Does anyone have a favorite FUNNY children’s picture book?
Does anyone have a favorite FUNNY children’s picture book? I am the first grade “reader of the week” for my daughters class next week. They have heard most of the classics so would love to give them something different. Thanks!
Does it have to be a picture book?
This Book With No Pictures is cute and makes kids laugh.
Lol, that is the best book and there is actually a long wait list for it, all the first graders have been after it all year! Sadly there teacher beat me to it!
@Kerrin how about The Day the Crayons Quit? Or the sequel if they have read that one
I was going to recommend both of these books!
“Fortunately” by Remy Charlip.
The Hat series by Jon Klassen is very funny!
Stephanie’s Ponytail. Lots of pictures, funny stuff about a girl who just wants to be herself. Lots of laughs and a good lesson, too.
Not necessarily funny but a good read aloud for 1st. Owl babies by Martin Waddell
Strega Nona ,skippito bandito
Monster’s Lunch Box by Marc Brown. The contents of a monster’s lunchbox is creepy, yucky, icky and very Fun!
Colin mcnaughtons hansal and gretal- HILARIOUS
Try Chicken Cheeks or I’m Bored, both by Michael Ian Black!
Any of the Skippy Jon Jones books would be great for that age.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, When you Give a Mouse a Cookie, and for the holidays, Olive the other Reindeer (I think!).
My son loved The book with No Pictures but it does require the ability to make sound effects! https://www.amazon.ca/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=the+book+with+no+pictures&tag=h0a61-20&index=aps&hvadid=174725178152&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5839837870827114645&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1002265&hvtargid=kwd-89298655946&gclid=Cj0KCQjwv73VBRCdARIsAOnG8u0QNp-uEHu2H8Zz9ELkaSRpoV5LFQfIvMTbFTgsJcdpjf7hpckbxT0aAvxpEALw_wcB
Second this
Any of the Mo Willems books – Especially the Elephant and Piggy books.
Do not open this book by Andy Lee
It’s an Australian author but my 6 yo loves it and the Preschoolers i work with love it too. You can really get the kids involved in it. Heaps of fun.
https://g.co/kgs/jmXa62
If you give a pig a pancake & if you give a moose a muffin are some good ones.
A Porcupine Named Fluffy
I love “Alice the Fairy” by David Shannon.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kjvc6fGF9II&autoplay=1
The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors
Probably sounds bizarre to say but I’m dying to read this one! It’s on my TBR list. Lol
YES! I teach 5th grade and am mom to a 5 and 2 year old. I haven’t met a kid of any age that isn’t reduced to giggles by this book!
My daughter is a third grade teacher, bought it for her class. They loved it! @Stacey, it’s not bizarre, I love kids picture books!
Knufflebunny
Frog Belly Rat Bone… this is one of my favourites. It was a lucky find when I was raiding the bookstore for my class. (I was a reading specialist) This isn’t a funny book but clever. It teaches patience and it is beautifully tactile if you get the hard back. I love it so much. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Frog-Belly-Rat-Bone/dp/0763666610
Baby Monkey Private Eye by Brian Selznick and David Serlin
Stuck
There’s a monster at the end of this book
Mars Needs Moms and Dragons love Tacos
Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus
The Flight of the Dodo, Those Darn Squirrels, Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude… I work in an elementary school library and these are some favorites!! The Dodo book says “poop” in it and that is always a winner!!
I say ooh you say aww it’s an Usborne books, I don’t know the author, but it’s really fun.
Pants
Mortimer is a great book by Robert Munich. It is fun to read and the kids get into it.
Also the true story of the three little pigs
Dragons love Tacos always makes my kiddos laugh. The second one is funny too.
Chicks and Salsa is pretty silly too.
Parts by Tedd Arnold! My daughter loved these books when she was in elementary school.
In fact we got them from the school book fair. Lots of pics and it’s cute-funny ?
The book with no pictures. It’s so funny
Wolfie the Bunny. Pig the Pug
Little red riding sheep
I’m Trying to Love Spiders
A bad case of the stripes.
Alexander and the terrible no good very bad day
This may not fit the age range you need, but Walter the Farting Dog is funny.
Is Your Mama A Llama? It’s so cute!
Ivan the Terrier
The Gas we pass
Pigs to the Rescue
Zombie in love is my sons favorite.
I read this one to my daughters class.
Maybe The Day the Crayons Quit. It always raises the giggles from the littles in my fam.
Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis!
Elephant and Piggy bools by Mo Williams
Books!
Silly Sally
I was obsessed with Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi as a kid I thought it was hilarious. Plus children love poop ??
This book is actually very educational for kids that are scared to poop on the toilet. It helped my kids immensely.
I agree. I just always thought the part that went “A one hump camel makes a one hump poop, a two hump camel makes a two hump poop… only kidding” was the funniest thing ever. Still giggle about it 25 years later ??
@Jess yes, that does add some humor to the book! Forgot about that one!
It really stuck with me for whatever reason. Funny the things that stick with us from childhood ?
robert munsch books
I love you stinky face ? it’s funny and very packed with love without being gooey
The Big Wide Mouthed Frog – my son and I loved it! And it teaches an important lesson about arrogance ?
Mother Bruce by Ryan T Higgins
Come Along, Daisy. One of my favorites! Also, Knufflebunny.
I lost my hat ????????
