Silly Stories for Every Age: April Fools’ Day Reading Picks

Ages 2+

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• Buy There's Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah

There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah

by Tim Nicoll and Ross Collins

A laugh-out-loud funny picture book with vehicles and animals! Three, two, one . . . the race has begun and the animals are off! Rhinos on roller-skates, foxes in fire engines, lions in lorries, penguins on pogo sticks . . . There’s nothing faster than a cheetah. Or is there . . . ? Perfect for sharing together, this wonderfully wacky picture book is sure to get young readers giggling. With a bouncy, read-aloud story from Tom Nicoll, and hilarious illustrations from the award-winning Ross Collins.

Ages 5-6

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• Buy Flat Stanley

Flat Stanley

by Jeff Brown

One night a giant pinboard falls on top of Stanley, leaving him as flat as a pancake. Ouch! But it’s not all bad news. In fact, being flat is kind of awesome… The magical and brilliantly funny adventures of everyone’s favourite flat boy – Flat Stanley. With wonderful new illustrations by the award-winning author/illustrator and star of Lockdown viral sensation #DrawwithRob, Rob Biddulph.

Ages 7-8

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• Buy The Boy Who Grew Dragons

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

by Andy Shepherd

Utterly heartwarming, funny and charming. From Tomas’s magic seeds, mighty dragons grow! When Tomas finds a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad’s garden, he takes its funny-looking fruit back into the house. And soon he gets the shock of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! Life with Flicker is great fun, but also rather startling. Yes, dragons are delightful, but they also set fire to your toothbrush and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. But just as Tomas starts to get the hang of looking after Flicker, more fruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons…

Ages 9-10

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• Buy The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

by Helen Rutter

Billy is an eleven-year-old boy with a big dream. He wants to be a stand-up comedian when he grows up: delivering pinpoint punch-lines and having audiences hang on his every hilarious word. A tough career for anyone, but surely impossible for Billy, who has a stammer. How will he find his voice, if his voice won’t let him speak?

Ages 11+

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• Buy Lottie Brooks book 4

Lottie Brooks’s Totally Disastrous School Trip

by Katie Kirby

Lottie’s parents are leaving her to go out on a ‘Date Night’. GROSS! After a summer of meeting handsome French boys and getting a tiny bit sunburnt, Lottie’s heading off on a week-long residential school trip. A whole week away from embarrassing parents! But the trip soon turns into a total disaster.

Whether you are pulling pranks or reading funny stories, we wish you the happiest and silliest April Fools’ Day!

Don’t forget to tune into the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (the Lollies) taking place this year! These awards celebrate the funniest children’s books from the previous year, shining a spotlight on stories guaranteed to make young readers (and grown-ups!) laugh out loud.

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