If you like a good giggle, get your ribs tickled with some of the titles from this funny selection.
Younger readers
For children aged 7+, we have lots of stories to make you smile. Try Roald Dahl books which harbour a kind of black humour in titles like The Twits (braille 1v, uncontracted braille 1v, giant print 1v, TB 13074). Mr and Mrs Twit are so nasty - even to each other - that the animals they are so horrible to make sure they get what they deserve, and it isn't pleasant! Then there are the Horrid Henry stories (available across format), in which that horrid boy Henry is always up to some kind of mischief, but usually with hilarious results.
The Mr Gum series of books by Andy Stanton (available across format) contains some quite mad humour! The characters include a little girl called Polly, an evil butcher, Jake the dog and an angry fairy who lives in Mr Gum's bathtub!
Funny man David Walliams has penned children's novels that will also appeal to fans of Roald Dahl. Try The Boy in the Dress (giant print 1v), which celebrates being different and other issues in a light hearted humorous way. And who can resist Mr Stink (contracted braille 5v, uncontracted braille 7v, TB 17069) - actually quite a lot of people if they met him as he really does stink - but the book itself is bound to get you chuckling. Chloe is a girl who doesn't 'fit in' but who makes a great friend in the local tramp.
Lauren Child's Clarice Bean books (available across format) are about a young girl with a unique and hilarious outlook on life. Whether she is lamenting her family life or trying to impress at school, you can always be sure nothing will be straightforward with Miss Bean.
Jeremy Strong's books are very popular with our readers and include titles such as My Brother's Famous Bottom (giant print 1v), in which the baby twins of the family audition for a nappy advert… And the sequel - My Brother's Famous Bottom Gets Pinched! (giant print 1v).
Slightly older readers
Slightly older readers might like to read Warning! Aliens are Invading the School! (braille 4v, uncontracted braille 5v, giant print 1v, TB 17787) by Dinah Capparucci which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. It involves three boys and two dogs who always get blamed for anything going wrong. But on this occasion, trying to save the world whilst being accidental reality TV stars ends in disaster, and this time, it wasn't their fault.
Richmal Crompton's Just William (braille 3v; giant print 2v; TB 3112) was originally published in 1922 but still retains its funniness and is just as relevant today as it was back then. Follow the eleven year-old's adventures with his gang of friends 'the Outlaws' and laugh your socks off at their antics.
The Jiggy McCue stories by Michael Lawrence begin with The Poltergoose (braille 5v, giant print 1v, TB 12802) - a ghost with a difference who is after the teenager Jiggy McCue - and other titles in the series include The Toilet of Doom (giant print 1v) and The killer underpants (giant print 1v).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (giant print 1v) by Jeff Kinney has been a big hit with young people, and it's easy to see why. When Greg attends a new school, he is happy to have Rowley as his best friend as he feels superior to him in the 'cool' stakes. The pair's friendship is to be tested, however, with comic results, which will have you laughing out loud.
Non-fiction wise, you could borrow some joke books- examples of some we have in stock are: The Ha Ha Bonk Book (braille 2v, uncontracted braille 2v, giant print 1v) by Janet Ahlberg, Horrid Henry's joke book (braille 1v, giant print 1v) by Francesca Simon, and Ha! Ha! Ha!: over 350 very funny jokes (TB 408434). You could also try any of the Horrible Histories series (available across format) by Terry Deary.
Young adults
Older readers might like to laugh their way through any of the following:
Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging (braille 3v, giant print 1v, TB 14045) by Louise Rennison: Teenager Georgia Nicolson seems to get every situation hopelessly wrong as she spills her heart out in her diary with hilarious tales of her family, boys, school life and her friends.
My So-called Life: the Tragically Normal Diary of Rachel Riley (giant print 2v) by Joanna Nadin: Rachel Riley is the offspring of a depressingly unbroken home. It is time to change things. Rachel resolves that this year she will become tragic, literary and interesting - and will win the heart of Justin, the lead guitarist from Certain Death, along the way.
For fans of the above-mentioned Rennison and Nadin, there are the ever-popular Cathy Hopkins Mates, Dates… books (available in braille and giant print) and also Girl, 15 Charming but Insane (giant print 2v, TB 15446) by Sue Limb, all focusing on what it is to be a teenage girl and the daily dramas they face!
Yet another diary - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (braille 4v, giant print 2v, TB 4751) by Sue Townsend: this one is from a boy's point of view, and set in the 1980's, but somehow still relevant today.
Henry Tumour (braille 4v) by Anthony McGowan has an odd subject central to the plot - a talking brain tumour! At first, the tumour (Henry) is actually quite helpful to Hector, assisting him with fashion advice and all sorts. But then the tumour starts taking over more and more. Can Hector regain control of his life? A dark but very funny read.
There are many more books in stock that will keep you laughing but we haven't got the space to list them all here. Contact us if you need help finding other titles and we will be very happy to help.