H is for Humour.

This comical caper tells of a wily wolf and his (supposedly) fool proof strategies for catching a rabbit for dinner. The author finds the funny in failure and little ones will laugh along as the wily wolf proves to be a little less smart than the rabbit… The story brings to mind the antics of…

Who knew that head lice could be funny? Those naughty nits get up to all manner of misdemeanours on poor Nat’s head that will have children laughing out loud. It’s a great book for tackling an all too common infant condition, packed full of comical illustrations to make you smile.

The supermarket’s vegetables are put through their paces by Supertato who is on a mission to make the groceries fit, as well as healthy. The super spud decides to hold a sports day but when the Evil Pea enrols Gloria the watermelon to take part in the competition, suspicions are raised when the melon wins…

What’s not to love about this unique and funny picture book? Gordon is a balloon and the reader follows this inflated friend on his various escapades. But can Gordon manage to remain intact when the world is full of sharp objects just waiting to burst him? A cute character combined with lovely bold and bright…

The feisty frog is back in this sequel to Oi Frog which loses none of its charm or humour second time around. New rhymes, new animals and new places to sit are put forward by the frog as he takes control away from the cat to determine which creatures should sit where. This is a…

If you’re looking for a book that’ll tickle your funny bones, then look no further. A rebellious frog refuses to sit on a log despite a bossy cat insisting he should. Instead, the frog comes up with a host of alternative places he can sit, only for the cat to argue each suggestion as the…

This book is pants (but in a good way!) It’s a vibrant, funny story of how aliens come to earth in order to steal our underwear. It’s an ideal book to read aloud as its lyrical and rhyming language lends itself to this really well. The pictures are bold and attention-grabbing with lots of funny…

Fiction and non-fiction merge brilliantly in this book-within-a-book. A rabbit picks a library book about wolves and learns all about their habits and behaviour. Yet as their natural prey, the reader rabbit is in peril! To avert disaster and to protect sensitive human readers, Gravett provides an alternative ending to her tale which is funny…

Daisy is not a girly-girl so when her Auntie Sue asks her to be a bridesmaid, Daisy is less than impressed at the prospect of wearing a dress. After a disastrous shopping trip, Daisy relents and promises her mum and aunt that she’ll wear a dress on one condition: she gets to create it herself!…

This is a laugh-out-loud modern day classic of a pesky pigeon determined to get his own way. Pigeon, who insists on driving the bus despite being told not to, goes to great lengths to sneak a turn at the wheel. Pigeon tries whining, pleading, charming, coercing and shouting to get what he wants. A clever…