Funny Books for Kids

Last updated: July 13, 2026

In the mood for a good laugh? Our favorite funny books for kids are sure to get even the most reluctant readers engaged and giggling. The humorous options on this list range from silly picture books to goofy comics for early readers to dark, sarcastic novels for teens, so no matter how old your kids are, they'll be sure to LOL. So crack open one of these hilarious stories and laugh until your stomach is sore. And once you're done, keep the laughter going with some of our favorite funny apps and funny movies.

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Are You Big book cover: Large red happy face sitting halfway off the page

BOOK

Are You Big?

age 3+

Bright, happy illustrations show relative size differences.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2024)

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Buffalo Fluffalo book cover: The head of a brown, horned buffalo stares out with glaring eyes under the title in white

BOOK

Buffalo Fluffalo

age 3+

Sweet, silly tale about self-importance and self-acceptance.

Bess Kalb Picture Book (2024)

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Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo book cover: A big-eyed brown buffalo stares at a small, big-eyed, tan creature beneath white title letters

BOOK

Buffalo Fluffalo and Puffalo

age 3+

A brand-new buffalo rocks his sib's life in charming style.

Bess Kalb Picture Book (2025)

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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems Poster Image

BOOK

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems

age 3+

Silly dino twist on Goldilocks tale is roaring good fun.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2012)

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BOOK

Grumpy Monkey

age 3+

Warm, funny lesson about a chimp's bad mood.

Suzanne Lang Picture Book (2018)

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It's My Bird-Day! book cover: Bird in a muliticolored birthday hat casts his big eye at the viewer against a background of lavender polka dots

BOOK

It's My Bird-Day!

age 3+

Pigeon wants his birthday all alone in funny sharing tale.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2026)

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Me and Other Bunnies book cover: Brown bunny in light blue shirt faces forward against a yellow background and points to himself

BOOK

Me and Other Bunnies

age 3+

Simple, inclusive tale of easily turning "them" into "us."

Mo Willems Picture Book (2025)

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The Book with No Pictures Poster Image

BOOK

The Book with No Pictures

age 3+

No pictures but oodles of silly words and giggles.

B.J. Novak Picture Book (2014)

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The Day the Crayons Quit Poster Image

BOOK

The Day the Crayons Quit

age 3+

Crayons complain to their owner in funny ode to color.

Drew Daywalt Picture Book (2013)

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath Poster Image

BOOK

The Pigeon Needs a Bath

age 3+

Beloved bird resists then enjoys bathing in funny tub tale.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2014)

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The Sun Thief book cover: A squirrel with a flashlight held under their face and a small bird in a forest, under a starry sky

BOOK

The Sun Thief: The Leaf Thief, Book 4

age 3+

Season-smart Bird teaches Squirrel in silly summer tale.

Alice Hemming Picture Book (2026)

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This Book is Banned book cover: Beneath title is a surprised-looking pink unicorn with purple hair and a big "X" over their horn

BOOK

This Book Is Banned

age 3+

Appealingly silly story shows absurdity of book bans.

Raj Haldar Picture Book (2023)

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This Book is Dangerous book cover: A light blue jellyfish surrounded by darkness and sharp teeth

BOOK

This Book Is Dangerous!: A Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book, Book 1

age 3+

Jelly's silly solo adventure relies on readers to survive.

Ben Clanton Picture Book (2025)

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This Is Not My Hat Poster Image

BOOK

This Is Not My Hat

age 3+

Little fish tries to outsmart big one in funny thief tale.

Jon Klassen Picture Book (2012)

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Will the Pigeon Graduate book cover: Light blue pigeon wearing a mortarboard says "I have the hat!"

BOOK

Will the Pigeon Graduate?

age 3+

Despite doubts, Pigeon gets diploma in cute grad tale.

Mo Willems Picture Book (2025)

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A Big Guy Took My Ball! Poster Image

BOOK

A Big Guy Took My Ball!

age 4+

Sweet, funny story spotlights the trouble with assumptions.

Mo Willems Friendship (2013)

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A Day Off School book cover: Boy and cat sit before a TV as pirate ship, spaceship, a dinosaur, and fireworks are seen outside his living room window

BOOK

A Day Off School

age 4+

Boy imagines wild things at school in fun sick-day story.

Oliver Jeffers Picture Book (2026)

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BOOK

Bathe the Cat

age 4+

Hilarious, relatable tale showcases a diverse family.

Alice B. McGinty Picture Book (2022)

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type Poster Image

BOOK

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

age 4+

Farm animals go on strike in funny, award-winning book.

Doreen Cronin Picture Book (2000)

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Cranky, Crabby Crow book cover: A small black bird bounces across a wire, set against a blue sky and beneath the title

BOOK

Cranky, Crabby Crow (Saves the World)

age 4+

An unlikely hero saves Earth and friendship in amusing tale.

Corey R. Tabor Picture Book (2025)

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