Picture Books to Make You Laugh

Join us for a Laugh Out Loud Storytime
Expires Saturday at 11am
 
Rafael at the Southwest Branch Library will be reading a few funny jokes, poems, and riddles. Stay tuned afterward for a fun Laughing Yoga session!
Books to Make You Laugh
Laugh-out-Loud Awesome Jokes for Kids
by Rob Elliott

Collects jokes for children, including knock-knock jokes, riddles, and puns.
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Penguin Problems
by Jory John

A tongue-in-cheek introduction to Antarctica features a plucky little penguin who argues that the region, far from being free from worries and responsibilities, is freezing, filled with natural predators and all but overrun by identical penguins that make it rather hard to find one's mom. 
You Must be Joking, Two! : Even Cooler Jokes, Plus 11 1/2 Tips for Laughing Yourself Into Your Own Stand-Up Comedy Routine
by Paul Brewer

Includes riddles, jokes, and knock-knocks about monsters, aliens, cyberspace, school, pirates, animals, birds, and bugs.
Pranklopedia : The Funniest, Grossest, Craziest, Not-Mean Pranks on the Planet!
by Julie Winterbottom

Collects practical jokes of different difficulties, from sabotaging a victim's drink to short-sheeting a bed to fake lottery cards.
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Tilly the Trickster
by Molly Shannon

The actress best known for her characterizations on Saturday Night Live introduces the story of mischievous young Tilly, whose penchant for practical jokes is challenged when her beleaguered family does some scheming of its own. Illustrated by the artist of John Lithgow's I'm a Manatee.
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Picture eBooks 
The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel
The Bear Must Go On by Dev Petty
If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! by Elise Parsley
The Fly Flew In by David Catrow
Too Much Glue by Jason Lefebvre
 
Get Older Siblings Laughing
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Notorious by Gordon Korman
Nerds by Michael Buckley