Alexander and the terrible horrible no good very bad day
Oi frog
‘ The wonky donkey’ my kids still crack up when reading that 2 years after buying
The watermelon seed is a fav of my sons
We loved this one.
Nuddy Ned
Beware of the bears by Alan MacDonald
One of my kids’ current faves.
Billy Bloo is stuck in Goo by Jennifer Hamburg.
The Book With No Pictures. I read it to my grandson’s class and I could barely continue they were laughing so much!
Agreed!
Walter the Farting Dog.
The Best Little Monkey’s in the World, Natalie Standiford.
I got the frowny face from the teacher after I read it to the children in my daughter’s class.
The monkey’s were toooo mischievous, apparently! ?❣️
Dragons love tacos.
Bad Kitty (the original) by Nick Bruel; Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems; Click Clack Moo Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin.
Or anything by Mo Willems! ??
Love Click Clack Moo Cows that Type!
Lori Mullin same, it’s an awesome book
Helpful hint: You can see videos of most of the books mentioned being read on Youtube. When you have some selections call your bookstore or library ahead of time to see if they are readily on hand. Sometimes they are checked-out or have to be ordered.
Bark, George! It’s one I read every year to the kids in the library!
The Day the Crayons Quit! I laugh every single time I read this book! It’s so cute and hilarious!
“The Monster at the End of this Book” – if read with great drama – can get the little ones whipped into an hysterical frenzy. It helps if the teacher has temporarily left the classroom. 🙂
Kids LOVE this!
My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Bill Grossman.
Elephant and Piggie books
“Parts” I don’t recall the author but it is about a boy who thinks he’s falling apart, silly fun.
Emma’s Eggs by Margriet Ruurs. So much fun, especially if you had a few sound effects.
Anything by Robert Muench https://robertmunsch.com/books
Anything by Robert Munsch
Robert the Rose Horse
The Mitten
Sams Sandwich
The day the crayons quit
Interrupting Chicken
Another vote for “Click Clack Moo!” ?
I LOVE that book!!! Great suggestion.
The Dumb Bunnies by Dav Pilkey
Sheep in a Jeep! Awesome
Any of the Pigeon books by Mo Willems
The old man who loved stinky cheese by Garrison keelor is wonderful.
True story of the 3 little pigs.
Stinky cheeseman
Go the F to Sleep! ???
This is a very fun PARENT read aloud that has helped me immensely on tough nights through the early parenting years ???♀️
@Kelly Agreed! ?
The Gruffalo!
Creepy Pair of Underwear
Creepy Pair of Underwear! https://www.amazon.com/dp/1442402989/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_aHfSAbHCEPRV0
Chrysanthymum
Anything by Mo Willems or endorsed by him!!
Anything by Julia Donaldson. The rhythm of the story is quite musical
Ferdinand .
Count the monkeys.
Interrupting Chicken or The Book With No Pictures (its hilarious but you have to sound out weird words lol, it’s fantastic for first graders or younger)
The Book with no Pictures IS great!!!!
Agreed
Yes!!
More Bears by Kenn Nesbitt. So, so fun to read aloud!
A Tale of Two Beasts it’s one of my first grader’s favorites. https://b1306.myubam.com/p/4502/tale-of-two-beasts-a
I teach 1st grade and have a 1st and 3rd trader if my own! Here are a few favorites:
-“The Book With No Pictures” by BJ Novak
– “The Good For Nothing Button” by Mo Willems (but told as if it’s Gerald and Piggie’s favorite book!)
– “The Gingerbread Man Loose In School” by Laura Murray
– “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin
Those are all great books
Hoppamelian.
A Bad Case of Stripes. I loved reading this to my grandchildren. Illustrations are great too. Author is David Shannon.
Mother Bruce!
Knuffle Bunny. And all the “don’t let the pigeon” books.
https://www.amazon.ca/Meet-Parents-Peter-Bently/dp/1481414836
This is probably my all time favorite
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJGTZoSDxaE
Bark George
I would like to recommend the book the book with no pictures, it’s really funny and the kids love it
“ We’re going on a bear hunt” by Michael Rosen
Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day is always a favorite
Mr. Pine’s Purple House by Leonard Kessler was read to me, my brothers, and assorted cousins over the years we always requested it when grandma boo read to us when we visited 🙂
My kids all loved “Chicken Soup with Rice”
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolfe by Jon Scieska
Stand Tall Molly Lou Mellon is a great one. I Wish You More is very sweet. This Book Has No Pictures is fantastic.
I forgot Leonardo The Terrible Monster
Mortimer by Robert Munsch
Smelly Socks by Robert Munsch, Muncha,Muncha, Muncha! by Candice Fleming, Chicken Butt (forget the author, but my student go hysterical over this one!)
I just bought Mother Bruce for my granddaughter. It was a fun read
Mo Williams is my favorite! I would go with “That is not a good idea” for the surprise ending!!
My kids love this one! I bought it from the library book sale last year with no idea of the story, it is so fun! My kids will say “that is not a good idea” with me each time it comes up!
Camilla and A Bad Case Of Stripes
The Sir Scallywag books are fab. If I remember rightly they are by Giles Andreae. Also anything by Alex T Smith he writes for young tots up to about 8 years x
The monster @ the end of the book. Sesame Street. Grover
Mean Jean the Recess Queen and Llama Mama Red Pajama
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Baa baa smart sheep by Mike Sommerset is great ?
Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child