Michael Rosen's sense of humor is as broad as the world is round. In this splendid collection, he has gathered stories from places as far apart as Tunisia and Norway, Ireland and Pakistan - by an equally wide range of authors. He includes thirty-nine rib-tickling stories from some of the funniest and finest writers.

This lively volume embraces many different strands of humor, from "The Enchanted Toad" to "Elephant Milk, Hippopotamus Cheese," and "Handsel and Gristel." Illustrated with Tony Blundell's witty drawings, this is one of the most challenging and genuinely funny collections of stories to be published for years.

Stories chosen by Michael Rosen
Illustrated by Tony Blundell

Contents:

• Nothing to Be Afraid Of by Jan Mark
• The Guest Who Ran Away - A folktale from Tunisia
• Stupid Marco by Jay Williams
• The Squire's Bride - A folktale from Norway
• The Baron Rides Out by Adrian Mitchell (from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
• The Maulvi and the Donkey - A folktale from Pakistan
• Elephant Milk, Hippopotamus Cheese by Margaret Mahy
• The Tortoises' Picnic - A folktale from England
• The First Schlemiel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
• Singsong Time by Joyce Grenfell
• The Stowaways by Roger McGough
• The Pudding Like a Night on the Sea by Ann Cameron
• A Fish of the World by Terry Jones
• The Rajah's Ears - A folktale from India retold by Michael Rosen
• A Good Sipenn'orth Bill Naughton
• Harold and Bella, Jammy and Me by Robert Leeson
• The Jester and the King - A story from Poland retold by Michael Rosen
• Times Aren't What They Were by Karel Čapek
• The Enchanted Polly by Catherine Storr
• Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary - A folktale from Ireland
• The Great Sea Serpent by Hans Christian Andersen
• The Lizard Letdown by Christine McDonnell
• Handsel and Gristle by Michael Rosen
• Burglars! by Norman Hunter
• No Mules by William Papas
• The Musicians of Bremen by Janosch
• The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts by David Henry Wilson
• The Storyteller by Saki (H.H. Munro)
• The Vacation by George Layton
• The Enchanted Toad by Judy Corbalis
• The Little Hatchet Story - Anonymous
• The Private Life of Mr. Bidwell by James Thurber
• Crick, Crock, and Crookhandle by Italo Calvino
• Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear by Julius Lester
• Brer Wolf, Brer Fox, and the Little Rabbits by Julius Lester
• The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson
• Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Roald Dahl
• The World in a Wall by Gerald Durrell
• The Hole by - Eric Partridge