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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.

548 funny books

The Perfect Parent Project

Stewart Foster

The Prizewinners of Piedmont Place

Bill Doyle

The Puffin Book of Nonsense Verse

Quentin Blake

The Return of the Killer Cat

Anne Fine

The Rude and Ridiculous Royals of Classroom 13

Honest Lee, Matthew J Gilbert

The Schnoz of Doom

Andrea Beaty

The Snarling of Wolves

Vivian French

The Spider’s Lair

Guy Bass

The Spy Who Loved School Dinners

Pamela Butchart

The Super-Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

Jenny Pearson

The Swivel-Eyed Ogre-Thing

Barry Hutchison

The Talented Clementine

Sara Pennypacker

The Tapper Twins Go to War

Geoff Rodkey

The Tapper Twins Run for President

Geoff Rodkey

The Tapper Twins Tear Up New York

Geoff Rodkey

The Terrible Two

Jory John, Mac Barnett

The Terrible Two Get Worse

Jory John, Mac Barnett

The Terrible Two Go Wild

Jory John, Mac Barnett

The Terrible Two’s Last Laugh

Jory John, Mac Barnett

The Twits

Roald Dahl

The Worldwide Dessert Contest

Dan Elish

The Worst Class in the World

Joanna Nadin

The Worst Class in the World Gets Worse

Joanna Nadin

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Middle School

Ben H Winters, David Borgenicht, Robin Epstein
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