Silly Books for Kids
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Our Favorites
Almost anything by Jan Thomas is a favorite in our house. Our all time favorite Thomas book is Rhyming Dust Bunnies. Ned, Ted, Fred and Bob are dust bunnies that love to rhyme. Well, Bob’s rhyming may be a bit off. But, his words are full of warnings to keep the dust bunnies from danger. 
When my kids were toddlers, Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton was a favorite book to spark giggles. The silly turkey can’t see to put his clothes on correctly. Oops!
I asked my now 3 year-old which books make him laugh the most and he immediately said Elephant & Piggie. And, I agree with him. They are fantastic read-aloud books and perfect books for new readers to read on their own. His favorites are: There Is A Bird On Your Head!, Let’s Go For a Drive and We Are In a Book!
My son will also tell you Naked by Michael Ian Black is a super funny story too. The little boy in the story loves to run around the house naked and imagines life being naked. He soon decides that the only thing better than being naked is being caped. The little superhero flies around the house until he is all tuckered out.
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin is one of my husband’s favorite books to read-aloud. He loves the humor and so do my kids. The cows are demanding better living conditions in the barn and they take to typing notes to Farmer Brown to be heard.
Ketchup on Your Cornflakes? by Nick Sharratt is a newer find for us. It’s a mix and match book so the kids can create lots of funny combos such as, “Do you like toothpaste in your bed?”
Reader Favorites
Tracey recommends The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak. It really is a clever book that has NO pictures. The words are meant to make the reader say the silliest things which makes the listener roll with laughter.
Chris enjoys Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The story invites you to question and debate whether the creature is a duck or a rabbit.
New Carlisle Library says we should check out What Color is Your Underwear? by Sam Lloyd. It seems like any book you read about underwear brings a round of giggles. Animals wearing underwear is a pretty funny concept. This is a fun lift-the-flap book.
Susan enjoys Bark, George by Jules Feiffer. George’s mother asks him to bark but instead he meows, moos and makes other animal noises. He is promptly taken to the vet who extracts various animals from George. All is well until George’s mom asks him to bark again and he says, “Hello!”
Kathleen, Sharon and Meegan also recommend Silly Sally by Audrey Wood. Join Sally and her friends as they parade around town in this rhyming tale.
My good friend, Laura, tells us to check out Are You a Horse? by Andy Rash. This silly story is about a young cowboy who receives a saddle and has to search for a horse so he can enjoy a ride. He meets various animals who try to help him out.
There were lots of Robert Munsch books mentioned too. Reader favorites include Stephanie’s Ponytail and Mortimer.
Silly Books for Kids Printable Book
Grab a printable book list of the fun and silly stories above. It’s great for taking to the library.
Liz says
My favorite Silly book is “No! that’s Wrong!” By Zhaohua Ji and Cui Xu — it’s about some animals who find some underwear that has blown off the clothesline and into the woods and they aren’t sure what they are for!
Jodie Rodriguez says
Sounds very funny!
Ingrid says
These are definitely up my son’s alley! We love all the Click Clack books. Thanks for sharing
Jodie Rodriguez says
Great Ingrid!
Diana @ Soulful Necessities says
My daughters are 2 and 14….I can’t wait to read these funny books to my toddler. Thanks for the list. I will make sure to get. Visiting from Friday Flash Blon linky party. 🙂
Jodie Rodriguez says
Thank you Diana. I hope your family enjoys them as much as we do.
Ambika S says
That’s a fantastic collection. Sandra Boynton’s books are my kids’ favorite too, even now. Still we need to cover some four more books in your list. Will read soon. From Kid Lit Blog Hop.
Jodie Rodriguez says
Sandra Boynton is a staple for babies and toddlers. 🙂
Nancy @ NY Foodie Family says
We’ve read most of these books! When the kids were toddlers we LOVED Sandra Boynton. Even though they are beginning readers, we still read all of the new Elephant & Piggie books. Great list!
Jodie Rodriguez says
We are excited for the two new Elephant & Piggie books coming out in 2015!
Katie @ The Logonauts says
Great list! Even my third graders like books like, Duck, Rabbit! especially ones that are interactive and they can read with a partner. Thanks for sharing these with the #KidLitBlogHop!
Jodie Rodriguez says
Thank you Katie!
Heather H says
I love making my girls giggle. You hit on a few of our favorites, and several that I want to check out. I know they’d love The Book With No Pictures. Pinning!
Jodie Rodriguez says
Thank you Heather!
C.L. Murphy says
We adore silly! Thanks for sharing a great group of laugh-out-loud books.
Jodie Rodriguez says
My pleasure! Enjoy!
Natasha says
We love Stephanie’s Ponytail! My girls relate to it and laugh about it. Great book to use when doing hair in the morning. My 11 year old introduced us to Ketchup on your Cornflakes. Some interesting laughs In there
susen @Dabbling Momma says
We loved Bark George! Our librarian recommended it and my 4 year old laughed and laughed! Pinning!