Kids Comedy: For the budding young comic in the house ...

A treasure chest of pirate (and other) jokes and riddles that are guaranteed to tickle the funny bones of any child. “How much does it cost a pirate to get a piercing? A buck an ear!”

You’ll laugh. You’ll groan. This collection of favourite jokes and riddles will tickle Canadian funny bones from coast to coast. With uniquely funny, black and white illustrations accompanying many of the jokes, this book might just launch a comedy career.

Horrid Henry’s friends and enemies all thought his first joke book was such a great idea that they’ve written one, too. Get the giggles and laugh till you cry with Ralph’s Rude Jokes, Gurinder’s Gorgeous Jokes and William’s Weepy Joke. Of course Henry’s determined to have the last laugh with the funniest and grossest jokes of all.

This is the definitive guide to pranking and mayhem. Written in the style of a training manual, but with hilarious illustrations, this book is broken up into five sections. The Basics shows kids how to find a pranking partner and how to pull simple pranks like making crank calls. Prank Moves explains how to pull pranks at places like home, school, or camp. Do-It-Yourself demonstrates things like putting a real worm inside an ice cube. Experts Only covers such advanced pranks as how to fake an alien landing. And Recipes gives step-by-step instructions on how to bake tuna cookies.

This big book of humour and wisecracks contains hundreds of original jokes and bits of advice from comedian Jay Leno. Chock-full of knock-knock jokes, hilarious puns, and Jay’s tips for making a career in comedy (he got his start at a McDonald’s employee talent show), this joke book is a great starting point for anybody looking to find their funny bone.

The knock-knock joke: a kid classic with so many funny, punny punchlines. It was just screaming for its own book. To do this classic joke justice, 14 of the best-known and most talented children’s book artists have illustrated their favourite punchlines. The results are wacky, zany, and absolutely hilarious. If you knock on Tomie dePaola’s door, beware! Is that a girl or a gorilla? Who’s knocking at Saxton Freymann’s door? Just a couple of talking lettuces. One impatient cow can hardly wait to get through Laurie Keller’s door, and David Small has a surprise waiting for his intruding vampire. In this collection, you’ll recognize some of your favourite jokes and be surprised by new ones. But one thing is certain: Each time there’s a knock, you’ll want to answer the door.