prank of all time. Max is the funny kid, and it's time to prank the world! Conspiracy theories, crop circles, alien invasions, a mayor who has lost his marbles and the most un-fun fair in the universe are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.