Penny Dreadful and the Horrible Hoo-hah
By Joanna Nadin
Published by: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1409554554
Written by established, bestselling author Joanna Nadin, with fantastically funny illustrations from Jess Mikhail throughout. The seventh book in a widely acclaimed series. The first book, Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster, was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I loved the pictures of the characters in this book. They gave me good ideas who they were. I enjoyed the first story best. I thought the babysitter was the funniest especially when he dressed as a hooligan. I liked that Penny was talking all the way through it. It made it feel like her story. I also liked the bit about ‘rock, paper, scissors’ as we play this a lot but not the way Penny played it. She thought that nothing was her fault when everything was her fault. My brother does this so I am used to it. I did enjoy the other two stories but the first one was definitely the best.

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The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff
By Andy Seed
Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens
ISBN: 1408850796
This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink, the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa that can do 101mph. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This is a funny book for in the car. When we drove into town I read my mum the list
of annoying people. There are 54 and mum explained them all to me and then said ‘there should
be 55 really because your dad is incredibly annoying! I liked the silly place names and the poems the best.
4 stars

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Class Six and the Nits of Doom
By Sally Prue
Published by: A & C Black
ISBN: 1472904591
Class 6's teacher is a witch. That's bad. The dancing skeletons and pterodactyls they can see in her eyes are worse. And nobody likes the snake in her desk. But worst of all are the witch-nits. Rodney catches
them first. It's not long before the whole class is scratching. Then strange things start happening to them. The green glowing toenails. The antennae that pick up digital radio. And whatever it is that Rodney's turning into. Is there any cure for the nits of doom?
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Review: The class teacher is a witch and the story is really weird and funny. Nits go to all schools
so they are nothing to worry about but glowing toenails is something completely different and you definitely need to see a doctor if you have them.
Poor Rodney. 4 stars

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Horrid Henry’s Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book
By Francesca Simon
Published by: Orion Childrens
ISBN: 144401174X
The first three Horrid Henry joke books - HORRID HENRY'S JOKE BOOK, HORRID HENRY'S MIGHTY JOKE BOOK and HORRID HENRY'S JOLLY JOKE BOOK - collected together in one outrageously funny bumper volume. Horrid Henry fans will laugh their heads off!
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Review: We love Horrid Henry in our house except Mum and Dad and Toffee our hamster who
can’t read, but everyone else. His jokes are like everything else he does.
Rude silly and smelly. A very funny book.
4 stars

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The Diary of Dennis the Menace
By Steven Butler
Published by: Puffin
ISBN: 0141350822
The Diary of Dennis the Menace gives readers the inside story on
every cheeky trick and prank played by the star of The Beano. Written by Roald Dahl Funny Prize-shortlisted author of The Wrong Pong series, Steven Butler, this hilarious book will delight Beano fans. Meet Dennis, Gnasher and friends (and enemies!) and explore Beanotown with Dennis as your guide. This is a brilliant celebration of classic British comedy in the year that The Beano celebrates its 75 birthday.
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Review: I thought this was going to be a boys book and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Dennis has to keep a diary over the holiday and it’s quite funny. It is quite boyish with lots of bums
and burps but made me laugh too. 3 stars (although a boy who burps a lot and says ‘bum’ in every conversation, may give it more).

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Foxy Tales the Cunning Plan
By Caryl Hart
Published by: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 1444909312
Foxy DuBois is on a mission to get rich quick. Only one thing stands in
her way - Alphonso the Alligator! Can Foxy's hair-brained schemes make enough money to keep Alphonso fed? Or will Foxy DuBois find herself on the menu? BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: The plot is Cunning and the characters are quite funny. I liked the names they had.
I liked the dogs who are called Tiddles, Pickles, Pansy, Fluffy and Muffin. The last one is called Norman which is a boring name ( sorry all Normans).
Made me giggle but not my favourite book.
3 stars

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Nan's Little Night-Time Stories
By Joan C. White
Published by: Arthur H.Stockwell Ltd
ISBN: 072234273X
A kidnapped princess, an adventurous field mouse, a flea-ridden
mongrel, two little spiders and a pair of carpet nails - these are some
of the whimsical characters you will meet in Nan's Little Night-Time Stories. For many years Joan C White would tell her granddaughters one of her 'little stories' before they drifted off to sleep at bedtime, and now five of the best have been selected for other children to enjoy. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: These were unusual stories and I’m not sure why they were bedtime ones because one of them was quite scary. I didn’t really enjoy them as they were a bit odd and I can’t imagine my Nana telling them to me as she would tell much better stories. Biff and his Friends the Fleas was probably the best one as the fleas went onto the posh dogs and annoyed them. I thought this was a good bit and it made me laugh. I wouldn’t tell my friends to read this book as I have read much better books especially for bedtime.

