Humour
Grandma Bendy and the Great Snake Escape by Izy Penguin
We giggled our way through Grandma Bendy and the Great Snake Escape. As a snake lover my daughter particularly enjoyed this very funny story and the humorous pictures supporting the text made us laugh. It’s a very funny first chapter book to encourage independent reading.
Happy Birthday Old Bear by Jane Hissey
Happy Birthday Old Bear! Old Bear is celebrating his 30th birthday this year and Jane Hissey has written Happy Birthday Old Bear to commemorate the occasion. As huge Old Bear fans we’ve been eagerly awaiting this new story and we absolutely love it. Jane’s familiar playroom characters are joined by a new friend, Elsie, a very cute…
School for Dads by Adam & Charlotte Guillain & Ada Grey
Very soon lots of children will be going back to school but what about their Dads? What happens when children need to teach their Dads how to behave?! We love this role reversal story which turns a familiar situation on its head in a way that children will identify with.
The Messy Book by Maudie Powell-Tuck & Richard Smythe
Cat and Dog, the main characters in The Messy Book make us laugh! A mess needs tidying but who will do it and how many excuses will be given before it gets done? Parents as well as children will identify with the situation in this amusing story and my daughter chortled her way through our first…
Not Enough For Queen Fluff by Rachel Lyon & Catalina Echeverri
Despite her dreadful behaviour we find Queen Fluff very amusing. She is such a spoilt and self centred bunny that it takes her a while to really realise what is important in life!
George and the New Craze by Alice Hemming & Kimberley Scott
George and his friends from the Heavenly Hippos Wildlife Park are back with a new craze! They’re collecting people cards!
The Giraffe And The Pelly And Me by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
We read The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me in one sitting, the pace, the humour and the originality of the story kept us turning the pages until the end. A cast of colourful characters, a burglar and an amazing sweetshop feature in this amusing adventure.
A Bear Called Paddington / More About Paddington by Michael Bond & Peggy Fortnum
From the moment that the Brown family meet a small bear on Paddington Station their life changes as the bear brings his own particular brand of chaos into their household! I have just finished reading the first two Paddington bear books to my daughter and there were two stories that made me laugh so much that I had tears…
the Perfect Picnic by Ciara Flood
Summer is coming and (depending on the weather!) it’s the perfect time for a picnic. But so many decisions have to be made – what should be in the sandwiches? Where is the ideal location for a picnic? Can a picnic ever be really perfect?!
Nibbles The Book Monster by Emma Yarlett
Nibbles The Book Monster has become a well loved member of the family despite being a character who chews through books and causes complete chaos in the stories that he visits! We have already introduced you to Nibbles as part of author / illustrator Emma Yarlett’s blog tour but my daughter loves this story so much that she asked me to write about the book…
