Funny Read Aloud Books for 1st Grade
Humor books for 1st graders
Oops!
by: Alan Katz, illustrated by: Edward Koren - (Margaret K. McElderry, 2008) 176 pages.
If you have a fan of humorous verse in the vein of Jack Prelutsky or Shel Silverstein, crack open Oops! by Alan Katz. He writes poetry based on the wild antics of his four children. Topics such as leaving fingerprints, fighting with siblings, waiting for the school bus and more fill the pages. Oops! features 100 of his hilarious poems with rhymes that will tickle your kid's funny bone all summer long.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Oops! at your local library.
Tacky and the Winter Games
by: Helen Lester, illustrated by: Lynn Munsinger - (Houghton Mifflin, 2005) 32 pages.
Everyone is penguin-crazy these days. Who can resist these lovable winter birds? Tacky and his friends have been around since 1990 and, in this newest volume, form Team Nice Icy Land to compete in the Winter Games. Tacky learns that being on a team takes hard work and dedication. The challenge here is to keep from laughing out loud with your child at the silly antics of Tacky and his friends. Hilarious and raucous fun.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Tacky and the Winter Games at your local library.
Diary of a Worm
by: Doreen Cronin - (Joanna Cotler Books, 2003) 40 pages.
Doreen Cronin has done it again with this first person narrative told from the point of view of a boy worm. This book introduces the concept of a diary in a fun way. Young readers will identify with all the escapades of a worm, as he interacts with family members, goes to school and vacations at Compost Island. Children will laugh and learn facts in a fun way while learning to appreciate living creatures.
Want to see the movie? Check out the Scholastic video collection Diary of a Worm… And Four More Great Animal Tales, which also includes favorites like Anatole and Frog Goes to Dinner.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Diary of a Worm at your local library.
I Lost My Bear
by: Jules Feiffer - (HarperCollins, 1998) 37 pages.
Comic-style pictures and uproarious text keep kids interested. Is it possible for a few words and squiggles to convey both humor and emotion? Presto, chango! Jules Feiffer does the impossible!
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find I Lost My Bear at your local library.
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together
by: Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by: Michael Emberley - (Little Brown, 2004) 32 pages.
Hoberman has written a charming sequel to her first book of the same title. Set for two voices, these hilarious versions of the three bears, pigs and goats, plus a couple of princesses and one beanstalk, can be read by even beginning readers. The cozy appeal of partnered reading and slightly quirky stories are too snuggly for just one reading. Simple text with abundant humor and comic illustrations follow the invitation: "We'll read each page to one another. You'll read one side, I, the other."
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together at your local library.
Diary of a Wombat
by: Jackie French, illustrated by: Bruce Whatley - (Clarion Books, 2003) 32 pages.
This humorous diary takes the wombat's point of view as he describes his daily life. In particular, he explains how he trains his neighboring humans to give him the food he likes.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Diary of a Wombat at your local library.
The Giant Hug
by: Sandra Horning, illustrated by: Valeri Gorbachev - (Random House Children's Books, 2005) 32 pages.
Owen sends Granny a hug. He hugs Mr. Nevin at the Post Office, who hugs Mrs. Porter, who hugs someone else … all the way to Granny. The humor associated with each hug passing appeals immensely to children.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find The Giant Hug at your local library.
Frankie Stein
by: Lola M. Schaefer, illustrated by: Kevan Atteberry - (Marshall Cavendish Children's Books, 2007) 32 pages.
Frankie Stein is a cute baby, but his parents fear he will never be as scary as they are — until they learn to see him for the unique Stein that he is in this humorous story.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Frankie Stein at your local library.
Hi! Fly Guy
by: Tedd Arnold - (Scholastic, 2005) 32 pages.
Buzz meets a fly that can say his name and decides it should be his pet. Trying to convince his parents and the judges at a pet contest is another story.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
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There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy
by: Tedd Arnold - (Cartwheel Books, 2007) 32 pages.
Here's a creative spin on the classic tale of the old woman who swallowed a fly. It's highly recommended by first-graders; the pictures help students decode words they otherwise may not know, thereby building their reading confidence.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy at your local library.
Washday on Noah's Ark
by: Glen Rounds - (Holiday House, 1985) 32 pages.
Glen Rounds takes the flood story, bends it completely out of shape, and stretches it into a ridiculous, very funny tall tale. Mrs. Noah goes into a snit when a bunch of wild animals lumber aboard and overcrowd the newly finished ark. Nor is her mood improved by the fact that she is unable to wash while it rains. By the 41st day, she is thoroughly disgruntled, and her family is thoroughly dirty. On that first sunshiny morning, she is determined to let nothing stand in her way — most certainly not a minor detail like the lack of a clothesline.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Washday on Noah's Ark at your local library.
Worm Gets a Job
by: Kathy Caple - (Candlewick Press, 2004) 40 pages.
The cartoon-strip organization of the book guides young readers through the text. They enjoyed following the word bubbles to find out what job the young worm would take on. Children giggled at the results of the worm's search for employment.
Perfect for: Kids who like humor stories.
Find Worm Gets a Job at your local library.
Source: https://www.greatschools.org/gk/book-lists/humor-books-for-first-graders/
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