Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Funny Stories
The Terrible Two
Barnett, Mac, author.
When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local mystery pr... More
El Deafo
Bell, Cece, author, artist.
"Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friend... More
Funny Girl: Funniest Stories Ever
Presents a collection of humorous stories from over two dozen contemporary female writers, as well a... More
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Blume, Judy.
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever-increasing problem.... More
The Name of This Book is Secret
Bosch, Pseudonymous.
Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and ... More
Floors
Carman, Patrick.
Ten-year-old Leo's future and the fate of the extraordinary Whippet Hotel, where his father is ... More
No Talking
Clements, Andrew,
The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls... More
Matilda
Dahl, Roald.
Matilda, a brilliant, sensitive little girl, uses her talents and ingenuity to seek revenge on her c... More
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
DiCamillo, Kate, author.
Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Bu... More
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Reading
Greenwald, Tom. 1962-
Middle schooler Charlie Joe is proud of his success at avoiding reading, but eventually his schemes ... More
The 13-Story Treehouse
Griffiths, Andy, 1961- author.
Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-story treehouse that has a bowling al... More
Everything on a Waffle
Horvath, Polly.
Eleven-year-old Primrose living in a small fishing village in British Columbia recounts her experien... More
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
Levy, Dana Alison, author.
Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as the... More
Mistakes Were Made
Pastis, Stephan.
Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably t... More
Jacky Ha-Ha
Patterson, James, 1947- author.
Jacky Ha-Ha loves to make people laugh, and cracking wise helps distract her from thinking about not... More
The Tapper Twins Go to War (With Each Other)
Rodkey, Geoff, 1970- author.
An oral history that reports, through transcribed recordings, text messages, photographs, illustrati... More
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was ac... More
Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka
Scieszka, Jon.
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of c... More
Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom
Vivat, Booki, author, illustrator.
Nervous about middle school because her family does not get her and her friends know exactly what th... More
Oggie Cooder
Weeks, Sarah.
Quirky fourth-grader Oggie Cooder goes from being shunned to everyone's best friend when his un... More
One Crazy Summer
Williams-Garcia, Rita.
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with ... More
Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)
Yee, Lisa.
When Bobby inadvertently gets into a fight with his best friend Holly, their disagreement develops i... More