What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

I know there are several volumes and they contain some of the weirdest short stories I've ever read. One of them had to do with a con man selling glue that was no good after a few hours who gets his comeuppance when someone builds him wings using his glue. Another was about this kid and his father who blow up a beached whale 'accidentally' (I think). The last one I can clearly remember was about these two guys who had a tree (or maybe each had a tree) whose leaves they could use to send their various injuries and inflictions to each other. I hope I've given enough, and I hope I have better luck with this one than my last posts. :)

Gee, I hope someone recognizes this series-- sounds like something I'd like to read!

Krista: Me too!!! Angel, Apologies if when you saw replies to your post you thought someone had found the book for you. It looks terrific!

Perhaps?:

Paul Jennings' Weirdest Stories
Paul Jennings
Viking, $24.95

SOMETIMES ghoulish or ghastly, frightening or freaky, but always funny. These are the ingredients that make Paul Jennings's stories perennially successful. For this reason, Penguin is releasing three collections of previously published stories under the headings of Funniest, Weirdest and in 2007, Scariest Stories. From the UnCollected series and Tongue-tied and selected by Jennings himself, these stories celebrate 20 years since his first book, Unreal, was released.

As a collection the 26 stories in this volume won't disappoint. There are exploding whales, tattoos that can slide from person to person, detached body parts discovered in unlikely places, and more. The memorable opening story, Lennie Lighthouse, features an orphaned boy whose luminous teeth prove to be very useful in a power strike.

Others characters include mind readers, strange relatives with names such as Aunt Scrotch and the busker who gave away all his money in the quest for popularity.

Thank you Emily! And to Angel too. And onto my to-read list it will go.

Yes! Thats it! Thank you so much.

Ah! A Paul Jennings book I haven't read! I love his stories. Very weird! Any of his individual books of short stories are good: Uncanny, Undone, Unbearable, Unmentionable, Unbelievable, Unreal, Quirky Tails...