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Tag: funny picture books

March 8, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: The Interpreter by Olivia Abtahi, ill. Monica Arnaldo

Smart as a whip, funny, and clever, this little visual metaphor of a picture book is the best possible way to make it crystal clear the responsibilities some kids shoulder.

December 6, 2024 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Funny Picture Books

Funny books? They're difficult to create. Today we look at a slew of books that are doing it right. From parrotfish and hilarious Iranians to science fiction, nonfiction, and more, there's something here for every humor lover on your list!

December 6, 2023 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Funny Picture Books

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!

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Review of the Day: Oh, Olive! by Lian Cho

October 6, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Amusing, sweet, and strange. A wondrous mix of the familiar with the utterly original. Meet Olive for yourself.

Review of the Day: Mr. S by Monica Arnaldo

August 4, 2023 by Betsy Bird

A book that takes a pretty basic concept and strings it along to its impossible, illogically logical, end. For some kids, this is going to be the book they remember for the rest of their lives.

Review of the Day: Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo, ill. Eliza Kinkz

June 8, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Clocks and cats, water and magic, and at its heart a father-son storyline. Nab this for your next storytime, whenever you get the chance.

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A Beautiful Safe Space: Getting Into the Humor and Delights of Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar with Mojdeh Hassani and Samira Iravani

February 23, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Silly antics abound in this picture book, set in Iran. I interview the book's creators to talk about the fun and whimsy in Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Funny Picture Books

December 6, 2022 by Betsy Bird

You may not agree with all the choices here today, but I think it's fair to say that you're likely to find at least a couple books that cause kids to guffaw outright.

Review of the Day: My Parents Won’t Stop Talking! by Emma Hunsinger and Tillie Walden

July 7, 2022 by Betsy Bird

There is a place in this world for good, meaningful picture books, and there is a place in this world for funny stuff. And this stuff? Some of the funniest I’ve seen in a long time.

Orange You Glad I’m Doing This Interview? Carrie Tillotson & Estrela Lourenco Talk Bananas

March 17, 2022 by Betsy Bird

The problem with the world today is that we don't have enough picture books about spotlight-hungry bananas written by biostatisticians. And as luck would have it, such a book is coming out soon. I talk with its creators.

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