2025 Funny Read Alouds

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RECOMMENDEDREADS: FUNNYPICTUREBOOKREADALOUDS

PDAYW, D

TheWrong Book

DrewDaywalt

PBURA, R

TheVery Impatient Caterpillar

RossBurach

Do bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo? Do firefighters shout Ding Dong! before they put out a fire? That?s what the narrator of this hilarious picture book thinks! Good thing there are some other characters in this book to set him straight!

PJEFF, O

TheDictionary Story

OliverJeffers

Dictionary wishes she could tell a story like other books. So one day, she decides to bring her words to life. But what will she do when her characters collide and everything gets all in a jumble, causing the most enormous tantrum to explode?

This clever send-up of every child's biggest challenge --being patient!--is a STEM-friendly, laugh-out-loud comedy about metamorphosis. Ross Burach's hilarious, tongue-in-cheek exploration of metamorphosis will also providing real facts about how caterpillars transform into butterflies.

PJOHN, J

Something's Wrong!

JoryJohn

Jeff is sure he has forgotten something when he sets out from home, but none of the animals he meets inform him that he is only wearing his underwear, until he reaches his friend Anders, who thinks of a plan to save his friend from embarassment.

ToddSturgell Except Antarctica!

Featuring a rogue group of cheeky animals who love nothing more than a challenge and a flustered, helpless narrator, this meta-leaning and hilarious picture book about animal habitats on every continent will have kids (and their adults!) laughing every time they pick it up.

PLARO, D

Mr.Fox’s Gameof“No!”

David LaRochelle

In a hilarious interactive picture book, Mr. Fox challenge kids to answer every question with "NO"-even when their brain keeps insisting "YES." Can you beat Mr. Fox at his Game of No? The rules are simple: every time he asks a question, you must respond with "NO." If you accidentally say "YES," then it's back to the beginning of the book for you, where you must start all over again.

PCRON, D

DoreenCronin Click,Clack, Moo!

A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold.

AdamRex OnAccountof theGum PREX, A

How do you get gum out of your hair?

From the madcap mind of awardwinning children's author Adam Rex comes a book about how the best intentions lead to the worst (and funniest) ideas!

PSHEA, B

BobShea ChezBob

A lazy alligator comes up with a plan to lure his prey by opening up a restaurant for birds--until he realizes that birds are even better as friends.

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TheTruth Aboutthe Couch

AdamRubin

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dragons Love Tacos comes this hilarious picture book about everyone’s favorite piece of furniture.

DavidEzraStein Interrupting Chicken PSTEI, D

Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.

Grandma’s TinyHouse PBROW, J

JaNayBrownWood

TheBook WithNo Pictures PNOVA, B

B.J. Novak

In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what.

PHIGG, R

WeDon’tEat

RyanT. Higgins

It's the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can't wait to meet her classmates. 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!

In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.

PPIZZ, G

LuckyDuck

GregPizzoli

Susan the duck keeps feeling unlucky, so when a wolf shows up with gifts she has won it seems like her luck is turning around, but soon she realizes the wolf's intentions may not be as helpful as she imagined.

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