School Yard Jokes by Hinkler Books

Laugh and the class laughs with you.
But you get detention alone.

What do you get when you cross a kangaroo with a skyscraper ?
A high jumper. 

Where do elephants come from?
Very big storks.

If you like jokes that make you chuckle out loud or even on the inside or maybe even groan, you will enjoy this book. It has some of the old standard jokes but there are many refreshingly new ones as well. It is a pocket size book with modern colourful illustrations; one of the better quality joke books I have seen around. It was published in 2010 so the jokes are not too corny.

A Book of Silly Jokes compiled by Robert Rath

Do you enjoy jokes? Do you like to tell them? Inside this book you will find all kinds of riddles and knock knocks enhanced with the bold  illustrations of David Neuhaus. These jokes were apparently collected from kids and cover a wide range of topics from animals through to vampires and volcanoes. This book will be going into the basket with all the other jokes books in The Little Library of Rescued Books. 

How does a dog stop a video?
He presses the paws button.




What has eyes but can't see?
A potato.

Dinosaur Jokes by Jacqueline Horsefall

A joke book exclusively about dinosaurs so if you are into dinosaurs this might be worth a look at. The illustrations are in cartoon form and very bright, colourful as well as comical. It contains riddles, and for some strange reason one lonely little knock-knock. Some of the riddles are a bit on the lame side, whilst others may elicit a laugh. Try a few of these ones about the Tyrannosaurus Rex:

Why does Tyrannosaurus eat raw meat?

It never learned how to cook.

How do you ask a Tyrannosaurus to lunch?

"Tea, Rex?"

What does Tyrannosaurus eat after it visits the dentist?

The dentist.

Which Dinosaur wears a ten-gallon hat?

Tyrannosaurus Tex.

Selby's Joke Book by Duncan Ball

Another Duncan Ball production, a joke book. This book is filled with riddles, puns, knock knocks, jokes, stand up routines and much more. Here are a few sample riddles:

How do you make varnish invisible?

Take out the letter R.

What doesn't exist but still has a name?

Nothing.

What do you get when you throw a piano down a mineshaft?

A flat miner.

What kind of nail does a carpenter hate to hit?

A fingernail.

Happy reading...

A Jar of Jokes by Pancake Press

If you were locked in a room with only a piano, how would you get out?

Play the piano until you find the right key.

So, here is yet another book of riddles and jokes for the shelves, and the book is small enough to fit into your pocket. Why not test out a few on Lucinda?

Try this one:

What do you give others and still keep yourself?

A cold.

Or this one:

What did the road say to the bridge?

You make me cross.

The Bitser Book compiled by Roger Mansfield

The Bitser book is just what the titles suggests, a bit of this and a bit of that. It is much more than a joke book. Yes, it contains jokes and riddles but it also contains tricks, games, tongue twisters, puzzles, optical illusions, quizzes, facts, and some real mind benders. If you like problem solving and thinking through puzzles or just learning some interesting new facts, then you will probably enjoy this book. The text is supported with cartoon pictures. It is an Australian publication.

He's a real drongo.

A drongo is someone who is stupid or clumsy or both. Drongo was the name of an Australian racehorse in the early 1920's who failed to win even one of the 37 races in which he took part.

What do you get if you cross a kangaroo and a calendar?

What do you get if you cross a kangaroo and a sheep?

Read this little gem to find out.

The Bad Book by Andy Griffith & Terry Denton

Just ask James in my class if this book is worth reading and he will give you a resounding YES. I must agree they are pretty funny and definitely a little off beat, and sometimes, somewhat foul. Take this little one about grannies; totally politically correct, of course...NOT:

The Bad Granny

Once upon a time there was a bad granny.

She was bad

and evil

and mean

In fact she was so bad and evil and mean that they put her in a truck with all the other bad grannies and took her to the Granny Smith Apple Factory.

The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Poo is quite a take on the traditional old lady who simply swallowed a spider!

Terry Denton's ink drawings add greatly to the humour of the poems and riddles. So if you are feeling a bit sad or slightly depressed this book will bring you some cheer.

What a Joke: The Puffin Book of Kids' Jokes by Phillip Adams and Patrice Newell

This really is a book of kids' jokes. Hundreds of children across Australia contributed to this collection. Teachers asked children to write down their favourite jokes and the best were compiled into this book. The jokes, riddles, knock knocks and cartoons are organised into the following chapters:

Animal Antics

School Daze

Farmyard Funnies

Ghoulish Gags

Ridiculous Riddles

Heffalumps

Knock Knock

Jungle Madness

Sick, Sick, Sick

Grub's Up

Crazy Families

Bush Giggles

Totally Dumb Jokes

A couple of my favourites are:

"I just ran into a great big bear!"

"Did you let him have both barrels?"

"Heavens no, I let him have the whole gun."

What do you get if you sit under a cow?

A pat on the head.

This is probably one of the funniest joke books on our shelves in The Little Library of Rescued Books and it is well worth picking up. Terry Denton fans will be pleased to know he did the illustrations for this book and they are up to their usual quirky standard.

101 Pet Jokes by Phil and Hope Hirsch

Here is another joke book for the shelves. I wouldn't say they were "purrfectly hilarious" but some of the riddles are quite clever. They are mainly about cats and dogs.

What do you call it when our feline friends show good manners?

Eti-cat, or course!

There are also pet proverbs such as:

No mews is good mews.

Mice guys finish last.

And there are Pet Puns:

What kind of dog does Count Dracula prefer?

Any bloodhound

What dog stands the best chance of winning the heavy weight title?

A boxer, of course!

The detailed ink illustrations are appealing and it's a light-hearted read.

Jokes From Outer Space by Katie Wales

What is the best way to see a flying saucer?

Trip up a waiter.

What do you call an astronaut's watch?

A Lunar-tick.

I found this joke book recently specifically about Outer Space. It's not super funny but some of the jokes will make you laugh inside. There are jokes about Martians, spaceships, flying saucers, shooting stars - some people might say the jokes are out of this world. Decided for yourself. Share it with a friend.

1001 More Cool Jokes by Glen Singleton

Like jokes, riddles and knock knocks. This is jammed packed with these. There are jokes about girls, jokes about boys, Doctor Doctor jokes, Computer jokes and a Wicked section. Want some light-hearted reading or to test your friend's abilty to answer riddles, well then why not try out this big book for size. Lucinda would be very hard to beat. This is another popular book which was hardly ever on the shelves.

101 Excuses For Not Doing Homework by Carly Little

Haven't done your homework, again? I know a couple of gals who could do with some fresh excuses. Were you robbed last night and the only thing they took was your homework? Or maybe it was washed and you forgot to unpeg it from the line. Give this a read for a fresh approach, but remember I've read it too. Maybe the excuses could come in handy next year. The cartoons are fab.

Mrs C.

101 Cat and Dog Jokes by Katy Hall & Lisa Eisenberf

Some of these jokes are a little corny, others might just make you smile or laugh inside.

Did you hear about the cat who swallowed the ball of yarn?

She had mittens.

Where does a dog go when it loses its tail?

To a re-tail shop.

There are Did you knows, puns, riddles, dialogues, knock knocks and much more.

A light-hearted read you could read in one or two sittings.