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Hand-picked Funny Books for Children

Books that get laughed at out loud. The kind a child reads bits of to whoever's nearest.

464 funny books

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus

Barbara Park

The Diary of a Killer Cat

Anne Fine

The Worst Thing About My Sister

Jacqueline Wilson

The Last Kids on Earth

Max Brallier

The Bad Guys – Mission Unpluckable

Aaron Blabey

A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch!

Pamela Butchart

A Visit to William Blake’s Inn

Nancy Willard

Adventures of a Christmas Elf

Ben Miller

Albert Johnson and the Buns of Steel

Phil Earle

Alice Dent and the Incredible Germs

Gwen Lowe

Alligator Pie

Dennis Lee

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night

Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes

Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters

Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances

Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

Lenore Look

Alvin Ho: Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions

Lenore Look

Amelia Bedelia Dances Off

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Digs In

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot

Herman Parish

Amelia Bedelia Wraps It Up

Herman Parish

Amelia Fang and the Lost Yeti Treasures

Laura Ellen Anderson
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