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mischief

Books about mischief for readers of all ages.

Cover of Revenge of the itty bitty brothers

Revenge of the itty bitty brothers

Lin Oliver

Ages 7–11humorbrothers

Cover of A mid-semester night's dream

A mid-semester night's dream

Margaret Meacham

Ages 9–13friendshipmagic

Cover of A very wicked headmistress

A very wicked headmistress

Margaret Mahy

Ages 8–12authoritymischief

Cover of Peter Rabbit's Storytime Collection

Peter Rabbit's Storytime Collection

Beatrix Potter

Ages 3–8adventurenature

Cover of The Tales of Peter Rabbit and the Flopsy Bunnies

The Tales of Peter Rabbit and the Flopsy Bunnies

Beatrix Potter

Ages 3–8adventurefamily

Cover of The farmer's away! Baa! Neigh!

The farmer's away! Baa! Neigh!

Anne Kennedy

Ages 2–6animal soundsfarm life

Cover of Warren Weasel's worse than measles

Warren Weasel's worse than measles

Alice Bach

Ages 6–10mischieffriendship

Cover of Rascal

Rascal

Ken Wells

Ages 12–16humorcoming-of-age

Cover of Kay Thompson's Eloise

Kay Thompson's Eloise

Kay Thompson

Ages 6–12independenceimagination

Cover of When Fairies Go Bad

When Fairies Go Bad

Ursula Vernon

Ages 7–12humormischief

Cover of The marvelous misadventures of Fun-Boy

The marvelous misadventures of Fun-Boy

Ralph Cosentino

Ages 4–8mischiefadventure

Cover of Calamity with the fiend

Calamity with the fiend

Sheila Lavelle

Ages 8–12friendshiphumor

Cover of William and the prize cat and other stories

William and the prize cat and other stories

Martin Jarvis

Ages 7–11friendshiphumor

Cover of There's a Viking in My Bed and Other Stories

There's a Viking in My Bed and Other Stories

Jeremy Strong, John Levers

Ages 7–12humoradventure

Cover of Winnie and Wilbur - Disgusting Dinners and Other Stories

Winnie and Wilbur - Disgusting Dinners and Other Stories

Laura Owen

Ages 5–10friendshipmagic

Cover of Horrid Henry Joke Book

Horrid Henry Joke Book

Francesca Simon

Ages 6–12humormischief

Cover of Joe v. the Fairies

Joe v. the Fairies

Emily Smith

Ages 7–11courageimagination

Cover of Dr. Seuss' The cat in the hat movie storybook

Dr. Seuss' The cat in the hat movie storybook

Justine Fontes, Ron Fontes

Ages 4–8imaginationmischief

Cover of The naughty sheep

The naughty sheep

Heather Amery, Anna Milbourne, Judy Tatchell, Stephen Cartwright, Felicity Brooks

Ages 3–7animalsfarm life

Cover of You can't catch me!

You can't catch me!

John Prater

Ages 2–6playchase games

Cover of Curious George the Movie

Curious George the Movie

Editors of Houghton Mifflin Co.

Ages 2–7curiosityadventure

Cover of William - the Outlaw

William - the Outlaw

Richmal Crompton, Francesca Simon, Thomas Henry, Sara Ogilvie

Ages 7–12friendshipmischief

Cover of Kay Thompson's Eloise in Moscow

Kay Thompson's Eloise in Moscow

Kay Thompson

Ages 6–12adventurecultural discovery

Cover of Spring-Heeled Jack

Spring-Heeled Jack

Philip Pullman

Ages 8–12adventureorphans