Collection: Books for 5-Year-Olds Who Love Funny Stories

Five is the year many children start recognising words on the page. Read-aloud picture books and simple early readers both have a place. Funny books are one of the surest ways to get a child reading for fun. These are chosen to make them laugh out loud.

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  • The Lorax

    Dr. Seuss · ages 5–7

  • The three Little Misses and the Big Bad Wolf

    Roger Hargreaves · ages 3–5

  • Silly Games

    Adrian Bradbury · ages 4–6

  • How to catch a mermaid

    Adam Wallace & Andy Elkerton · ages 4–6

  • Superpoop

    Chris Jevons · ages 4–6

  • My curious Encyclopedia Space

    Miles Kelly · ages 4–6

  • Chand Ki Shararat

    Pramod Pathak · ages 3–5

  • There was an old Lady who swallowed a fly

    Alexander Cox · ages 3–5

  • Greg's My Egg!

    Darcia Labrosse · ages 3–5

  • First Week at Cow School

    Andy Cutbill · ages 3–5

  • On The Road with Mavis and Marge

    Niamh Sharkey · ages 3–5

  • ZOG

    Julia Donaldson · ages 3–5

  • Monkey Business

    Smriti Prasadam · ages 3–5

  • The cow that laid an egg

    Andy Cutbill · ages 4–6