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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.

460 funny books

The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom: Attack of the Vampire Sheep

Emily-Jane Clark

The Bolds in Trouble

Julian Clary

The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked

David Baddiel

The Boy Who Got Accidentally Famous

David Baddiel

The Boy Who Ran Away From the Circus

A. F. Harrold

The Boy Who Stole the Pharaoh’s Lunch

Karen McCombie

The Breakfast Club Adventures: The Ghoul in the School

Marcus Rashford

The Broken Leg of Doom!

Pamela Butchart

The Capybara Conspiracy

Erica S. Perl

The Christmas Carrolls

Mel Taylor-Bessent

The Creeper Diaries: Creepin’ Through the Snow

Greyson Mann

The curse of the School Rabbit

Judith Kerr

The Day I Started a Mega Robot Invasion

Tom McLaughlin

The Day I Was Erased

Lisa Thompson

The Day the Screens Went Blank

Danny Wallace

The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook

Elisabeth Weinberg, Matt Stine, R.L. Stine

The Gigantic Giant Goof-Up

Sarah Courtauld

The Great Cheese Robbery: Book 1

Chris Mould

The Ice Factor (Guinea Pigs Online)

Amanda Swift, Jennifer Gray

The Killer Cat Strikes Back

Anne Fine

The Killer Cat’s Birthday Bash

Anne Fine

The Killer Cat’s Christmas

Anne Fine

The Library Cat (Volume 3)

Philip Ardagh

The Long-Lost Secret Diary of the World’s Worst Knight

Tim Collins

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Friendship

What Age Is Lottie Brooks For?

What age is Lottie Brooks for? A straight answer on the crush and puberty content, how the books grow up with Lottie, and four funny picks for the not-quite-ready.

6 min read

Funny

What Age Are Tom Gates Books For?

What age are Tom Gates books for? A straight answer for parents, why the doodle format suits 8 to 12s so well, and four more illustrated books to shelve next to Tom.

5 min read

Funny

What Age Is Horrid Henry For?

What age is Horrid Henry for? A straight answer on the four-story collections, the Early Readers confusion, the bad-influence worry, and four more books with Henry energy.

5 min read