One of my favorite things to do with my daughter is to tell jokes and make her giggle. She loves telling jokes now, although she doesn’t always understand them. So I was thrilled when we were given the chance to check out some new silly and funny books for kids!

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The Joke Machine

Written by Theresa Julian and illustrated by Pat Lewis

Do you wish you told better jokes? This hilarious guide book helps kids to amp up their joke telling by teaching them the secrets behind good jokes. In addition to all of the lessons on how to write their own jokes, this book is also full of hilarious jokes that kids can repeat. The are lots of silly illustrations throughout the book, as well as tips, tricks, and definitions for kids to learn from.

More Lunch Lines

Written by Dan Signer

This tiny joke book is full of tear out riddles that are perfect for tucking into your child’s lunchbox for daily giggles. The book includes instructions for parents on how to use the book and the inspiration behind it. There are lots of different joke categories including Food Funnies, Animal Crack-Ups, School Silliness & Workplace Wackiness.

My Big Evil Brother Packed My Lunch

Illustrated by Laura Watson

This shaped board book follows a young boy’s adventures as he attempts to eat the lunches that his big brother makes for him everyday. Each page shares what the narrator asked for in his lunch box. But when the reader flips open the cover of the lunch box, they find a whole bunch of mixed up nonsense and gross combinations. There are also jokes and notes from the narrator’s brother. Kids will love flipping open the lunchbox to find the absolutely ridiculous combinations hidden inside. I have already lost track of how many times my daughter has requested this book or flipped through it on her own!

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Unstoppable

Written by Adam Rex and illustrated by Laura Park

I LOVE this book. This story begins with a crab and a bird who are both attacked by a cat. They decide to join together in an attempt to make their lives better. Soon they decide that they want more, and they join together with a turtle. Each time a new animal joins them, they come up with jumbled up names for themselves. The story then takes a completely unexpected turn when the group of animals try to save their forest home from being torn down for a shopping mall. Their resolution is totally hilarious, and kids will love the silly animal combination names throughout the book. I immediately insisted that everyone in the family read this book because the ending had me laughing out loud.

Cave Dada

Written by Brandon Reese

In this silly bedtime story written in “cave speak”, a tired caveman tries to put his baby to bed. But all the baby wants is for his dad to read him a story. When he finally agrees to get him a book, it’s a bigger struggle than expected. The caveman speak makes it a lot of fun to read this one aloud, and kids will love the twist ending and the sneaky actions of the baby.

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Why?

Written by Adam Rex and illustrated by Claire Keane

This hilarious book follows a little girl who is shopping at the mall with her mother. When a super villain crashes in and threatens to take over the world, the little girl starts questioning him. On each page, the villain monologues about his goals, and his reasoning, and the little girl just keeps responding with “why?”. As the book goes on, her repeated question causes him to look deep inside himself and reconsider his life choices. Kids will love the silly illustrations and the funny twist at the end of the story.

Llama Unleashes the Alpacalypse

Written by Jonathan Stutzman and illustrated by Heather Fox

This hilarious story is actually the sequel to the book Llama Destroys the World. Llama loves to start the day with a big breakfast, but he doesn’t like to clean up. So he decides to enlist the help of his friend Alpaca, and clone him! But when one cloned alpaca leads to more cloned alpacas, chaos ensues and the whole world is put at risk. My daughter absolutely loves this completely silly story, from the fact that Llama eats second lunch and second dinner, to his ridiculous plan for getting away from the alpacas with his cheese pizza intact.

Llama Destroys the World

Written by  Jonathan Stutzman and illustrated by Heather Fox

This ridiculous story follows a silly llama who sets off a series of events that end the world. At the beginning of the week, Llama eats more cake than he should ever eat. On Tuesday, his actions lead to a black hole that eventually eats up everything in the world. Llama tries to find the answers to save the world, but his stomach distracts him again. Kids will love watching the silly llama make mistake after mistake, while keeping a smile on his face and seeing the best in the world around him.

What are your favorite funny books for kids? Share them in the comments below!

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