March reading goal summary is below. Only 6 contributors, but we came up with a pretty good list! Consider contributing next time--our goal is to read Stand-Alone books for kids graduating from easy-readers (fiction and nonfiction) in the month of April.
March Reading
Goals List-Funny Books
Preschoolers/Primary Grades
Thomas,
Jan. Here Comes the Big Mean Dust
Bunny. 2009.
Krissa from Roberts enthusiastically recommends this
book as a great one for storytime. Few
words on a page and fun illustrations make this a great choice for beginning
readers and preschoolers.
Bailey,
Linda. If Kids Ruled the World. Illus. by David Huyck. 2014.
Valerie
from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends this book for storytime that
encourages lots of discussion and imagination.
Barnett,
Mac. Count the Monkeys. Illus. by Kevin Cornell. 2013.
Leah
from IFLS enthusiastically recommends this for storytime or one-on-one reading,
it would be popular with primary grades, too.
Barnett,
Mac. Telephone. Illus. by Jen Corace. 2014.
Leah
from IFLS enthusiastically recommends this one, it might work better for
one-on-one reading, and would be fun to share with primary grades, too.
Escoffier,
Michael. Take Away the A. Illus. by Kris DiGiacomo. 2014.
Valerie
from Ladysmith enthusiastically recommends this for preschool and primary
grades. She says “Kids
don't necessarily need to be old enough to understand the concept, the
illustrations help enormously... for example, "Without the L PLANTS wear
PANTS" is accompanied by a drawing plants wearing - you guessed it! -
pants.”
Joyce, William and Kenny Callicut. A Bean, A Stalk, and a Boy Named Jack. 2014.
Valerie from Ladysmith
enthusiastically recommends for preschool and primary grades—a humorous take on
Jack and the Beanstalk.
McKay, Hilary. Lulu and the Dog from the Sea. 2011.
Leah from IFLS recommends this book,
one of a series of early chapter books by Hilary McKay. Like most books by McKay, it is charming,
funny, and has endearing characters.
Myers, Christopher. H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination. 2012.
Leah from IFLS enthusiastically
recommends this one for preschool, primary and middle grades. Funny, imaginatively exaggerated game of
HORSE with a diverse cast.
Novak,B.J. The
Book with No Pictures. 2014.
Kayla from Plum City
enthusiastically recommends this popular title for preschoolers, but also to
all ages, including adults and families.
Middle Grade (3-5
grade)/Primary Grades
Holm, Jennifer, et. al.
Comics Squad: Recess. 2014.
Nora from New Richmond recommends
this book to comic-lovers.
John, Jory and Mac Barnett.
The Terrible Two. Illus. by Kevin Cornell. 2015.
Valerie from Ladysmith
enthusiastically recommends this one about pranks, friendship and
cow-wrangling.
Krosoczka, Jarrett. Lunch
Lady and the League of Librarians. 2009.
Leah from IFLS recommends this
graphic novel, a very quick read. The premise
is the best part—a lunch lady superhero.
Lansky, Bruce. Rolling
in the Aisles: A Collection of
Laugh-Out-Loud Poems. 2011.
Mary from Ogema might recommend this
to kids—she gave it a 6 out of 10 for humor, and got it so kids would have an
alternative to Silverstein and Prelutsky.
Rex, Adam. Smek for President. 2014.
Leah from IFLS recommends this title
for middle grade readers, but its predescessor, The True Meaning of Smekday is
much funnier and works better as a novel, though you can look
here for an interesting critique of it by Debbie Reese.
Santat, Dan. Sidekicks. 2011.
Nora from New Richmond thinks this
graphic novel would especially appeal to boys.
Silverstein, Shel. Runny
Babbit: A Billy Sook. 2005.
Mary from Ogema recommends this book
for all ages, and says: “Spoonerisms are
hilarious for all ages and a craft to read!
School Children Enjoy Silverstein and the challenge of reading these
aloud during school visits. I drew
enlarged Runny Babbit and the animals on
the endpapers and helped the children create their spoonerism names.”
Middle School/High
School
Butcher, Jim. Storm
Front. 2000.
Kayla from Plum City
enthusiastically recommends this title to mature readers (including adults) who
like dry humor with their fantasy.
Calame, Don. Swim
the Fly. 2009.
Colleen from Menomonie says this
book is perfect for reluctant middle and high school readers, especially
boys. Laugh out loud book with lots of
bodily noises and gross bathroom smells.
Pratchett, Terry. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated
Rodents. 2001.
This book has been on Leah’s list
for a while and this month inspired her to read it because no list of funny
books is complete without at least one by Sir Terry Pratchett. She highly recommends this clever twist on
the Pied Piper of Hamelin tale.
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