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These are our favorite funny chapter books. All titles can be found in the Juvenile section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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The Truth about 5th Grade
by Kim Tomsic
Told through a he-said/she-said narrative, this hilarious book follows former best friends Charlotte and Alex as they learn there are two sides to every story when Charlotte discovers Alex has shared her most secretest secret while Alex tries to figure out why Charlotte's no longer talking to him.
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Welcome to the Woofmore
by Donna Gephart
Opening its doors for the very first time, the Woofmore hotel strives to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch), and when movie star Greta Garbark arrives, Rufus and Ms. Coco must keep the pup-parazzi at bay while trying to contain a very itchy problem.
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Benny Ramâirez and the Nearly Departed
by Josâe Pablo Iriarte
When he moves into his late grandfather's Miami mansion, Benny discovers the ghost of his famous trumpet-playing abuelo is still there after being barred from the afterlife and agrees to help him earn his wings, with disastrous and hilarious results.
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Bunny and Clyde
by Megan McDonald
Tired of being good, Bunny and Clyde, a rabbit and a chipmunk, set out to be baddies—rotten to the core—but their best attempts at mastering dastardly deeds and becoming criminals go hilariously awry.
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ChupaCarter and the Screaming Sombrero
by George Lopez
When Ernie's dad is accused of stealing artifacts related to the legendary El Dorado gold, Jorge and his friends set out to clear his name and run into a fiendish ring of thieves along the way.
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The Story of Gumluck the Wizard
by Adam Rex
Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost), with his sometimes-critical raven sidekick, Helvetica.
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Jacky Ha-Ha Gets the Last Laugh
by James Patterson
Arriving at theater camp and looking forward to putting her comedy skills to good use, Jacky Hart realizes she's way out of her depth, but with the help of some new friends, sets out to earn her place in the spotlight.
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Can't Live Without You
by Abby Hanlon
After experiencing a bit of separation anxiety, Dory follows everyone everywhere while pretending to be a ghost so they can't leave her, but when her mom makes an announcement that leaves her and her siblings reeling, Dory decides a haunting is just what this family needs.
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Penny Draws a Best Friend
by Sara Shepard
When her best friend Violet doesn't want to hang out anymore, spending all her time with the meanest girl in school, fifth-grader Penny Lowry, riddled with anxiety, wonders what she did wrong, in this story about friendship, feelings, and finding your people.
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Starla Jean Cracks the Case
by Elana K. Arnold
Have you ever walked a chicken on a leash? Well, chicken expert Starla Jean will let you know first hand, it's not easy. But that doesn't stop Starla from taking her pet chicken, Opal Egg, and her baby sister, Willa, out on a stroll through the neighborhood. On their walk, they stumble upon a mysterious bead. And then another! Before they know it, there's a conundrum on their hands, and it's up to Starla and her friends to figure out just who exactly is losing these beads.
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Mrs. Stoker is a Joker!
by Dan Gutman
When the scheming Dr. Carbles hires stand-up comedian Mrs. Stoker as the new principal instead of vice principal Mrs. Jaffee, each woman, staking their claim on the position, agree to a joke-off to see who has the last laugh.
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Wednesday Wilson Fixes All Your Problems
by Bree Galbraith
Girl entrepreneur Wednesday Wilson thinks shes struck a goldmine after giving her brother a worry marble to calm his nerves, realizing she has a whole collection of marbles that could be useful.
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The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
by Matt Phelan
In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.
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Once Upon a Tim
by Stuart Gibbs
This first book in a hilarious new series follows Tim, a peasant with big dreams of being a knight. In this story, Tim finally gets the opportunity to change his station in life when he joins the quest to rescue a princess.
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Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game
by Chris Grabenstein
When 13-year-old, puzzle-obsessed Luigi Lemoncello attends a carnival, he receives a mysterious puzzle box along with a clue that leads him and his friends on a fantastical treasure hunt for a prize beyond anything they could imagine.
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The Fuzzy Apocalypse
by Jonathan Messinger
Eight-year-old Finn is the first kid born in space and he spends his days looking for a new planet to call home with his three best friends and his robot, Foggy. But when Explorer Troop 301 gets stuck on a planet that's about to explode, Finn and his friends will have to face giant aliens, a leader with mind control powers, and one evil, fluffy bunny rabbit in order to save the planet... and themselves.
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Snow Day in May
by Christine Evans
Second-grader Raven faces her fear of public speaking and makes a new friend when her wish backfires.
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Fortunately, the Milk
by Neil Gaiman
When a father runs out to buy milk for his children's breakfast cereal, the last thing he expects is to be abducted by aliens, and he soon finds himself transported through time and space on an extraordinary adventure, where the fate of the universe depends on him and the milk--but will his children believe his wild story?
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Katie the Catsitter
by Colleen A. F. Venable
Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead, until she realizes the mysterious neighbor who hired her to catsit is one of the city's greatest supervillains.
This title can be found in the Juvenile Graphic Novel section of the library.
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