People have been telling “fool stories” for as long as anyone can remember. After all, everyone has a noodlehead day now and then—a day when your brain seems to take a little vacation. As you’ll see in this collection, silly characters come in every shape and size. They might make ridiculous mistakes, mix things up, or leap before they look, but that’s what makes their adventures so much fun.

RIF's 60th Anniversary Highlighted Book for 1981. Amelia Bedelia babysits Missy’s baby, leading to her usual series of misunderstandings and literal interpretations that bring laughter and heart.

The Crayons are getting ready to go back to school, and each crayon has a subject they’re looking forward to the most. They’re also ready to meet new friends . . . and let loose during their very favorite time of day: art class.

A laugh-out-loud hilarious picture book about the epic tale of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors. This hilarious origin story of the classic game Rock, Paper, Scissors, depicts epic battles between three mighty warriors from different realms.

It's time for the Elephant Games! Every young elephant parades their talent in front of the king to...

Frank and Bert want to go on a BIG bike ride.

But there's one little problem.
Bert is very slow and...

A delightful counting book from the creators of Livingstone Mouse features a group of eight messy...

When Mrs. Elmira Deeds waddles into Mr. Adolph’s deli and asks for a pickle, chaos erupts! The...

In this charming sequel to the classic Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Kate and Henry eagerly...

In the Night Kitchen is the classic story of Mickey's adventures in the bakers’ kitchen as they...

It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests...

The sheep are back, and this time they're hungry, venturing into a tea shop for even more rollicking...

Little Red Hen is a time-tested cautionary tale about how we reap what we sow. When the hen asks a...

Wolf Cub Chlo wrote Once a Pun a Time: A Guide to Reading and Telling Jokes for Kids at age 6.

Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots.
He eats them on the way to...

Who wouldn't want a pet dragon? See what raising a friendly dragon might look like in this hilarious...

Guts! Brains! Eyeballs! Only one week remains until the newest book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series shuffles onto shelves. And of corpse Stink will be first in line at the Blue Frog Bookstore to grab his copy and join the town’s Midnight Zombie Walk.

With a pinch of genius and a dash of resourcefulness, some fed-up chickens whip up a scrumptious snack of chips and salsa.