Fun books to share
Sharing a book with a young child is so much fun – especially when there's humour in the story.
This selection of picture books are very funny, and many also use rhythm, rhyme and repetition to hook in the children listening. Watch out – you'll soon be word perfect!
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Monster! Hungry! Phone!
Author: Sean Taylor Illustrator: Fred Benaglia
Interest level: 2-5
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Monster! Hungry! Phone!
Author: Sean Taylor Illustrator: Fred Benaglia
Interest level: 2-5
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Brilliantly funny and full of silly catchphrases that kids will be repeating for days after listening, Monster! Hungry! Phone…
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My Dad is a Grizzly Bear
Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Dapo Adeola
Interest level: 4-5
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My Dad is a Grizzly Bear
Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Dapo Adeola
Interest level: 4-5
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The dad in this book is very bearish - he loves honey, chases his little boy around while growling, and naps everywhere. And there…
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The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat
Author: Em Lynas Illustrator: Matt Hunt
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
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The Goat and the Stoat and the Boat
Author: Em Lynas Illustrator: Matt Hunt
Interest level: 4-5
Reading age: 7+
A hilarious, zany picture book about a stoat, a boat and a goat (in a colourful coat!) written in clever rhyme and tongue twister …
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I Say OOH You Say AAH
Author: John Kane
Interest level: 5-7
Reading age: 5+
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I Say OOH You Say AAH
Author: John Kane
Interest level: 5-7
Reading age: 5+
A brilliant call-and-response book, which is perfect for fun with kids who can remember and relish all its chaotic rules…
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Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Author: Michelle Robinson Illustrator: Jez Tuya
Interest level: 2-5
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Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry
Author: Michelle Robinson Illustrator: Jez Tuya
Interest level: 2-5
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This colourful picture book features a fabulous array of vehicles, from a forklift truck to a cement mixer, all of which are drive…
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A Duck Called Brian
Author: Al Murphy
Interest level: 2-4
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A Duck Called Brian
Author: Al Murphy
Interest level: 2-4
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Brian the duck encounters all kinds of extraordinary ducks as he looks for his best friend Gregory. Brilliantly funny and quirky w…
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How To Be Cooler Than Cool
Author: Sean Taylor Illustrator: Jean Jullien
Interest level: 3-5
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How To Be Cooler Than Cool
Author: Sean Taylor Illustrator: Jean Jullien
Interest level: 3-5
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Chick suggests to their super-duper cool friends that they have fun without expecting to be cool – and everyone has a great t…
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I Like To Put Food in My Welly
Author: Jason Korsner Illustrator: Max Low
Interest level: 3-5
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I Like To Put Food in My Welly
Author: Jason Korsner Illustrator: Max Low
Interest level: 3-5
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Children will adore this brilliantly surreal book of poems, which get sillier for the longer you read them. Korsner’s word pl…
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Ready! said Rabbit
Author: Marjoke Henrichs
Interest level: 2-5
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Ready! said Rabbit
Author: Marjoke Henrichs
Interest level: 2-5
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It is a lovely day so Dad and Rabbit decide to go to the park. Getting ready for a day out will be a familiar scenario for ma…
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Bear Moves
Author: Ben Bailey Smith Illustrator: Sav Akyüz
Interest level: 3-5
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Bear Moves
Author: Ben Bailey Smith Illustrator: Sav Akyüz
Interest level: 3-5
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Ben Bailey Smith (aka “Doc Brown”) and Sav Akyüz team up again to deliver this hilariously funny sequel to I Am Bear. Its ene…
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