A home for their hearts Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My dc hate being read too, well they don't like reading in general. I checked out Pixxa, Pigs and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky and they love it! They keep laughing and telling each other too be quiet so they can hear. I think I found their sweet spot! Now I'm on a quest to find books that will hit their sweet spot. Know of any good books that make you laugh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Pretty much anything by Daniel Pinkwater can get us going. We just read his The Neddiad, which is hilarious. And Farrarwilliams might get to this before me, but I'll suggest Squids Will Be Squids. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My dc hate being read too, well they don't like reading in general. I checked out Pixxa, Pigs and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky and they love it! They keep laughing and telling each other too be quiet so they can hear. I think I found their sweet spot! Now I'm on a quest to find books that will hit their sweet spot. Know of any good books that make you laugh? Cheaper by the Dozen The Great Brain The Great Turkey Walk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Mrs. Pigglewiggle books, anthologies of comics like Peanuts, Calvin and Hobbes. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 We've like a lot of the Sid Fleischman books--esp Chancey and the Grand Rascal. His By The Great Horn Spoon and The Great Turkey Walk are both good, too. All the Wayside School books have us laughing, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 My dd loves the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. She read one to me once and I was laughing out loud too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Pretty much anything by Daniel Pinkwater can get us going. We just read his The Neddiad, which is hilarious. And Farrarwilliams might get to this before me, but I'll suggest Squids Will Be Squids. :) Ooh, yes, two of my favorites. :D Also agreed on the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. And I can't believe no one said Roald Dahl off the bat. Also, we really have been enjoying Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken and the rest of the Arabel and Mortimer books by her. The humor is a little understated (it's very British) but if you start to picture a raven as madcap and bizarre as Mortimer, then it can become very funny indeed. Someone is bound to mention Hank the Cowdog soon. Also, the Chet Gecko mysteries are another funny series that could be a read aloud. Chet is a mystery solving gecko. The books are written like hard boiled detective books, but filled with really bad (or good... or good/bad?) animal puns. I think I have probably posted this list from my blog way too many times in shameless self-promotion, but it's a few of my favorite funny picture books. ETA: And since the OP began with poetry, I think that Shel Silverstein is an obvious pick as well! My boys can never get enough of the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt on a chain. Edited February 21, 2011 by farrarwilliams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hank the Cowdog springs to mind.... Anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Twits by Roald Dahl had my kids rolling on the floor laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Also, we really have been enjoying Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken and the rest of the Arabel and Mortimer books by her. The humor is a little understated (it's very British) but if you start to picture a raven as madcap and bizarre as Mortimer, then it can become very funny indeed. Is that the one whose mean cousins call her 'orrible Arabel? I remember that from Cricket magazine back in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Is that the one whose mean cousins call her 'orrible Arabel? I remember that from Cricket magazine back in the 70s. Yes! They're compiled into books - I think there are four or so? And the raven keeps eating stairs. I have yet to be able to picture this fully, but it amuses me conceptually very much. Also, I think it's funny that I said someone would mention Hank the Cowdog soon and then on the next post after mine, someone did. Perhaps I'll become a forum post predictor... But I could probably only do it for books threads. I know what you've read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccabillington Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Twits by Roald Dahl had my kids rolling on the floor laughing. i was going to say this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 The Twits by Roald Dahl had my kids rolling on the floor laughing. :iagree: Anything by Roald Dahl. :D We also love the Arabel and Mortimer series. The Doll People series - not funny all the way, but very humorous at times and very, very engaging . The Racketty-Packetty House by Frances Hodgson Burnett - ditto Humphrey the Hamster series Gooseberry Park by Cynthia Rylant Freddy Books - we have the Freddy Anniversary Collection and the dc loved that. There were lots of funny parts, but parts of it might drag on a bit. Owls in the Family - very funny Detectives in Togas (as well as its sequel) - loved this If you're familiar with British culture, etc. - we just started this yesterday and were crying from laughter. I grew up loving the TV series, and never even knew that there was a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasharowan Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins and The Phantom Tollbooth have been big hits here as well as anything by Shel Silverstein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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