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Mischievous narrators and characters

Enjoy these rascally, wily characters in books that kids will want to read over and over.

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  • As it says on the cover, this book contains mischief! Little Baa Baa is bored which leads to her creating mischief for Quirky Turkey. "What are those?" "Those are smarty tablets. "The build up will have everyone laughing and groaning at what…
    Book, 2010Somerville, Massachusettes : Candlewick Press, ©2010. — Z SOM
  • Baloney and friends are back for more silly, giggly (mis)adventures! Acclaimed author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli is back with more humorous, goofy tales starring Baloney and his group of raucous friends, in stories that not only feature Baloney,…
    Graphic Novel, 2022Los Angeles, California : Disney/Hyperion, 2022, ©2022. — J GRAPHIX PIZ v.03
  • If you have ever thought that fish were pretty cool, nice creatures then think again! Think very hard! Neil Sharpson and Dan Santat take readers on a rollicking adventure of everything slightly suspicious and plain wrong with fish, and you will be…
    Book, 2025New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, ©2025. — Z SHA
  • Hank is an obnoxious goose. He takes other kids' food, he interrupts---honk---everyone, and pop's . But being obnoxious is kind of lonely, so Hank decides to turn over a new leaf. He takes books out of the library on how to be a friendly goose, and…
    Book, 2024Wilton, Connecticut : Tiger Tales, ©2024. — Z POW
  • Junie is a big girl now and she knows all about cheating, it's bad and people should not do it! But copying homework isn't cheating right? And it's not cheating if she doesn't want someone to help her with a test right? Turns out Junie doesn't know…
    Book, 2003New York : Random House, 2003. — J PAR
  • On Monday Llama eats a whole pile of cake. On Tuesday his dancing pants rip, this creates a black hole and by Friday the world may be destroyed! How will this be resolved? Ages 4 –8.
    Book, 2019New York : Henry Holt and Company, ©2019. — Z STU
  • A slightly rascally and feisty weasel wants to be part of every nursery rhyme in this very funny picture book from Betsy Bird and Andrea Tsurumi. A by-the-book secretary bird is just trying to get their job done of dutifully reciting favourite…
    Book, 2025New York : Union Square Kids, ©2025. — Z BIR
  • Badger has been invited to a kid's birthday party and he's so excited to show off his excellent behaviour. He shows up very well dressed, and he certainly knows how to be a proper guest: he won't dig into the cake, he won't play with the gift…
    Book, 2024New York : Flamingo Books, ©2024. — Z GLA
  • Ramona is 8 years old and now a responsible big kid who can ride the school bus all by herself. But responsibility is difficult when she has to behave while her parents are away, deal with school and her classmates, and all the drama of being in the…
    Book, 2020New York : HarperCollins, 2020,1981. — J CLE
  • The Real Dada Mother Goose

    a Treasury of Complete Nonsense

    Scieszka, Jon,
    Oh no! Six of Mother Goose’s most well-loved rhymes have been appropriated by a mischievous flock of young geese. These winged rascals have rewritten the verses in a multitude of styles with hilarious results. Pig Latin, a recipe, book report and a…
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022, ©2022. — J 398. 8 SCI
  • Fast paced and funny, this book is an interactive race through a class of kids who need to take frequent breaks from the fun of learning. The invisible narrator guides the group through a math lesson, music, gym - and more, with a recess between…
    Book, 2025New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, ©2025. — Z SMI
  • Many of us know or or have heard the old fairy tale of The Three Billy Goats Gruff, and how scary the troll under the bridge is...but just wait until you read Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen's twist in this fractured fairy tale! You might think you know…
    Book, 2022New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022, ©2022. — J 398. 209481 ASB THR
  • Herbert's alligator family has finally made it out of the swamp and into a nice neighbourhood, filled with all kinds of lovely people. He and his sister are going to school, wearing clothes, playing soccer... The only problem? Herbert can't stop…
    Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, ©2024. — Z MAH