Survival Christmas
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Let’s face it, we could all do with a laugh these days and our children are no different. As well as widening the range of books they are reading, a good, funny book is a great way to help them develop their own sense of humour. So why not give them a giggle this Christmas with a book or two that’ll make them LOL!?
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ut where to start? Well, how about the shortlist for the only literary prize for humorous and enjoyable books for children! The Roald Dahl Funny Prize is
unique: launched to honour those books that make young people, and all of us, roar with laughter. Concerned that the really side-splittingly funny books were being overlooked by other book awards, Michael Rosen created the Prize in 2008 with Booktrust, as part of his work as Children’s Laureate. The Prize aims to reward those authors and artists who write and illustrate their books using humour. For a synopsis of the books listed below, please visit
www.booktrust.org.uk/rdfp
Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton (Walker Books)
Being a Booktrust Best New Illustrator 2011, you’d expect Chris Haughton’s artwork to be amazing - but the sophisticated rich jewel colour palette offers both adults and children something beautiful to look at. George’s facial expressions (for instance, a subtle positioning of his ears) and body language (a paw gently offering his favourite rubber ducks as an apology) are full of humour,and will prompt young readers to delve in and pick out all the funny details in the pictures.
WWW.MUMSSURVIVALGUIDES.CO.UK 27 The funniest books for children aged 6 and under...
The Pirates Next Door by Johnny Duddle (Templar Publishing)
Lots of humour, generous fold-out pages, a bold cartoon-like style, and of course, irrepressibly rakish pirates combine in this entertaining book about looking beyond appearances, which won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize 2012.
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