Favourite funny books (younger children)

Big Bad Dragon Club

Author: Beach

Interest level: 2-5

Reading age: 5+

A funny picture book about dragons learning they don't always have to be bad!

Utterly Me, Clarice Bean

Author: Lauren Child

Interest level: 7-8

Reading age: 7+

Clarice Bean finds family life exhausting and exasperating, and school is no better; particularly when the teacher, Mrs Wilburton,…

Taking Shelter (A Hugh Dunnit Mystery)

Author: Guy Bass Illustrator: Lee Cosgrove

Interest level: 6-8

Reading age: 7+

Hugh is determined to clear his dog's name when she's accused of eating his homework. This hilarious chapter book is full of witty…

Betty Steady and the Toad Witch

Author: Nicky Smith-Dale Illustrator: Sarah Horne

Interest level: 6-8

Reading age: 7+

Clarice Bean, Smile

Author: Lauren Child

Interest level: 6-8

Reading age: 7+

A funny chapter book about Clarice Bean’s latest adventures. 

Dirty Bertie

Author: David Roberts

Interest level: 4+

Reading age: 5+

This fun picture book about the not-so-nice side of a typical little boy will make children laugh out loud!

Iguana Boy Saves the World with a Triple Cheese Pizza

Author: James Bishop Illustrator: Rikin Parekh

Interest level: 7-9

Reading age: 7+

Dylan Spencer has a rubbish superpower: he can talk to iguanas. But when all the rest of the world’s superheroes are kidnapped, he…

The Man Who Wore All His Clothes

Author: Allan Ahlberg Illustrator: Katherine McEwan

Interest level: 6-8

Reading age: 6+

Mr Gaskitt works as Father Christmas in a department store, his wife is a taxi driver and Horace, their cat, loves spending much o…

The Bad Guys: Episodes 1 and 2

Author: Aaron Blabey

Interest level: 7-11

Reading age: 7+

Written like a comic book, this is a very funny story, full of action and crazy characters. It's lots of fun and will probably mak…

It’s a Book

Author: Lane Smith

Interest level: 4+

Reading age: 7+

Jackass, playing on his computer, wants to know what Monkey is up to. Monkey is reading a book

I Love You, Stick Insect

Author: Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 5+

Stick Insect has fallen in love with another stunning Stick Insect - the only problem is, it's actually a stick. Enjoy hilarious, …

Barry Loser: I am not a Loser

Author: Jim Smith

Interest level: 8+

Reading age: 7+

With lots of silly pranks and a cartoon-style drawing on each page, this book will appeal to fans of Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimp…

Escape from Planet Bogey

Author: Gareth P Jones Illustrator: Steve May

Interest level: 5-8

Reading age: 7+

Did you know that a secret society of dogs, cats, rabbits and rodents are keeping you safe from honking aliens and flying dung sau…

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…

Beards from Outer Space (Pet Defenders #2)

Author: Gareth P Jones

Interest level: 7-9

Reading age: 7+

Mitzy the cat and Biskit the dog are back to once again foil an alien plot to take over the earth. The second book in the Pet Defe…

Class Six and the Eel of Fortune

Author: Sally Prue Illustrator: Loretta Schauer

Interest level: 5-12

Reading age: 7+

Class Six and the Eel of Fortune keeps up the irreverent and fast-paced nature of the first book, while also ratcheting up th…

King Coo

Author: Adam Stower

Interest level: 7-9

Reading age: 7+

In an attempt to escape the school bully Monty Grabbe, Ben hides under the school bins, unwittingly entering a tunnel into a fanta…

Looshkin

Author: Jamie Smart

Interest level: 7-9

Reading age: 7+

Looshkin is named ‘the maddest cat in the world’ for good reason – anything that could possibly go wrong all comes down …

Poo: A Natural History of the Unmentionable

Author: Nicola Davies Illustrator: Neal Layton

Interest level: 6-9

Reading age: 7+

This funny non-fiction picture book for older readers is packed full of fascinating facts about poo and enthusiastically explains …

How to Eat Pizza

Author: Jon Burgerman

Interest level: 4-7

Reading age: 5+

How do you eat pizza? Which slice do you go for first? The biggest isn’t always the best, you know. Jon Burgerman’s big, bold…

Dave Pigeon

Author: Swapna Haddow Illustrator: Sheena Dempsey

Interest level: 6-7

Reading age: 6-7

Dave Pigeon, the brilliant pigeon mastermind, is determined to find and eat all of your biscuits. The expressive illustrations com…

Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kittens

Author: Dav Pilkey

Interest level: 7-9

Reading age: 7+

Fans of this series will be delighted to see the return of the fast-paced high jinx in this graphic novel. Readers will be outrage…

Pigsticks and Harold: Lost in Time!

Author: Alex Milway

Interest level: 6-9

Reading age: 7+

Fast-paced and funny, this chapter book with full-page graphic-novel style artwork is a hilarious romp through history. This is th…

Superhero Street

Author: Phil Earle Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie

Interest level: 7-12

Reading age: 7+

Superhero Street is a heartwarming and laugh-out-loud read that celebrates mums as the everyday superheroes they are. Sara Ogilvie…