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.

Stick Out Your Tongue by Peter & Connie Roop

This joke book which contains riddles and some knock knocks is all to do with doctors, dentists and patients. There is a lot of play on words which will more likely elicit a smile than a belly laugh. If you like jokes you will most likely enjoy this little book which could be easily read in half an hour. The illustrations by Joan Hanson, one per two pages are gorgeous ink line works. Here are a few of them:

When is it polite to stick out your tongue?

At a doctor's office.

What should you do if your knee is cold?

Wear a knee cap.

Why did the window go to the doctor?

It had a pane.

Why did the king go to the dentist?

He needed a new crown.

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...

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.

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.