New Releases by Andy Griffiths

Andy and Terry live in a 52-story treehouse with all the amenities--like a rocket-powered carrot launcher. The two friends try to solve the mystery of: What happened to Mr. Big Nose? After all, it''s hard to turn in your next book when your publisher has vanished!

Terry and Andy have added another 13 stories to their treehouse filled with fun and adventurous happenings.

The 13-Storey Treehouse is the first bestselling book in Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton''s wacky treehouse adventures, packed full of comic book style illustrations! Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs. Monkey, this book will make you laugh-out-loud on every page. ''The kind of book I would have loved as a kid'' - Tom Fletcher, author of Space Band Andy and Terry live in the WORLD''S BEST treehouse! It''s got a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory, a tank of man-eating sharks and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you''re hungry! Just watch out for the sea monkeys, and the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, and the giant mutant mermaid sea monster . . . Oh, and, whatever you do, don''t get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble . . . ! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! Climb more fun-filled levels by collecting all thirteen books in the seven million-copy-selling series – the perfect chapter books for reluctant readers.

"Andy and Terry are once again inviting readers to come hang out with them in their astonishing 39-story treehouse (it used to be 13 stories, then 26 stories, but they keep expanding). And this year they will have even more time to jump on the world''s highest trampoline, toast marshmallows in an active volcano, swim in the chocolate waterfall, pet baby dinosaurs, and go head-to-trunk with the Trunkinator, since Terry has created the greatest invention that he--or anyone else--has ever invented ... a Once-upon-a-time machine that will write and illustrate their entire book for them!"--

"My Readers; classic stories, classic characters"--Cover.

Andy and Terry live together in a 26-story treehouse where they tell stories and have crazy adventures.

Read the delightfully silly series that inspired the television animation. Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story ... The story of a boy and his crazy, runaway bum. It''s the story of a crack bum-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Bum Hunter and his formidable daughter, and some of the biggest, ugliest and meanest bums ever to roam the face of the Earth. A story of courage and endurance that takes Zack on a journey across the Great Windy Desert, through the Brown Forest and over the Sea of Bums before descending into the heart of an explosive bumcano to confront the biggest, ugliest and meanest bum of them all ...

Andy G and Terry D are being chased by an evil bee. Thank goodness for the tea-lady and her bravery. A rhyming story of mischief and mayhem that will delight everyone, especially beginner readers, accompanied by Terry Denton''s energetically comic illustrations. This story first appeared in The Cat on the Mat is Flat, which featured a collection of short stories. The original black and white illustrations are now in colour, and the story has been redesigned in a larger format. Suitable for ages 3 - 103

"What happens when a cat meets a rat with a baseball bat?"--P. [4] of cover.

"This book was originally published in Australia by Pan Macmillan Australia Pty Limited"--T.p. verso.

YES / NODo you ignore health warnings and safety instructions whenever possible?Do you ever play kiss chasey with girls (if you are a boy) or with boys (if you are a girl)?Do you regularly engage in deadly battles with brothers, sisters and/or indestructible cyborg warriors?Do you live on a planet that will one day be incinerated by an expanding start called the Sun?Do you like fast-paced, high-action, high-body-count stories featuring mini-golf, lawn bowls and naked people in the nude? SCORE: One point for each ''yes'' answer3-5 You are definitely DOOMED! You will love this book.1-2 You are fairly DOOMED! You will love this book.0 You are DOOMED, you just don''t realise it.

Gasp as Andy careers down a hill in an abandoned pram wearing only a nappy! Groan as he desperately looks for a toilet in a shopping centre before he explodes! Squirm as he shoves twenty marshmallows in his mouth without swallowing! But most of all, laugh! Because Andy Griffiths is back with nine hysterically stupid tales.

Full of highly original, and extremely funny stories, which established Andy Griffiths as the world''s most annoying person. They include convincing his best friend Danny that he is invisible so that he will wreak havoc in the school library, and pretending that corn relish is vomit to make an old lady move seats on a plane.

There is a lot of nonsense written about the human body, and this book is no exception. In its 68 fully illustrated, 100 per cent fact-free chapters, What Body Part is That? will explain everything you ever needed to know about your body without the boring technical jargon and scientific accuracy that normally clog up the pages of books of this type.Never again will you be stuck for an answer when somebody comes up to you, points to a part of your body and demands to know: What Body Part is That? The crazy duo Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton have turned us all inside out in the Andy and Terry guide to the human body: What Body Part is That? is packed with incredible information on the brain, the bum, the spleen and so much more – this is one anatomical journey you don''t want to miss. This fully illustrated stupid guide to the human body features the biggest, the smallest, the funniest, the stupidest and The Most Disgustingest parts of your body. It''s divided into anatomically comprehensive sections such as:* The bits you can see* The bits you can''t seePacked with handy advice such as how to use your head as a bowling ball (the eye sockets and mouth make excellent holes for your fingers), you''ll learn more than you ever wanted to know about just what the body does, what it can do, and what you hope it never does.

