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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

Cover of Extra Normal by Kate Alice Marshall

Extra Normal

Kate Alice Marshall

Fairy Bell Sisters 04 – Clara and the Magical Charms

Margaret McNamara

Fatbag – The Demon Vacuum Cleaner

Jeremy Strong
Cover of Fleas! (Dirty Bertie) by Alan MacDonald

Fleas! (Dirty Bertie)

Alan MacDonald
Cover of Flying Fergus 8 by Sir Chris Hoy

Flying Fergus 8

Sir Chris Hoy
Cover of Fortunately

Fortunately, The Milk

Neil Gaiman
Cover of Fortune's Fools: A Romeo Roller Coaster! by Ross Montgomery

Fortune’s Fools: A Romeo Roller Coaster!

Ross Montgomery
Cover of Francesca Simon - [Horrid Henry] - Horrid Henry On the Go by Francesca Simon

Francesca Simon – [Horrid Henry] – Horrid Henry On the Go

Francesca Simon
Cover of Frankie Sparrow - Private Investigator by Ewan McGregor

Frankie Sparrow – Private Investigator

Ewan McGregor
Cover of Funny Frank by Dick King-Smith

Funny Frank

Dick King-Smith
Cover of Gangsta Granny by David Walliams

Gangsta Granny

David Walliams

Garbage Delight Poems

Dennis Lee

Garbage Pail Kids 1 – Welcome to Smellville

R. L. Stine

Garbage Pail Kids 2 – Thrills and Chills

R. L. Stine

Garbage Pail Kids 3 – Camp Daze

R. L. Stine
Cover of George Brown

George Brown, Class Clown – Dance Your Pants Off!

Nancy Krulik
Cover of George Brown

George Brown, Class Clown – Dribble, Dribble, Drool!

Nancy Krulik
Cover of George Brown

George Brown, Class Clown – Eww! What’s on My Shoe?

Nancy Krulik
Cover of George Washingtons Birthday - A Mostly True Tale by Margaret McNamara

George Washingtons Birthday – A Mostly True Tale

Margaret McNamara

Ghost Buddy – Always Dance with a Hairy Buffalo

Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver

Ghost Buddy – How to Scare the Pants Off Your Pets

Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver

Ghost Buddy – Zero to Hero

Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver
Cover of Giant Book of Jokes

Giant Book of Jokes, Riddles, and Brain teasers

Michael Dahl

Giant Jim and the Hurricane

Jeremy Strong
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