March reading goal summary is below. Only 6 contributors, but we came up with a pretty good list! Consider contributing next time–our goal is to read Stand-Alone books for kids graduating from easy-readers (fiction and nonfiction) in the month of April.
March Reading Goals List-Funny Books
Preschoolers/Primary Grades
Thomas, Jan. Here Comes the Big Mean Dust Bunny. 2009.
Krissa from Roberts enthusiastically recommends this book as a great one for storytime. Few words on a page and fun illustrations make this a great choice for beginning readers and preschoolers.
Bailey, Linda. If Kids Ruled the World. Illus. by David Huyck. 2014.
Valerie from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends this book for storytime that encourages lots of discussion and imagination.
Barnett, Mac. Count the Monkeys. Illus. by Kevin Cornell. 2013.
Leah from IFLS enthusiastically recommends this for storytime or one-on-one reading, it would be popular with primary grades, too.
Barnett, Mac. Telephone. Illus. by Jen Corace. 2014.
Leah from IFLS enthusiastically recommends this one, it might work better for one-on-one reading, and would be fun to share with primary grades, too.
Escoffier, Michael. Take Away the A. Illus. by Kris DiGiacomo. 2014.
Valerie from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends this for preschool and primary grades. She says “Kids don’t necessarily need to be old enough to understand the concept, the illustrations help enormously… for example, “Without the L PLANTS wear PANTS” is accompanied by a drawing plants wearing – you guessed it! – pants.”
Joyce, William and Kenny Callicut. A Bean, A Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack. 2014.
Valerie from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends for preschool and primary grades—a humorous take on Jack and the Beanstalk.
McKay, Hilary. Lulu and the Dog from the Sea. 2011.
Leah from IFLS recommends this book, one of a series of early chapter books by Hilary McKay. Like most books by McKay, it is charming, funny, and has endearing characters.
Myers, Christopher. H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination. 2012.
Leah from IFLS enthusiastically recommends this one for preschool, primary and middle grades. Funny, imaginatively exaggerated game of HORSE with a diverse cast.
Novak,B.J. The Book with No Pictures. 2014.
Kayla from Plum City enthusiastically recommends this popular title for preschoolers, but also to all ages, including adults and families.
Middle Grade (3-5 grade)/Primary Grades
Holm, Jennifer, et. al. Comics Squad: Recess. 2014.
Nora from New Richmond recommends this book to comic-lovers.
John, Jory and Mac Barnett. The Terrible Two. Illus. by Kevin Cornell. 2015.
Valerie from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends this one about pranks, friendship and cow-wrangling.
Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians. 2009.
Leah from IFLS recommends this graphic novel, a very quick read. The premise is the best part—a lunch lady superhero.
Lansky, Bruce. Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems. 2011.
Mary from Ogema might recommend this to kids—she gave it a 6 out of 10 for humor, and got it so kids would have an alternative to Silverstein and Prelutsky.
Rex, Adam. Smek for President. 2014.
Leah from IFLS recommends this title for middle grade readers, but its predescessor, The True Meaning of Smekday is much funnier and works better as a novel, though you can look here for an interesting critique of it by Debbie Reese.
Santat, Dan. Sidekicks. 2011.
Nora from New Richmond thinks this graphic novel would especially appeal to boys.
Silverstein, Shel. Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook. 2005.
Mary from Ogema recommends this book for all ages, and says: “Spoonerisms are hilarious for all ages and a craft to read! School Children Enjoy Silverstein and the challenge of reading these aloud during school visits. I drew enlarged Runny Babbit and the animals on the endpapers and helped the children create their spoonerism names.”
Middle School/High School
Butcher, Jim. Storm Front. 2000.
Kayla from Plum City enthusiastically recommends this title to mature readers (including adults) who like dry humor with their fantasy.
Calame, Don. Swim the Fly. 2009.
Colleen from Menomonie says this book is perfect for reluctant middle and high school readers, especially boys. Laugh out loud book with lots of bodily noises and gross bathroom smells.
Pratchett, Terry. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents. 2001.
This book has been on Leah’s list for a while and this month inspired her to read it because no list of funny books is complete without at least one by Sir Terry Pratchett. She highly recommends this clever twist on the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale.