Funny Picture Books

These books will make you laugh!

Updated January 17, 2024
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Mr. S
Arnaldo, Monica
Prepare for plenty of giggles as a kindergarten class arrives for their first day of school, but can't find their teacher--only a delicious-looking sandwich and the words "Mr. S" scribbled on the chalkboard. Chaos ensues as the kids argue whether or not the sandwich must be their...
You will be my friend!
Brown, Peter
I am not a chair!
Burach, Ross
Grab the best seat in the house with this funny, touching picture book about a giraffe who keeps being mistaken for a chair! From the acclaimed author-illustrator of There's a Giraffe in My Soup comes a curious tale about finding one's courage and standing up for oneself....
The day the crayons quit
Daywalt, Drew.
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...
The Wrong Book
Daywalt, Drew.
What if the narrator of the book you're reading is just...WRONG?! This hilarious book from the author of The Day the Crayons Quit will have you correcting what you're reading--and laughing! Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters shout Ding Dong!<...
Have you seen Gordon?
Epstein, Adam Jay
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
"A wonderful and astonishing thing, the kind of book that makes child laugh and adult chuckle, and both smile in appreciation. . . . Charmingly wicked." -- The New York Times A 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
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...
Scaredy cats
Mack, Jeff
When an adorable kitten receives a mysterious beribboned package, he's pretty sure it's a cake. But his two nervous friends have other ideas in this hilarious guessing game. "Hey, bud. What's in the box?" "I don't know. I think it's a cake." "But what if it's not a...
The book with no pictures
Novak, B. J.
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
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
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...
How to count to one : (and don't even THINK about bigger numbers!)
Salmon, Caspar
"Just as we once screamed at a pigeon not to drive the bus, we now, with similar glee, take on Salmon as he commands us not to count past one." --Amy Alznauer, New York Times You know how to count, right? GREAT! There are LOTS of fun things to...
The underpants
Sauer, Tammi
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...
Chez Bob
Shea, Bob
"A perfect book." -Sandra Boynton, bestselling author From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur Vs. series comes a kid pleasing favorite about a devious alligator who learns to love! ...
Problem solved!
Thomas, Jan
Rabbit hopes Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine can get her out of a bind only to wind up with more issues than she started with in this hilarious and relatable picture book. Rabbit has a problem! Her room is a mess. Luckily, Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine shows up just in...
Polar bear's underwear
Tupera Tupera (Firm)
Polar Bear has lost his underwear! Where could it be? There's only one thing to do: Remove the book's underwear-shaped bellyband to find the missing pair! Is that Polar Bear's underwear? No, it's Zebra's--see the colorful stripes? What about that itty-bitty pair? No, those belong to Butterfly! And...
Yetis are the worst!
Willan, Alex
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
Step one: fill the bath. Step two: put the cat in the bath. Step three: put shampoo on the cat. Step four: rinse the cat. Step five: dry the cat. Seems simple, right? One problem: the cat has no intention of doing any of these things. Watch as the steps keep changing, the cat keeps escaping, the...
I'm a unicorn
Yoon, Helen
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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