Funny Picture Books

These books will make you laugh!

Updated January 17, 2024
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You will be my friend!
Brown, Peter
Paper Book
Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought--she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too big for the frogs' pond. Just when she's about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her, and loves her just the way...
I am not a chair!
Burach, Ross
Paper Book
Is there anything worse than being mistaken for a chair Maybe being sat on by a skunk or smooshed by two hapless hippos, or--worst of all--cornered by a hungry lion No one seems to notice that Giraffe is not standing there just to be sat upon. It's up to...
The day the crayons quit
Daywalt, Drew.
Paper Book
The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His...
Have you seen Gordon?
Epstein, Adam Jay
Paper Book
A Time Best Children's Book of 2021! Packed with vibrant and dizzying artwork, this hilarious story cleverly riffs on classic seek-and-find books and will have young ones laughing out loud as the narrator struggles to get the characters to play along. ...
Bark, George
Feiffer, Jules
Paper Book
Named one of 100 Great Children's Books by The New York Public Library and #9 on School Library Journal's list of the Top 100 Picture Books! From acclaimed author-illustrator Jules Feiffer, Bark, George is a hilarious, subversive story about a dog who can't . . . bark! This...
A unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark walk into a book
Fenske, Jonathan
Ebook
From the comedic mind of Jonathan Fenske, Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning creator of A Pig, a Fox, and a Box, comes a hilarious picture book about what happens when a unicorn, a dinosaur, and a shark "walk" into a book. Fenske's appealing illustration style and clever text...
My pet feet
Funk, Josh
Paper Book
When the letter R suddenly vanishes, a whole town goes upside-down in this side-splitting picture book of alphabet chaos that's Can I Be Your Dog? meets P Is for Pterodactyl. A little girl wakes up one day to find that R, a vital piece of the alphabet,...
I got a chicken for my birthday
Gehl, Laura
Paper Book
All the birthday girl wants from her Abuela is a ticket to the amusement park. Instead, she gets a chicken. But this chicken is no ordinary chicken; it has plans! With a lot of hard work, and help from other animals, this chicken may just end up granting the girl the best birthday gift ever.
We don't eat our classmates!
Higgins, Ryan T.
Paper Book
But it's hard to make human friends when they're so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all. . . . Readers will gobble up this hilarious new story from award-winning author-illustrator Ryan T. Higgins.
Chickens to the rescue
Himmelman, John.
Paper Book
Meet the most heroic chickens in town! On Monday, Farmer Greenstalk dropped his watch down the well. . . . On Tuesday, Mrs. Greenstalk was too tired to make dinner. . . . Who will help the poor Greenstalk family? Chickens to the rescue! The amazing...
Finders keepers
Kasza, Keiko
Paper Book
Fans of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie will love this new preschool gem from beloved storyteller Keiko Kasza A hat is not just a hat in these woods! From tree branch to stream to flower patch--wherever the hat lands, someone knows exactly what to do...
I want my hat back
Klassen, Jon
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes...
A spoonful of frogs
Lyall, Casey
Paper Book
Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch's favorite treat--but they are also the hardest to get into the cauldron! From acclaimed author Casey Lyall and Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol, A Spoonful of Frogs is a humorous and wholly original picture book--and a...
The book with no pictures
Novak, B. J.
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian--a perfect gift for any special occasion! You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious....
Unstoppable!
Rex, Adam
Paper Book
A read-aloud gem about teamwork and togetherness from New York Times bestselling author Adam Rex! If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Well, what if the answer was: ALL OF THEM! When a bird narrowly escapes the clutches of a hungry cat, a nearby crab...
Dragons love tacos
Rubin, Adam
Paper Book
A #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon, this deliciously funny read-aloud is an unforgettable tale of new friends and the perfect snack that will make you laugh until spicy salsa comes out of your nose. Dragons love tacos. They love chicken tacos, beef tacos, great big...
The underpants
Sauer, Tammi
Paper Book
Farmer's underpants will never be the same when Kitty and her wacky barnyard pals squeeze into their new "coat" and prance around the farm. The hilarity is nonstop! Tammi Sauer's The Underpants is a hilarious and irreverent homage to Jan Brett's The Mitten, in which Kitty...
Polar bear's underwear
Tupera Tupera (Firm)
Paper Book
This is incredibly embarrassing but . . . Polar Bear has lost his underwear. Where could it be? Is that Polar Bear's underwear? On the page is a die-cut pair of underwear. Turn the page, and the wearer is revealed!  No, that isn't Polar Bear's underwear. It's Zebra's underwear--the pair...
Yetis are the worst!
Willan, Alex
Paper Book
In this hilarious follow-up to Unicorns Are the Worst! and Dragons Are the Worst!, Gilbert the Goblin's next adventure takes him to the frozen tundra where he's determined to find the legendary yeti. Gilbert the Goblin is the first to admit that he was, ahem,...
How to give your cat a bath in five easy steps
Winstanley, Nicola
Paper Book
In this hilarious and clever "how-to," a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Snappsy the Alligator and Interrupting Chicken. Step one- fill the bath Step two- put the cat...
I'm a unicorn
Yoon, Helen
Paper Book
What happens when a one-horned calf with impeccable logic is convinced they're a unicorn? Helen Yoon spins an endearing comedy of self-determination for gigglers everywhere. "See?" cries the calf. "Uni means one, and corn means horn!" Even their baby...

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