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Tag: funny graphic novels

December 20, 2022 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Funny Books for Older Readers

Humor being as subjective as it is, if you don't find one of the books on today's list funny then surely another one will do it for you. Something to please everyone, that's the goal! So get ready for funny poetry, nonfiction, biographies, comics, the works!

December 19, 2021 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Books: 2021 Older Funny Books

As you know, I already tackled funny picture books this year. It is time now to turn our attention to funny books for older readers.

December 20, 2020 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Funny Fiction for Kids

The bulk of what I read in 2020 wasn't funny. The bulk of what I LIVED in 2020 wasn't funny. So hand this to the kind that desperately needs an end-of-year pick-me-up.

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Human Body Theater By Maris Wicks First Second (a imprint of Roaring Brook and division of Macmillan) $14.99 ISBN: 978-1-59643-929-0 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. I gotta come clean with you. Skeletons? I’ve got a thing for them. Not a “thing” as in I find them attractive, but rather a “thing” as in I find […]

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