Funny Books

A whizz-bang epic adventure of action, laughter and secret plots - and the extraordinary friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day… It is 1940 and Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there's one animal he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot… Go back in time with No.1 bestselling author, David Walliams, on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008471804 • Author:  David Walliams • Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  475 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 cm

Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world… It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters. And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself… and the entire city. In a future of myths and legends, join the bestselling David Walliams and venture forth into his most enthralling tale yet! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008438708 • Author: David Walliams, Tony Ross • Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks • Format: Paperback • Pages: 464 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.5 cm

Introduce your little one to the world of jokes with over 60 jokes and rhymes! There are 'Knock, knock!' jokes, 'Doctor, doctor' jokes, monster jokes, and plain daft jokes. There are silly rhymes, crazy crossbreeds and a whole library of joke titles. Each one is in a large easy-to-read typeface and has its own humorous illustration to make it even funnier! Kaye Umansky is best known as the creator of Pongwiffy (Puffin) - hugely popular with children because of the irreverent humour. Kaye's trademark humour is evident in all her books and she is well qualified to write a joke book for very young children. Perfect for playground comedians!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241685945 • Author:  Kaye Umansky • Publisher:  Puffin • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  64 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 0.4 x 12.9 cm

The hilarious joke book from comedian and Great British Bake Off star, Matt Lucas! If you’re planning on reading this very very very very very very very silly book of jokes, there are some things you’re going to need: Spare pants In case you wet yours. Needle and thread In case you split your sides. Large box In case you laugh your head off (you’ll still want to keep it, right?) With laugh-out-loud artwork from Sarah Horne, illustrator of the bestselling Charlie Changes into a Chicken.  Are you ready? Come on in then – the jokes are waiting!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780755501816 • Author:  Matt Lucas  • Publisher:  Egmont • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  160 • Dimensions: 14.8 x 1.2 x 21 cm

The Supa Buddies have been working hard to help Dog Man overcome his bad habits. But when his obsessions turn to fears, Dog Man finds himself the target of an all-new supervillain! Meanwhile, Petey the Cat has been released from jail and starts a new life with Li'l Petey. But when Petey's own father arrives, Petey must face his past to understand the difference between being good and doing good. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702303678 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.5 x 1.4cm

Greg Heffley and sports just don't mix… After a disastrous competition at school, Greg decides that he's officially retired from ANY kind of sport! That is, until his mom persuades him to give it one more go and makes Greg reluctantly agree to sign up for basketball. Tryouts are a MESS, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team. As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen.  When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241396988 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 cm

Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime.  But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at a campsite that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation - or if they're already in too deep.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780241396957 • Author:  Jeff Kinney • Publisher:  Penguin Random House Children's UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  217 • Dimensions:  19.7 x 12.8 x 1.6 cm

Snow has shut down Greg Heffley's middle school! Which should be exciting, but now his neighbourhood is a wintry battlefield. And Greg and his best friend Rowley are caught in the crosshairs of territory battles, epic snowball fights and massive snow forts. Can Greg and Rowley navigate the art of war when their street goes into meltdown? Or will they even survive to see another day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241389317 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5cm

Bunny and his friends Weenie the Squittel, Pig (the pig), Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor live peacefully in the woods. Until one day, when the chaotic force of nature Monkey is fired into their midst by the British Space programme! (They were aiming for the Moon).  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788451772 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm  

Full of love, humour, friendship, drama – and a happy ending! Meet scarecrow lovers, Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay - they are planning the perfect wedding! That is, until, wicked scarecrow, Reginald Rake, almost ruins their special day…  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781407170749 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler  • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  32 • Dimensions:  28.1 x 25 x 0.4 cm 

Laugh-out-loud with this hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid 8 Book Set! Read along with exclusive access to Greg's diary where he makes note of the dramas of his life. Included in this title: •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid •    Dairy of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel •    Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck Young readers will love these fully illustrated books from the international bestselling author Jeff Kinney. Product Information: •    ISBN: 9780241542866  •    Author: Jeff Kinney •    Publisher: Penguin •    Format: Book Collection

Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend! Things that are rubbish in my life: Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world, have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss and mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM. Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France. Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780241562031 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 466 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 x 4cm

Since he crash-landed on Earth in a rocket, Monkey has been causing absolute mayhem!  Bunny and the gang (Squirrel, Pig, Action Beaver, and Skunky the Inventor) have almost had enough. Monkey's eternal struggle for world domination is getting more ridiculous every day, and it's impossible to predict which bizarre plan he's going to put into action next.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452304 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  256 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm  

The Maniacal Badger has arrived, and he's determined to take over the Woods! Wasn't that Monkey's plan?  This cannot happen! What japes await in this brand-new adventure, when Bunny and Monkey team up to beat this new menace?! They've never managed to work together before... And will Skunky rediscover his passion for evil inventions, to defeat his rival at their own game? One thing's for sure... Laughs are guaranteed!  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781788452809 • Author:  Jamie Smart  • Publisher:  David Fickling Books • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  240 • Dimensions:  14 x 1.6 x 21 cm 

To celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the publication of Tiddler, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler bring you a fabulous, foiled edition with bonus material!  Tiddler loves to share his stories with his sea friends. Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and have under-the-sea fun!  Laugh along with your little ones with this funny and fabulous rhyming picture book.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780702322341 • Author:  Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler • Publisher:  Scholastic • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  23 • Dimensions:  29 x 25 x 0.7 cm

A laugh-out-loud rhyming picture book, featuring 101 super spooky Halloween bums! Spooky bum Hooty bum Hairy bum Scary bum! Find monster bums, ghost bums, vampire bums, witch bums, werewolf bums, skeleton bums and much, MUCH more in this fun-filled celebration of Halloween - with a spooktacular party finale! A bouncy read-aloud text and hilarious illustrations will get every child (and grown-up) giggling! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781444956689 • Author: Sam Harper, Chris Jevons • Publisher: Hodder Children's Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 18.6 x 12 x 0.6 cm

Big changes are in store for Greg Heffley and his family. They are making home improvements! But with unwelcome critters, toxic mould and the walls coming down, soon Greg discovers renovations aren't all they are cracked up to be. When the dust finally settles, will the Heffleys be able to stay . . . or will they need to get out of town? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241396926 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5cm

Andy and Terry have expanded their treehouse! There are now thirteen brand-new storeys, including a dodgem-car rink, a skate ramp, a mud-fighting arena, an antigravity chamber and a ice-cream parlour with seventy-eight flavours run by an ice-cream-serving robot called Edward Scooperhands.The 26-Storey Treehouse is a laugh-out-loud story told through a combination of text and fantastic cartoon-style illustrations. Watch out for the Maze of Doom - a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again . . . well, not yet anyway . . . Product Information: • ISBN: 9781447279808 • Author: Andy Griffiths • Publisher: Macmillan Children’s Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 352 • Dimensions: 13 x 2.3 x 19.6 cm

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling creator of Hurrah for Gin. Lottie Brooks is back for spring term at secondary school and ready to face anything. No more trying to impress mean girl Amber. And absolutely no more being nicknamed Cucumber Girl. A lead role in the spring musical gives Lottie a chance to dazzle her mega-crush Daniel with her talent as a singing crab but it's not all singing and dancing at Kingswood High. Lottie's friendship with Molly and Jess seems to be falling apart no matter how hard she tries to keep her BFFs together. Is Lottie on track for another epic friendship fail? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9780241460900 • Author: Katie Kirby • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children’s UK • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 19.6 x 3.2cm

The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702310676 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 240 • Dimensions: 21.2 x 14.8 x 1.5cm