Funny junior fiction

Ratbags 1: Naughty for Good

Tim Harris

From award-winning bestselling author and funnyman, Tim Harris, comes this stupendously rat-tastic new series. These are the Ratbags. They have pizza, and they are NOT afraid to use it.

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Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1)

Aaron Blabey

What happens when the World's #1 Cat Video Star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit? She becomes a Cat on the Run, that's what. But how do you…

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Duck’s Backyard

Ulrich Hub & Jörg Mühle

A very funny and philosophical illustrated chapter book by a bestselling author/illustrator pair, in which a duck with a limp takes a blind hen on a goose chase, as they…

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Free Kid to Good Home

Hiroshi Ito

A comic-style chapter book about sibling rivalry and a child’s impulse to run away from home-and come back again!

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The 13-Storey Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

Who wouldn’t want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-storey treehouse. Two new characters - Andy and Terry - live here, make books together, and have a series of…

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Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery

Renee Treml

A hilariously funny, action-packed mystery, starring the intrepid Sherlock Bones.

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Detective Gordon: The First Case

Ulf Nilsson

A brilliant detective story by one of Sweden’s top children’s writers and illustrated in full colour throughout. A book to read alone or aloud!

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When Dad’s Hair Took Off

Joerg Muehle

A fast-paced, comical story for early readers, fully illustrated in color, in which Dad's hair takes off through the open window to freedom!

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Super Sidekicks 1: No Adults Allowed: Full Colour Edition

Gavin Aung Than

Can the SIDEKICKS start their own SUPER team?! New York Times bestselling Australian cartoonist Gavin Aung Than delivers caped crusaders, dinosaurs and goo in this hilarious graphic novel series, perfect…

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Atticus Van Tasticus

Andrew Daddo

A ten-year-old pirate captain? Absurd? Not in the world of Atticus Van Tasticus, a fabulously funny new illustrated junior fiction series from the brilliant and whacky creative minds of Andrew…

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Weirdo

Anh Do

Weir Do’s the new kid in school. With an unforgettable name, a crazy family and some seriously weird habits, fitting in won’t be easy but it will be funny!

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Captain Pug

Laura James

Pug is going on a seafaring adventure. He’s had jam tarts for breakfast. He’s wearing a smart sailor suit. There’s just one problem. Pug is afraid of the water! Captain…

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Hotel Flamingo

Alex Milway

An enchanting four-book series featuring the adventures of Anna and her array of animal friends When young Anna inherits a dilapidated once-grand hotel from her Great Aunt Mathilde, she’s determined…

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Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1)

Andrew McDonald, Ben Wood

In Real Pigeons Fight Crime, Rock and his mystery-solving friends will tackle their first caseload: Why have all the breadcrumbs disappeared? Who on earth is kidnapping bats? And can the…

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Lemonade Jones (Lemonade Jones, Book 1)

Davina Bell

Lemonade Jones likes to ask lots of questions and does not like rules - warm, funny stories for the beginning reader about a girl who likes to ask 'why?'

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The Bad Guys: Episode 1

Aaron Blabey

They sound like the Bad Guys, they look like the Bad Guys … and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr…

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Rabbit and Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits

Julian Gough

Hilarious, gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is the next step up for readers of Kes Gray and Jim Field’s bestselling OI FROG!

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Hattie

Frida Nilsson

A funny, lively, sympathetic illustrated chapter book about a street-smart country girl in her first year of school, from internationally award-winning Frida Nilsson.

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The Princess in Black

Shannon Hale,Dean Hale

Who says princesses can’t wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black.

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The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

Dav Pilkey

Meet Captain Underpants. His true identity is so secret, even he doesn’t know who he is. He used to be Principal Krup, but now he’s the crime-fighting, wedgie-dodging Captain Underpants…

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Accidental Trouble Magnet (Planet Omar, Book 1)

Zanib Mian

Welcome, readers, to the imaginative brain of Omar! The combination of Zanib Mian’s hilarious text and Nasaya Mafaridik’s fantastic cartoon-style illustrations make the PLANET OMAR series absolutely perfect for fans…

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The Collected Diaries of a Sporting Superhero

Shamini Flint

Marcus Atkinson is a sporting superhero (not!). But his dad is convinced that Marcus has what it takes. Five books in this wildly popular series together in one great package!

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Bruno

Catharina Valckx

Days come and go, and for Bruno they always bring something interesting. And once in a while, a day comes along that is just about perfect! These six linked stories…

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I Broke My Trunk!

Mo Willems

Told entirely in speech bubbles with a repetitive use of familiar phrases, this highly original book from the award-winning author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! is perfect…

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The Cat on the Mat is Flat

Andy Griffiths

Another collection of irresistible mirth and madness from those maestros of mayhem: Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. Sure to become an instant family read-aloud classic, these ridiculously illustrated nonsense poem-stories…

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Are You Ready to Play Outside?

Mo Willems

One of a series of delightfully humorous award-winning tales for beginner readers from the internationally acclaimed author-illustrator of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and Knuffle Bunny.

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Cowboy and Birdbrain

Adam Wallace

Join Cowboy and Birdbrain on their WACKY adventure, when their boss gives them the following job: URGENT DELIVERY! To: Ship in the Middle of the Ocean. WARNING: Do not get…

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Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds

Abby Hanlon

A loose tooth leads to hilarious hijinks with the tooth fairy in book four of the wonderfully imaginative Dory Fantasmagory series

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What Zola Did on Monday

Melina Marchetta,Deb Hudson

From the author of Looking for Alibrandi comes this gorgeous series to engage and entertain newly independent young readers.

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The Grumpy Neighbour

Sally Rippin

Celebrating 10 Years of Billie B Brown in 2020!

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Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement (Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony, Book 1)

Magda Szubanski

Timmy is rude. He’s lazy. He’s ALWAYS cranky. And he’s also one of the most FAMOUS ponies in all the known world! Until one day when…POO HAPPENS. Surely one little…

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Funny junior fiction

Ratbags 1: Naughty for Good

Cat of Death! (Cat on the Run: Episode 1)

Duck’s Backyard

Free Kid to Good Home

The 13-Storey Treehouse

Sherlock Bones and the Natural History Mystery

Detective Gordon: The First Case

When Dad’s Hair Took Off

Super Sidekicks 1: No Adults Allowed: Full Colour Edition

Atticus Van Tasticus

Weirdo

Captain Pug

Hotel Flamingo

Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, Book 1)

Lemonade Jones (Lemonade Jones, Book 1)

The Bad Guys: Episode 1

Rabbit and Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits

Hattie

The Princess in Black

The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Captain Underpants #1)

Accidental Trouble Magnet (Planet Omar, Book 1)

The Collected Diaries of a Sporting Superhero

Bruno

I Broke My Trunk!

The Cat on the Mat is Flat

Are You Ready to Play Outside?

Cowboy and Birdbrain

Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds

What Zola Did on Monday

The Grumpy Neighbour

Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement (Timmy the Ticked-Off Pony, Book 1)