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Pickles to Pittsburgh: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Book 2

age 4+

Winning illustrations but short on plot.

By Judi Barrett

(2000)

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

age 4+

Zany food-as-weather tale full of humor, great drawings.

By Judi Barrett

(1978)

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The Cat in the Hat

age 4+

The kids' classic that put Dr. Seuss on the map.

By Dr. Seuss

(1957)

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Judy Moody Mood Martian

age 6+

Third grader changes attitude in cute tale of self-control.

By Megan McDonald

(2014)

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Judy Moody and the Bucket List

age 6+

Laughs, lessons enrich tale of what to do before 4th grade.

By Megan McDonald

(2016)

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Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom

age 7+

Funny diary of an 8-year-old worry wart braving summer camp.

By Rachel Vail

(2012)

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Amelia Bedelia Means Business

age 7+

Chapter-book version of young Amelia is vulnerable, funny.

By Herman Parish

(2013)

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Justin Case: Rules, Tools, and Maybe a Bully

age 7+

Giggles, wisdom as worrywart Justin starts fourth grade.

By Rachel Vail

(2014)

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The Fantastic Family Whipple

age 8+

Comically creepy tale of celebrity family hit by a curse.

By Matthew Ward

(2013)

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The Templeton Twins Make a Scene: Book 2

age 8+

Brainy twins fight evil onstage in silly, fun sequel.

By Ellis Weiner

(2013)

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Lord and Lady Bunny -- Almost Royalty!

age 8+

Hilarious sequel takes Madeline and Bunnys to England.

By Polly Horvath

(2014)

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The Quirks in Circus Quirkus: The Quirks, Book 2

age 8+

Thinly stretched plot takes air out of fun idea.

By Erin Soderberg

(2014)

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The Tapper Twins Go to War (with Each Other)

age 8+

Wacky, hilarious tale of feuding brother and sister.

By Geoff Rodkey

(2015)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School

age 8+

Shout-out to screen-free time in 10th funny installment.

By Jeff Kinney

(2015)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down

age 8+

Halloween-themed 11th book a fun way to discuss kid scares.

By Jeff Kinney

(2016)

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Jake the Fake Keeps It Real: Jake the Fake, Book 1

age 8+

Funny take on fitting in and self-discovery at art school.

By Craig Robinson, Adam Mansbach

(2017)

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Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

age 8+

Humor collection offers message of strength -- with a smile.

By Betsy Bird

(2017)

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Marge in Charge

age 8+

Babysitter stories are wacky but weird.

By Isla Fisher

(2017)

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway

age 8+

Funny, milder 12th tale plumbs travel fears on Xmas holiday.

By Jeff Kinney

(2017)

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The Real McCoys, Book 1

age 8+

Imaginative artwork makes fun detective story a joy to read.

By Matthew Swanson

(2017)

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