SUBSCRIBE
SUBSCRIBE
SLJ Blog Network +
  • 100 Scope Notes
  • A Fuse #8 Production
  • Good Comics for Kids
  • Heavy Medal: A Mock Newbery Blog
  • Pearl's & Ruby's
  • Politics in Practice
  • Teen Librarian Toolbox
  • The Yarn
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About/Contact
  • Fusenews
  • Reviews
  • Librarian Previews
  • Best Books
    • Top 100
    • Best Books of 2022
    • Best Books of 2021
    • Best Books of 2020
    • Best Books of 2019
    • Best Books of 2018
    • Best Books of 2017
    • Best Books of 2016
    • Best Books of 2015
    • Best Books of 2014
    • Best Books of 2013
  • Fuse 8 n’ Kate
  • Videos
  • Press Release Fun

Tag: funny books

December 20, 2025 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Funny Books for Older Kids

Hijinks ensue. You have been warned.

December 6, 2025 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Funny Picture Books

Humor may be subjective but odds are at least a couple of the books on this list will deeply amuse some child in your life/classroom.

September 20, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Fresh Start by Gale Galligan

This came out early in the year, but I'd like to remind you to give it a close look. Highly sophisticated art with an incredible batch of storytelling. Galligan's greatest is here.

More Recent Posts

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Older Funny Books for Kids

December 20, 2024 by Betsy Bird

On today's list you'll discover a wild mix of nonfiction, poetry, comics, novels, and more. Just sit back and enjoy the array!

Review of the Day: How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

October 5, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Why, hello, funniest graphic novel of 2024 for kids!

Review of the Day: Slugfest by Gordon Korman

April 13, 2024 by Betsy Bird

Thanks to Slugfest, Korman has penned a book so enticing, so fun, so downright enjoyable, and so unapologetically sportsy, that it is impossible to resist. The book, quite frankly, that we’ve all been waiting for.

ADVERTISEMENT

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Funny Books for Older Kids

December 19, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Some of these books you will know, but I guarantee that there will be at least one on this list that is new to you. Humor me. You're gonna love 'em.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Funny Picture Books

December 6, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Today we celebrate the picture books that take a chance and try to be funny. Humor may be subjective, but these are pretty darn good!

Review of the Day: My Head Has a Bellyache by Chris Harris, ill. Andrea Tsurumi

August 15, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Folks, I see the challenge before me and I raise you one Chris Harris and one Andrea Tsurumi. A literary power duo the like of which the world of literature for kids has never seen.

Review of the Day: Mexikid by Pedro Martín

July 26, 2023 by Betsy Bird

In this book be prepared for laughs, music, snot, baby coffins, live amputations, feats of strength, bad haircuts, and (of course) family, family, family.

Read More Posts »

ADVERTISEMENT

Archives

ADVERTISEMENT

  • External Links

    • A Fuse #8 Production Reviews
  • Trending on the SLJ Blog Network

    Heavy Medal

    Early Contenders: Our First List of Mock Newbery Contenders

    by Steven Engelfried

    Teen Librarian Toolbox

    It’s Okay to Be Messy: Why I Write Flawed Heroes for Middle Grade Readers, a guest post by Scott Kurtz

    by Amanda MacGregor

    100 Scope Notes

    One Star Review, Guess Who? (#227)

    by Travis Jonker

    Politics in Practice

    When “Everyday Banning” Becomes the New Normal for School Libraries

    by John Chrastka

    Follow This Blog

    Enter your email address below to receive notifications of new blog posts by email.

    Primary Sidebar

    • News & Features
    • Reviews+
    • Technology
    • School Libraries
    • Public Libraries
    • Blogs
    • Classroom
    • Diversity
    • People
    • Job Zone

    Reviews+

    • Book Lists
    • Best Books 2024
    • 2024 Stars So Far
    • Media
    • Reference
    • Series Made Simple
    • Tech
    • Review for SLJ
    • Review Submissions

    SLJ Blog Network

    • 100 Scope Notes
    • A Fuse #8 Production
    • Good Comics for Kids
    • Heavy Medal
    • Pearls & Rubys
    • Politics in Practice
    • Teen Librarian Toolbox
    • The Yarn

    Resources

    • Reasons to Love Libraries
    • 2025 Youth Media Awards
    • Defending the Canon:SLJ & NCTE Review 15 Banned Classics
    • Refreshing the Canon Booklist
    • School Librarian of the Year
    • Read Free Poster
    • Mathical Book Prize Collection Development Awards
    • Research
    • White Papers / Case Studies

    Events & PD

    • In-Person Events
    • Online Courses
    • Virtual Events
    • Webcasts
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Subscribe
    • Media Inquiries
    • Newsletter Sign Up
    • Content Submissions
    • Data Privacy
    • Terms of Use
    • Terms of Sale
    • FAQs
    • Diversity Policy
    • Careers at MSI


    COPYRIGHT © 2026


    COPYRIGHT © 2026