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Silly Stories

Fun stories to get your kids to laugh, giggle and smile.

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  • Toast is always ready to help! Follow this friendly slice as he lends a hand, makes new friends, and discovers that helping others can make a community happier.
    Picture Book, 2026HarperCollins Canada, Limited 2026
  • Pete the Cat invents a super-speedy cookie machine, but when cookies roll everywhere, he must chase them down! Can Pete save the day before playtime ends?
    Picture Book, 2026New York : Harper, 2026. — JP Dean
  • No smiling or laughing allowed. Don't even think about it! Jelly means business in this seriously silly interactive picture book.
    Picture Book, 2026Toronto, ON : Tundra, 2026. — JP Clant
  • A wise pickle arrives with answers to life’s biggest questions, but even it doesn’t know what happens next! Join curious animals for a funny, quirky adventure.
    Picture Book, 2026Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, 2026. — JP Howde
  • What's a fortune teller to do when she's dropped on the ground half-finished when the bell rings to mark the end of recess? Make friends and save the day, that's what!
    Picture Book, 2026New York, NY : Philomel, 2026. — JP Daywa
  • It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy--and that she should be able to climb, dig, and eat honey…
    Picture Book, 2025London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2025. — JP Donal
  • Everything's Wrong!

    a Bear, a Hare, and Trouble Everywhere

    John, Jory
    Best friends Jeff and Anders start the day with the best of intentions, but before long, everything goes haywire. From power outages, to spilled breakfasts, to missing socks, a series of irritating incidents sends the bear-and-bunny duo on an epic…
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2025. — JP John
  • Little Freddie Two Pants

    (the Dog With Too Many Pants)

    Daywalt, Drew
    How many pants should Little Freddie wear? And where should he put them? What about underpants? Where do they go? In a book with text and art that are sure to induce giggles, Drew Daywalt and Lucy Ruth Cummins settle the age-old question: Do a dog's…
    Picture Book, 2025New York, New York : Philomel, 2025. — JP Daywa
  • This nature-guide-gone-wrong is a hilarious, off-the-rails exploration of the seemingly innocent animals that live in the water.
    Picture Book, 2025New York, New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2025. — JP Sharp
  • While everything seems to come sunny-side up for Narwhal on their adventures, Jelly has more than a few worries about the many dangers out there in the ocean. In the tradition of interactive classics like The Monster at the End of This Book, Jelly…
    Picture Book, 2025[Toronto] : Tundra, 2025. — JP Clant
  • The Just Chillin' ice cream truck is coming today and Pete the Cat can't wait. He runs as fast as he can to find the truck. It's getting late, but his friends need his help. Will Pete take a little time out of his day to help his friends?
    Picture Book, 2024New York, NY : Harper, 2024. — JP Dean
  • Sure to bring a smile to the faces of even the grumpiest readers, this laugh-out-loud picture book from #1 New York Times -bestselling author Jory John and internationally acclaimed illustrator Olivier Tallec is hilarious enough to come back to…
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2024. — JP John
  • In this giggle-inducing story, the narrator is WRONG about everything, including that bicycles say cock-a-doodle-doo and firefighters shout Ding Dong! before putting out a fire, until the characters within the book set him straight.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Philomel, 2024. — JP Daywa
  • Don't Trust Cats

    Life Lessons From Chip the Dog

    Petty, Dev
    Chip the dog warns other pups that cats are not their friends, among other nuggets of wisdom.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 2024. — JP Petty
  • A sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Random House Studio, 2024. — JP Kalb
  • Tap the page, shake the book, shout, clap and imagine a silly world of before-and-afters in this interactive picture book.
    Picture Book, 2023Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2023. — JP Massy
  • When Skunk sees a lost poster for Max the dog, he wonders if he can pass himself off as the missing pet. He enlists the help of three neighborhood critters: a racoon, a cat, and a squirrel who train him in the art of being a dog with hilarious…
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Clarion Books, 2023. — JP Colli
  • A humorous illustrated story about young mice learning about the world around them.
    Picture Book, 2023Toronto : Tundra Books, 2023. — JP Bird
  • Cake and Pie must battle it out to determine who gets to be the favorite dessert.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Clarion Books, 2023. — JP Bardh
  • Flat Cat likes being flat -- roaming anywhere and happy to be unseen -- until one day when he becomes fluffy, he learns to enjoy the attention it brings, and grows to love being seen.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Flamingo Books, 2023. — JP Lazar