Here are the UK’s best book jokes

Published on: 14 April 2016 Author: Sophie Offord

Let's use humour to celebrate all that is fabulous and fun about reading.

We want to remind people that many books out there are completely hilarious.

For that reason, we recently asked you for the finest book jokes available to humanity - and by Jeeves, you delivered.

Thank you, British public.

May we present you with…

What did the frog say when he went to the library? Reddit reddit reddit #boomtish #funnybooks https://t.co/i8UTBxNd8g

— Caroline Fielding (@CazApr1) April 13, 2016

@Booktrust
Why are first books afraid of their sequels?
Because they always come after them. #funnybooks

— Jonathan Emmett (@scribblestreet) April 13, 2016

 

@Booktrust What's a rabbit's favourite novel? Warren Peace. #funnybooks

— Kelly Archer (@MsKelstar) April 8, 2016

@Mum_Reader @Booktrust What did the comedian say to Harry Potter?
Why so Sirius? #yourwelcome

— Swapna Haddow (@SwapnaHaddow) April 11, 2016

@Booktrust #funnybooks
🌟What do you call Tom Sawyer's friend after he lost a lot of weight?
🌟Huckleberry Thin

— Laura (@Mum_Reader) April 9, 2016

Jokes you don't always get

Some of you went for the kill - quoting French intellectuals at us: 

@Booktrust 'When I am dead, I hope it may be said: "His sins were scarlet, but his books were read."' - Hilaire Belloc

— Gemma Bristow (@konallis) April 8, 2016

Writers, eh? Too talented by half.

Meanwhile, from this children's author...

@Booktrust
Man: CAN I HAVE A BURGER AND CHIPS?
Librarian: This is a library!
Man: (whispers) Can I have a burger and chips? #funnybooks

— Tom Easton (@TomEaston) April 13, 2016

Which had one of you responding:

@TomEaston @Booktrust try again - it took me AGES to get this😮

— Anne Cassidy (@annecassidy6) April 13, 2016

Don't worry, Anne, you're not the only one. But once we read it another time, we laughed ourselves silly. In fact, this joke might be one of our favourites (and quite a few of you on Twitter agree)…

Best book joke of all?

Except Waterstones Ashford kindly thought our questionable turnip joke trumped the lot.

Tenuous, much? Please tell us a better book joke than this one https://t.co/sfUp6emH1y #funnybooks pic.twitter.com/CLcAM9oXjc

— BookTrust (@Booktrust) April 9, 2016

@Booktrust I don't think there is a better book joke.

— Waterstones Ashford (@WaterstonesA) April 9, 2016

Another simply couldn't choose between them all - and why should Ruth have to? She can just 'entertain' her colleagues with the lot:

Love @Booktrust #funnybooks jokes - storing them up for use at work! https://t.co/8w4VOUzdlx

— Ruth Clark (@RuthEllenClark) April 13, 2016

Thanks, Ruth - please reassure us that you still have your job.

Keep laughing and reading

Being serious for a moment (but just for a moment), we thank you all for your valiant efforts. They're all much better than ours, and we salute you wholeheartedly.