The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, L Pichon. Scholastic. ISBN: 978-1-407120-69-0
. “Tom gates is the best book ever! can't stop reading it so addictive! (go dude3 ...
BookSpace’s Funny Reads booklist for KS2 primary schools
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Use this free booklist to focus on humorous books in your classrooms. Includes award winning titles and books which are perfect for reading aloud. Many are great for reluctant readers and book-resistant boys!
1. Ridiculous Rhymes, picked by John Foster HarperCollins ISBN: 978 -0-00-711212-8 “No one can fail to dip into this book and come away without a cheeky smirk on their face. One to chase away the winter blues” (Funday Times) 2. Goblins, Philip Reeve Scholastic ISBN: 978-1-407115-27-6 “We recommend ‘Goblins’ to any Key Stage 2 teacher, who wants to enjoy a good read with their class”. (www.oneeducation.co.uk) 3. Undead Ed and the Howling Moon, David Grimstone Hodder Children’s Books ISBN: 978-1-4449-0338-6 “Gross is certainly the way to go with my children (I also have an eleven year old boy) and this hits the spot. Boys (and a lot of girls I should imagine)need books like Undead Ed.” (MrsNorton, www.amazon.co.uk) 4. Fizzlebert Stump: The boy who ran away from the circus (and joined the library), A. F. Harrold Bloomsbury ISBN: 978-1-4088-3003-1 Just finished Fizzlebert with the class and they clapped at the end! They really enjoyed it! #myclassread pic.twitter.com/YnehcZDI (Twitter Kelly T@misst_reads) 5. ChittyChitty BangBang Flies Again, Frank Cottrell Boyce Macmillan ISBN: 978-0-330-54419-1 “I simply cannot think of a better book to use as a family or class read aloud than Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again. It is relentlessly entertaining, funny, nostalgic, and original all at the same time. The author writes with an energetic wit, and strikes a perfect balance between adventure and humor that will keep the pages turning with ease, and have kids screaming for just one more chapter”. (J. Prather, www.amazon.co.uk)
6. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, L Pichon Scholastic ISBN: 978-1-407120-69-0 “Tom gates is the best book ever! can't stop reading it so addictive! (go dude3 and the dog zombies!) plus there are lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of funny pictures!” (Luke Mais www.goodreads.com) 7. The World of Norm, Jonathan Meres Orchard Books ISBN: 978-1-40831-303-9 “Teenage boys will love it and will easily identify with Norm – in fact they will probably think they are Norm!” (www.literatureforlads.com) 8. The Dragonsitter, Josh Lacey Anderson Press ISBN: 978-1-84939-419-2 “Ideal for young or reluctant readers and belly-busting laughter for all” (www.welovethisbook.com) 9. Jack Splat, Superfly Pest, Lou Kuenzler Stripes Publishing ISBN: 978-1-84715-142-1 “Perfect for bedtime reading or for reading alone, but even more fun when shared” (Beverley Sanford, www.amazon.co.uk) 10. Gangsta Granny, David Walliams HarperCollins ISBN: 978-0-00-737144-0 My favourite book-By Alisa Makimoto: My favourite book is Gangsta Granny because it is really funny... http://pb.ed.gs/2rBxjj #schoolblogging (Twitter: Primary logger@PrimaryBlogger) 11. Dark Lord, The Teenage Years, Dirk Lloyd Orchard Books ISBN: 978-1-408-31511-8 Winner of the 2012 Roald Dahl Funny Prize – Funniest book for children aged 7-14 years
12. Stop in the Name of Pants, Louise Rennison HarperCollins ISBN: 978-0-00-727584-7 “My family read the first book in Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson series while on a road trip. We take turns reading aloud, and with both kids and adults in the car, we figured a young adult book would be a good choice. We had to pull over to allow the driver to quit laughing and compose herself enough to get back on the road safely” (Rebecca Haden, www.amazon.co.uk) 13. 13. It’s a Gas Kingfisher ISBN: 978-0-7534-6677-3 “This hilarious joke book is bursting with the stinkiest, smelliest jokes around” 14. Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear, Andy Stanton Egmont ISBN: 978-1-4052-4179-3 We just finished Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear by Andy Stanton. Very jolly good and funty. http://amzn.to/iF91OH #Kindle (Twitter: @dragondrop) 15. I’m in Love with a Slug, Poems chosen by Brian Moses Macmillan ISBN: 978-1-4472-0171-7 “A very funny and informative collection of poems about bugs, creepy crawlies and flying insects of all kind” (Pan Macmillan)
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