Books to Tickle Your Funny Bone
Bark, George
By Jules Feiffer
HarperCollins, 1999 (Gr. PreK – 1)
Dog George’s mother wants him to bark, but every time he
tries, he meows, quacks, oinks or moos instead.
Kat Kong
By Dav Pilkey
Harcourt Bruce, 1993 (Gr. K – 8)
There’s a giant kitty running roughshod over Mousepolis in
this pun-filled take-off on the classic movie, King Kong
.
Martha Walks the Dog
By Susan Meddaugh
Houghton Mifflin, 1998 (Gr. K – 4)
Encountering Bad Dog Bob, a talking dog, Martha learns that
praise works far better than disparaging words.
No, David!
By David Shannon
Scholastic, 1998 (Gr. PreK – K)
David zooms around the house, getting into trouble and
driving his mom crazy.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
By Jon Scieszka
Viking, 1989 (All Ages)
This tale, which features The Wolf explaining his side of
the story, started a revolution in parody books for kids.
Piggie Pie
By Margie Palatini
Clarion, 1995 (Gr. K – 2)
Gritch the Witch sets off to find eight piggies at Old
MacDonald’s Farm.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
By Jon Scieszka
Viking, 1992 ( All Ages)
Favorite fairy tale parodies that set classic fairy tales on
their heads.
