This list is about stories that are just really bizarre and surreal. It’s not that they’re all fantasy stories, it’s more that things happen in the stories that are just really strange, improbable, or inexplicable.
Actually, I debated about whether or not I should include fantasy and science fiction on this list since improbable happenings are naturally part of those genres, but I decided that the strangest book deserved a mention here. Science fiction stories are supposed to include inventions or events that can be explained by some scientific or pseudo-scientific means, and even the magic in fantasy stories tends to function by certain basic rules. Most books in those genres have a kind of logic to them. However, the entries here defy rational and even pseudo-rational explanations.
Note that the picture book section includes many books written by Robert Munsch because that is basically how every Robert Munsch story is.
Science Fiction
Top Secret (1984)
Allen turns himself into a plant person in order to impress his science teacher. By John Reynolds Gardiner.
Series
In the far distant future, humans have evolved to the point that the things they imagine can change the nature of reality itself. By Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman. 1994-1999.
Picture Books
Imogene’s Antlers (1985)
A girl named Imogene discovers one morning that she has suddenly sprouted antlers.
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub (1985)
King Bidgood loves being in his bath, but one day, he just doesn’t want to get out! By Audrey Wood.
In the Night Kitchen (1970)
A boy has a strange dream in which he must fly an airplane made of dough to retrieve milk for the cooks in the night kitchen.
Jenny, the Halloween Spy (1979)
One Halloween, Jenny goes to visit Nancy, a woman who local people say is a witch, and discovers that she has a way to see fairies. When the fairies discover that Jenny can now see them too, they decide to give her the biggest Halloween scare of her life.
Moira’s Birthday (1987)
Everyone at school wants to come to Moira’s birthday party, but what are they going to do when everyone really shows up? By Robert Munsch.
Murmel, Murmel, Murmel (1982)
When Robin finds a baby in her backyard sandbox, she has to find someone suitable to take him. By Robert Munsch.
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick (1984)
A mysterious man leaves a series of illustrations with a publisher, promising to return with the stories that accompany the illustrations. However, the man disappears, leaving the publisher to wonder just what the stories are really about.
Something Good (1990)
Tyya wants her father to buy “something good” at the grocery store, but what will he do when Tyya herself is mistaken for a store product? By Robert Munsch.
Thomas’ Snowsuit (1985)
Thomas hates his new snowsuit, and everyone’s attempts to make him wear it end in hilarious disaster! By Robert Munsch.
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