Humor & Comedy
Funny Books That Make You Think
Books that have a funny story, but a more thoughtful or serious topic underneath.
Al Capone Does My Shirts - Gennifer Choldenko
Better Nate Than Ever - Tim Federle
A Boy Named Queen - Sara Cassidy
El Deafo - Cece Bell [graphic novel, Autobiography]
Falling Over Sideways - Jordan Sonnenblick
I Emma Freke - Elizabeth Atkinson
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus - Dusti Bowling
It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel - Firoozeh Dumas
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key - Jack Gantos
The Legend of Spud Murphy - Eoin Colfer
Lucky Cap - Patrick Jennings
No Talking - Andrew Clements
One Mixed-Up Night - Catherine Newman
The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade - Jordan Sonnenblick
The Sixth Grade Nickname Game - Gordon Korman
Slider - Pete Hautman
Ungifted - Gordon Korman
Well, That Was Awkward - Rachel Vail
Funny Series
All of these are the first book in the series.
Belly Up [FunJungle Series] - Stuart Gibb
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading [Charlie Joe series] - Tommy Greenwald
Dork Diaries [series] - Rachel Renee Russell
Hoot - Carl Hiaasen
Martin Bridge [series] - Jessica Scott Kerrin
Swindle [series] - Gordon Korman
The 13-Story Treehouse [Treehouse series] - Andy Griffiths
Timmy Failure [series] - Stephan Pastis
Hilarious Authors Hall of Fame
These authors have reputations for writing the funniest books. Any one of their books is a guaranteed winner if you love comedy!
Andrew Clements
Jack Gantos
Stuart Gibb
Andy Griffiths
Carl Hiaasen
Jeff Kinney
Gordon Korman
James Patterson
Rachel Vail
Light-Hearted Books
Books that are just fun and silly!
Bean Stalker and Other Hilarious Scary Tales - Kiersten White
Ben Franklin’s in my Bathroom! - Candace Fleming
Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year - Bill Harley
The Chicken Doesn’t Skate - Gordon Korman
Laugh Out Loud - James Patterson
The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher - Dana Alison Levy
No More Dead Dogs - Gordon Korman
The Pepins and their Problems - Polly Horvath
The SOS File - Betsy Byars
The Far Side - Gary Larson