Page-Turners—Lots of Laughs
Here are picture books and chapter books for all ages that will build community, invoke laughter, and instill a love of reading.
Picture Books
The Book with No Pictures B. J. Novak
Rhyming Dust Bunnies Jan Thomas
Chicken Butt! Erica S. Perl
Leonardo, the Terrible Monster Mo Willems
Can I Play Too? Mo Willems
Max the Brave Ed Vere
XO, OX: A Love Story Adam Rex
Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude Kevin O'Malley
An Undone Fairy Tale Ian Lendler
The Big Fat Cow That Goes Kapow Andy Griffiths
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (Oh man! Shame on me! I totally mispronounced his name in the video even though I knew better! Apologies! Want to know the right way?)
Cook-a-Doodle-Doo! by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Chapter Books
Fox and His Friends Edward Marshall
Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears Cynthia Rylant
Minnie and Moo Go to the Moon Denys Cazet
The Legend Of Spud Murphy Eoin Colfer
EngiNerds Jarrett Lerner
Almost Super by Marion Jensen
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom Christopher Healy
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman
Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery