The funniest books for children aged 7-14 continued...
Goblins by Philip Reeve (Marion Lloyd Books)
Goblins has all the elements of a great adventure story. Skarper’s world is brought to life with plenty of
imagination and ironic wit in the style of Monty Python. The language is beautifully descriptive; in Clovenstone’s towers ‘gargoyles lurk in their ivy like lice in beggars’ beards’. Entertaining, hilarious and an utter delight.
Socks are Not Enough by Mark Lowery (Scholastic)
This is a hilarious and entertaining story right from the start. Older children will identify with Michael’s cringing embarrassment as he is encouraged to deal with his feelings by ‘chatting with Chas’. Michael’s descriptions of people and his interpretation of events are laugh-out loud funny. A hugely enjoyable read.
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross (HarperCollins Children’s Books)
Tony Ross’s entertaining and funny illustrations are the ideal partner for David Walliams’s outrageous, laugh-out-loud story. Walliams knows exactly what his readers want, and serves up humour filled with bums, farts and poo; but when Granny is taken into hospital the story takes a more serious turn, leaving readers to examine their own relationships with the elderly.
Dark Lord: The Teenage Years by Jamie Thompson, illustrated by Freya Hartas (Orchard Books)
A funny, bizarre, melodramatic, suspenseful read with unexpected and unbelievable happenings on almost every page.
AND THE WINNERS ARE...
Funniest book for children aged six and under:
My Big Shouting Day
by Rebecca Patterson (Random House Children’s Books, Jonathan Cape)
Funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen:
Dark Lord: Teenage Years by Jamie Thomson, illustrated by Freya Hartas (Hachette Children’s Books, Orchard Books)
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