Humorous Early Readers

Humorous stories

Funny stories for the Elephant & Piggie lover in your life who's looking for their next read!

- Andrea

Pre-Readers

Eric Seltzer (author)

Eric Seltzer is the author of many books with colorful illustrations and silly situations. His books focus on rhyming and wordplay. Some titles include Roller bears, Knight owls, and Party pigs! --- all illustrated by Tom Tinn-Disbury.

The Adventures of Otto (series) by David Milgrim

A series about a robot and his animal friends in silly situations. The series focuses on short sentences, repetition, and rhyming words. This series is a mix of Pre-Readers and Level 1 titles.

Fox (series) by Corey Tabor

A series about an independent fox who likes to march to the beat of his own drum. Featuring sweet friendship and silly situations.

Level 1 Early Readers (Same as Elephant & Piggie)

Unicorn and Yeti (series) by Heather Avris Burnell

A series about two very different friends who discover things they like to do together. They have fun even when things go wrong.

cover of Do You Like My Bike by Norm Feuti

Hello, Hedgehog! (series) by Norm Feuti

A series of stories about supportive friends who have big emotions, sometimes silly.

cover of Splat the Cat: Good Night, Sleep Tight

Splat the Cat (series), created by Rob Scotton

Splat and his friends get into silly situations and make funny faces. This series has a mix of picture books, Level 1 and Level 2 readers.

Fox + Chick (series) by Sergio Ruzzier

Stories about friends who are opposites.

cover of Hello, Crabby by Jonathan Fenske

Jonathan Fenske (author)

Jonathan Fenske is the author of many humorous books and series. The Crabby the Crabby Crab series is focused on the friendship of two friends with very different personalities. The Pig and Fox series is more focused on wordplay. His works include picture books, Level 1 and Level 2 readers.

Snail & Worm (series) by Tina Kügler

Collections of short stories starring two friends.

cover of The Totally Secret Secret by Bob Shea

Ballet Cat (series) by Bob Shea

Ballet Cat shares her love of dance with her friends and family.

Jack Book (series) by Max Barnett (author) and Greg Pizzoli (illustrator)

A funny series about a mischievous rabbit, a cranky old lady, and a loveable dog.

cover of What About Worms by Ryan T. Higgins

Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! (series)

A series of funny books that are Elephant & Piggie approved! They are shelved separately by author, but all have the distinctive “Elephant and Piggie” type spine, so they can be found on the shelves easily. Some good ones include the silly book about creepy crawlies called What about worms!? by Ryan T. Higgins and It's shoe time! by Bryan Collier.

Level 2 Early Readers

Tedd Arnold (author)

Tedd Arnold writes funny and gross stories sure to appeal to every mud-roller. His most popular series is Fly Guy -- a series full of gross-out humor about a boy and his pet fly. Also check out his companion series about educational topics - Fly Guy Presents.

Poppleton (series) by Cynthia Rylant (author) and Mark Teague (illustrator)

Clever and silly stories about Poppleton and his friends. A gentle and slow-paced series focused on friendship and having fun.

Frog and Toad (series) by Arnold Lobel

Stories about friends having a good and often funny time. A gentle and slow-paced series.

Amelia Bedelia (series) by Peggy and Herman Parish

The classic, silly series about a maid who always takes things too literally. Kids will enjoy the wordplay and absurd situations. There's also a companion young Amelia Bedelia series of Level 1 readers.