Jon Scieszka

Carbon dioxide is out of control on Earth, and the fate of humankind rests in the paws of four experimental, untested Animal Astronauts (AlphaWolf, SmartHawk, LaserShark, and StinkBug) who are seeking another habitable planet; first destination is the Plant Planet which at first looks perfect, except that the abundant plant life can think for itself--and it thinks that it really does not like the AstroNuts.

Here's the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf as it has never been heard before. Was it premeditated swineacide or simply an accident?

As soon as Jack Truck wakes up he gets the other trucks in line, but somehow he misses Pete.

Alex, whose birthday it is, hijacks a story about Birthday Bunny on his special day and turns it into a battle between a supervillain and his enemies in the forest--who, in the original story, are simply planning a surprise party.

Clever and creative, this anthology of absurdity takes thirty-six classic nursery rhymes and alters them into comic strips, errant book reports, anagrams and manic mash-ups, encouraging children to revel in reimagining"--

A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.