Funny books

Frank the Pizza is a story with an important message; it teaches us that life can be dangerous when you are delicious!

Cecily Sawyer is a spy in training, poring over Little Girl’s Guides to all things espionage and observing the intriguing guests and staff at her parent’s hotel. But when her mother and father mysteriously disappear, will she become the spy she’s always wanted to be? And what’s with all the mice?

Science is wonderful, especially when it helps solve some of life’s most challenging problems, like avoiding a grumpy emu in a maze, lifting a jumbo jet without breaking a sweat, or rescuing grandad from a volcano. This may sound far-fetched, but don’t worry – physics has the answer!

When Santa’s sleigh crashes through their ceiling at Christmas, three glamorous drag queens, Candy Kane, Connie Fir, Snow Ball and Candy’s young nephew Ollie help Santa to rediscover his sparkle by giving him a fabulous festive glow-up to help him find his joy and save Christmas.

Making it Up as you Go Along is a guide for children who are interested in creative writing, featuring great advice and practical exercises to ignite the imagination and answer that eternal question from children to authors – ‘Where do you get your ideas?’

This witty rom-com is the perfect read for someone who’s looking for a book with equal measures intrigue and banter. Drawing you in straight away with the promise of adventure and magic, you quickly realise how relatable the characters and the plot of this book are as they navigate the intertwined worlds of magic and teenage angst. Because who at fourteen doesn’t want to be well liked and seen?

In Solve It, you play just as much of a role in solving the case as Detective O’Malley and his loyal seagull sidekick, Twist. Fanning draws the reader into a puzzling interactive adventure across Ireland as you try to outwit the thief behind the mystery of the stolen Irish crown jewels.

The beloved Friendship Fairies are back again with another exciting adventure, this time – they must work together to save the circus. Emme, Holly, Jess and a symphony of quirky characters come together to help Diogo the clown get his smile back and remind him that what makes us happiest is often right in front of our eyes.

This heartwarming story follows Callie and Grace, the founding members of the Super Perceptive Undercover Detectives group (SPUD), as they try to undercover the cause behind a series of thefts in their neighbourhood. All the while, Callie is learning to live life with her new hearing aids.

This book is an inventive collection of short stories that start not at the beginning, but in the middle, right at the ‘good bit’ of the story. The stories are short and snappy and encourage readers to imagine what happened before and after this bit, to think creatively and maybe even inspire young writers.