Look! It’s a book With a mouse and his house, And a mole in a hole, And a bike with a spike, And, of course, A big, fat cow that goes . . . 5,4,3,2,1 . . . KAPOW! New York Times-bestselling author Andy Griffiths, follows up his slimy, rhymey, easy-to-read hit, The Cat on the Mat is Flat, with ten more hilarious short, rhyming stories guaranteed to make kids laugh. * Kirkus Reviews

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Day My Butt Went Psycho!, comes a collection of ten slimy, rhymey, easy-to-read Dr. Seuss-style short stories. Muck! Uck! Yuck! It is just bad luck When the truck of a duck Gets stuck in the muck? Wacky rhymes that won''t bore! All of this and so much more; What are you waiting for? With silly rhymes, sound effects, and hilarious art on every page, Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton capture slapstick physical comedy in a book so easy to read that early elementary school students can read it themselves!

Northwest Southeast Central faces Northwest West Academy in an athletic competition, but when Northwest Southeast Central''s new mascot is announced, the Bananas wonder how well they will fare against Northwest West''s attack dog mascot and their ex-professional wrestling coach.

Collects ten illustrated stories and an "Are you shocking?" quiz.

Fifth-grader Henry McThrottle uncovers clues that lead him to believe there is a lost treasure buried under his school, and he soon has the entire school hunting for it and hoping to unearth a fortune.

- Why was the Tyrannosore-arse Rex so angry?- Where did Bogasauruses live?- How many cheeks did a Tricerabutt have?- Was the Bumheaded idiotasaurus the most stupid bumosaur?- When did the bumosaurs become exstinkt?Find the answers to these and many other questions in this fully-illustrated guide to prehistoric bumosaur life. Covering the Pre-Crappian era through to the Post-Crapaceous, this essential reference will thrill, amaze and inform the whole family. Never again will you look like a fool when somebody asks: "What bumosaur is that?"

A complete guide to the many prehistoric butt-related life forms that populate some of Andy Griffiths'' other stories.

"Zack Freeman (and his butt) have twice saved the world from total reek-dom, and he''s pooped. But now the young butt-fighter faces his nastiest challenge yet..."--Cover back.

Meet Jack. Jack is an ordinary boy who lives in an ordinary house in an ordinary Australian suburb. Like many children, Jack likes playing computer games, watching television and eating take-away food. Jack is also seriously overweight. But this doesn''t make him any less ordinary. Presently 25 per cent of Australian children are seriously overweight and, if current trends continue, this figure is predicted to rise to 40 percent by the year 2020.Through a series of involving and extremely funny fictional monologues, bestselling children''s author Andy Griffiths brings Jack''s world alive, highlighting the issues, challenges and struggles that Jack and his parents face as they attempt to create a healthier lifestyle in an environment where the over-consumption of calorie-dense foods and a lack of exercise has become the norm. Supplemented with practical advice from both a personal trainer and a nutritionist, this book provides concerned parents with an invaluable resource for creating a healthier, more vital life for both their children and themselves.This is a book that parents can-and should-read themselves, but it''s also a story that they can share directly with their children. Andy''s track record and fan base give him real credibility among children, and in Jack''s story we have the perfect parable for parents and children alike.

"Bums! Action! Adventure! Romance! Robots! Time Travel! Prehistoric bums! Giant brown blobs! A huge arseteroid!"--Back cover.

WARNING! This book contains nothing but bad stories, bad illustrations, bad poems, bad cartoons and bad riddles about bad characters doing bad things. It is a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very bad book.BAD JACK HORNERBad Jack HornerSat in a cornerPulling the wings off a fly.He swore at his mumKicked his dad in the bum,And said ''Oh, what a bad boy am I''.

Readers join twelve-year-old Zack as he tells the story of his runaway heinie as the plot thickens to a global army of feral butts, and more!

In the deepest, darkest corner of the solar system lies an enemy more terrifying than the people of Earth could imagine. Vicious warriors who will let nothing stand in the way of their crusade for galactic domination. They''re cunning. They''re ruthless. They''re zombie butts from Uranus! Earth has only one hope for salvation. Zack, a twelve-year-old who wants nothing more than to wash his hands of the whole butt-fighting business. But Zack cannot shirk his duty--and he cannot escape his destiny. Joined by an assortment of butt-fighters, and his own brave butt, Zack will do what he must to rid the earth of these stinky space invaders.

Andy''s the greatest practical joker in the world, or he would be if his jokes didn''t keep backfiring. Try pretending to be dead to skip school and how do you convince a friend he is invisible?

Zack Freeman is ready to tell his story, the story of a boy and his crazy runaway bum; the story of a crack bum-fighting unit called the B-team, a legendary Bum Hunter and his formidable daughter, and some of the biggest, ugliest and meanest bums ever to roam the face of the Earth. This is a story of courage and endurance that takes Zack on a journey across the Great Windy Desert, through the Brown Forest and over the Sea of Bums before descending into the heart of an explosive bumcano to confront the biggest, ugliest and meanest bum of them all.