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Agatha Parrot and the Thirteenth Chicken
By Kjartan Poskitt
Published by: Jelly Pie
ISBN: 1405265744
Agatha Parrot is the most exciting and hilarious comedy series since Mr Gum! But don’t take our word for it . . . take hers! Hiya! One night me and my friends had to look after some baby chickens but one of them disappeared. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I loved this book from start to finish. The characters were so funny and the story made me and my brother really laugh. The funniest bit was when Martha put her foot down the toilet, and the bit about the cactus was brilliant too. I would tell everyone to read this book especially if you like funny stories and I would give it 5 stars.

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The 13th Fairy
By Kaye Umansky
Published by: Barrington Stoke Ltd
ISBN: 1781123497
Grimbleshanks just wanted to be invited to the Royal Christening. All the other fairies had been invited. But not her - just because she didn't like pink or frills or dancing on her tip-toes. Well, she would show them ...with a curse! Sleeping Beauty as you've never read it before. BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I enjoyed this story but it was a bit hard to follow. I like Sleeping Beauty so I don’t know why they needed to change it and make it harder to understand.
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Famous Five and a Half Term Adventure
By Enid Blyton
Published by: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 1444916254
George's dog Timmy sniffs out an adventure when he spots some suspicious-looking passengers on a train. He is very interested in one of them, but what has he spotted? Can the Famous Five solve this mystery?BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: I liked this adventure although it was all over very quickly. I think their Aunt summed it up when she said ‘what a collection of children you are – you can’t even go for a walk without something happening to you’ I go for loads of walks and never have an adventure. I am waiting for one though. My favourite character is Timmy as he only ever barks but everyone seems to understand him. A good story with funny pictures and a good ending. I would recommend it to my friends because you can read it fast and it’s fast paced.
4 stars

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The Ellie McDoodle Diaries – Have Pen, Will Travel
By Ruth McNally Barshaw
Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens
ISBN: 1408855976
When Ellie McDoogle's parents go out of town, she's forced to go on a camping trip with her aunt, uncle, cousins and baby brother, Ben-Ben. Ellie can handle mosquitos and poison ivy, but sharing a cabin with her crazy relatives? No way! From her aunt's many rules to her cousin Eric's constant teasing, Ellie needs her sketchbook to survive this family vacation! BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: This book made me want to start my own drawing diary. From the very first page it’s funny and clever. You see the pictures Ellie draws and pictures of Ellie when things happen to her. You also get her ramblings which are brilliant. If I had to spend time with these people I wouldn’t be as calm as Ellie especially when Tiffany wees through the bunk bed onto her! You cannot have this book read to you. You have to read it yourself so you can see the pictures for it to make sense. I loved the stuff at the end about how to draw and all the tips.
4 stars

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Scam on the Cam
By Clementine Beauvais
Published by: Hodder Children's Books
ISBN: 1444912542
Sesame Seade is suspicious. There's something fishy going on by the river: a case for a number one supersleuth! Sesame's parents insist that there are no pirates in Cambridge, but she's determined to prove them wrong ... BUY IT ON AMAZON
Review: Some parts I liked and some I didn’t. I liked that I now have a new way to trick mum into buying me things. Just follow the information on page 59. But I didn’t like Mr Halitosis. He made me feel sick and was a very boring teacher. It was a bit hard to follow sometimes and a lot to do with Cambridge where I have never been. I wouldn’t recommend this book to my friends as I have read much better books.
2 stars

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The Ellie McDoodle Diaries – New Kid in School
By Ruth McNally Barshaw
Published by: Bloomsbury Childrens
ISBN: 1408855968
Moving to a new house? Bad. Being the new kid? Worse. Ellie's family is moving to a new town, and Ellie is sure she won't fit in at school.
The other kids play "new kid bingo" behind her back, and even the teachers can't seem to remember her name. But when her new classmates start complaining about long lunch lines (and bad food), Ellie jumps at the chance to lead a protest. And tackling the school cafeteria just might be the perfect way to make new friends!
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Review: Very funny first page. These diaries are brilliant. They are good for in the car as there is loads to see in them as well as the story. Ellie starts a new school and doesn’t get on very well. I think this book could help anyone starting in a new school as she wins in the end and makes lots of friends. Tried to make an origami piano but just ended up with a scrunched bit of paper. My brother got about halfway and then realised he was folding up his homework!!!
Good story and great pictures. 4 ½ stars

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