Funny books
From bottoms and pants to kung-fu pandas and monsters, there is a story for every child in this great list of funny books that will have you and your child rolling about with laughter.
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Ten Green Bottoms
Author: Barry Timms Illustrator: Mike Byrne
Interest level: 2-5
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Ten Green Bottoms
Author: Barry Timms Illustrator: Mike Byrne
Interest level: 2-5
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Ten green alien bottoms bounce around, causing mayhem. Based on a well-known song, and with buckets of humour and a light counting…
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Pants
Author: Giles Andreae Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 1-5
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Pants
Author: Giles Andreae Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 1-5
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From hairy pants, scary pants and fairy pants, to loose pants, tight pants and lighting up at night pants, this must-have picture …
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Wriggle and Roar!
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 2-4
Reading age: 5+
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Wriggle and Roar!
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Nick Sharratt
Interest level: 2-4
Reading age: 5+
This super collection of 17 original rhymes for joining in with has appeal for the new toddler and well into the nursery years.
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Unicorn Not Wanted
Author: Fred Blunt
Interest level: 4-5
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Unicorn Not Wanted
Author: Fred Blunt
Interest level: 4-5
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This is NOT a story about unicorns. Or pugs. It is set in the Wild West, with cowboys. But hang on a minute – who’s that? Toddlers…
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Funnybones
Author: Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
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Funnybones
Author: Allan & Janet Ahlberg
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
In the first book of this now classic series, we are taken down the dark, dark street to the dark, dark house and into the dark, d…
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Sing a Song of Bottoms!
Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Adam Stower
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 7+
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Sing a Song of Bottoms!
Author: Jeanne Willis Illustrator: Adam Stower
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 7+
Young children will love the rhyming text which rejoices in the diversity of bottoms!
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Watch Out! There’s a Monster Coming!
Author: Karl Newson Illustrator: Zehra Hicks
Interest level: 4-5
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Watch Out! There’s a Monster Coming!
Author: Karl Newson Illustrator: Zehra Hicks
Interest level: 4-5
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Tiptoeing, sneaking,snuffling and creeping, a monster travels far and wide in pursuit of its favourite snack. But will it find wha…
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Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 8+
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Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 5+
Reading age: 8+
Everyone knows that dogs don’t do ballet, except for one little girl in Miss Polly’s ballet class.
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My Sister is an Alien
Author: Rachel Bright
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 7+
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My Sister is an Alien
Author: Rachel Bright
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 7+
Alfie's new baby sister, Ruby, looks, sounds and smells like an alien. Alfie is convinced she often cries for home. He decides to …
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A Visitor for Bear
Author: Bonny Becker Illustrator: Kady MacDonald Denton
Interest level: 2-5
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A Visitor for Bear
Author: Bonny Becker Illustrator: Kady MacDonald Denton
Interest level: 2-5
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Bear likes to be on his own until a mouse turns up and teaches him that sharing experiences is far better than being on your own
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Bedtime for Monsters
Author: Ed Vere
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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Bedtime for Monsters
Author: Ed Vere
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
Do you ever wonder if somewhere, not too far away, there might be monsters?
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The Great Sheep Shenanigans
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Mei Matsuoka
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 6+
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The Great Sheep Shenanigans
Author: Peter Bently Illustrator: Mei Matsuoka
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 6+
Lou Pine is one hungry wolf who cunjurs up a cunning plan to catch a sheep for his dinner. But the sheep are not as dumb as they f…
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The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
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The Worst Princess
Author: Anna Kemp Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie
Interest level: 4+
Reading age: 6+
With a rhyming text by Anna Kemp and delightfully humorous illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this entertaining picture book offers a …
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Chickens Can't See in the Dark
Author: Kristyna Litten
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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Chickens Can't See in the Dark
Author: Kristyna Litten
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
When Little Pippa Chicken is told by her teacher that chickens can't see in the dark, she sets out to prove him wrong, and soon be…
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The Baby That Roared
Author: Simon Puttock Illustrator: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
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The Baby That Roared
Author: Simon Puttock Illustrator: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 1+
Reading age: 5+
Mr and Mrs Deer don’t have any children, but they would love to have a baby of their own to look after. When a mysterious bu…
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This is Not My Hat
Author: Jon Klassen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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This is Not My Hat
Author: Jon Klassen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
A little fish has stolen an equally small bowler hat from a much bigger fish. Hiding himself in the weedsm, he is confident he won…
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I’m not cute!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
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I’m not cute!
Author: Jonathan Allen
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 5+
Baby Owl is fed up. In fact, he’s furious. He sets off for a walk in the woods but kangaroo, fox and squirrel won’t le…
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Time for Bed, Fred!
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
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Time for Bed, Fred!
Author: Yasmeen Ismail
Interest level: 2+
Reading age: 5+
Fred is a very naughty dog - and he doesn't want to go to bed one bit!
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The Day the Crayons Quit
Author: Drew Daywalt Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 7+
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The Day the Crayons Quit
Author: Drew Daywalt Illustrator: Oliver Jeffers
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 7+
Award-winning illustrator and artist Oliver Jeffers has teamed up with film writer and director Drew Daywalt to create this gorgeo…
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Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner
Author: Gareth Edwards Illustrator: Guy Parker-Rees
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 6+
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Never Ask a Dinosaur to Dinner
Author: Gareth Edwards Illustrator: Guy Parker-Rees
Interest level: 3-6
Reading age: 6+
This fabulously daft tale around a child's evening routine is the perfect bedtime book to share.
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Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep
Author: David Melling
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Hugless Douglas and the Big Sleep
Author: David Melling
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- Part of the much-loved Hugless Douglas series about a huggable bear and his friends.
- Hugless Douglas is off to a sleepover at R…
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The New Small Person
Author: Lauren Child
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
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The New Small Person
Author: Lauren Child
Interest level: 3+
Reading age: 6+
An endearingly funny story, featuring Lauren Child's heart-warming illustrations, about the arrival of a new sibling and the havoc…
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