As always, we kept our eyes peeled when compiling these listings, looking for those books that were most likely to elicit a chuckle for one reason or another. Here, in the spirit of fun, are some that caught our attention.

Title Most Likely to Make Parents Think Twice About Taking Their Darlings to the Big Top:Little Monkey's Big Peeing Circus by Tjibbe Veldkamp, illus. by Kees de Boer. (Abrams)

Book Offering the Best Ammunition for Parents Trying to Drive Home the Point That You Are What You Eat:Burger Boy by Alan Durant, illus. by Mei Matsuoka, in which a boy who only eats burgers turns into one. (Clarion)

Coolest Picture-Book Characters: The Shivers, stars of The Shivers in the Fridge by Fran Manushkin, illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky, about a family of refrigerator magnets that gets stuck inside the fridge. (Dutton)

Author Who Most Shrewdly Chose Her Career: Deanna Cook, author of The Best of Family Fun: Cooking with Kids. (Disney Editions)

Trickiest Title to Pronounce:Sheetzucacapoopoo by Joy Behar, illus. by Gene Barretta, the story of a mixed-breed dog that encounters snobby purebreds. (Dutton)

Hands-Down the L-O-N-G-E-S-T Title:The Mislaid Magician or Ten Years After: Being the Private Correspondence Between Two Prominent Families Regarding a Scandal Touching the Highest Levels of Government and the Security of the Realm by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer. (Harcourt)

Most Useful Guidebook for Kids Impatient to Jump-start Their Careers:Be a Pirate in 7 Days or Less. (Kingfisher)

Most Chillin' Spoof on a Traditional Tale:Can't Catch Me by John and Ann Hassett, in which an ice cube escapes—Gingerbread Boy—like—from the freezer and launches a quest to become an iceberg. (Houghton Mifflin/Lorraine)

Book Most Likely to Make Teachers Pause Before They Place it on Classroom Shelves:What DO Teachers Do (After YOU Leave School)? by Anne Bowen, illus. by Barry Gott, which shows teachers skating down the halls, starting a food fight in the cafeteria and mixing up wild concoctions in the science lab. (Lerner/Carolrhoda)

Title Most Apt to Give Pennsylvania Avenue's Most Prominent Residents Second Thoughts About Ordering Takeout:Wilky, the White House Cockroach by Howie Schneider, the tale of a small bug with big dreams who arrives at the White House in a pizza box. (Putnam)

Picture Book Title Most Apt to Give Fed-Up Parents Pause:Love You When You Whine by Emily Jenkins, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier, which celebrates unconditional love—even when a toddler whines, paints the walls, has tantrums and generally misbehaves. (FSG/Foster)

Wisest Advice for Youngsters Plagued by Bad Hair Days:Ruthie Bon Bair: Do Not Go to Bed with Wringing Wet Hair by Susan Lubner, illus. by Bruce Whatley. (Abrams)

Book Parents Will Most Wish Had Been Published Before They Got Old and Boring:101 Things to Do Before You're Old and Boring by Richard Horne and Helen Szirtes. (Walker)