A recent report into kids' reading habits concluded that more than 70% of them liked to read books that make them laugh. This is an anthology of short, funny stories by nine of the top, award-winning authors in the kids' publishing world, headlined by the King of Kids: Andy Griffiths.
The other contributors are:
Frances Watts
Andrew Daddo
Lollie Barr
James O'Loghlin
Tristan Bancks
Sam Bowring
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Judith Rossell
The stories are for all kinds of kids - both girls and boys, and there are all kinds of stories. There's a story from Andy Griffiths about being a robot; a story from Jude Rossell about a cranky fairy; Tristan Bancks explores Nits and Naplan in his story 'NitPlan'.
Author Information
Andy Griffiths: author of the bestselling and award-winning treehouse series, as well as the JUST series, The Bad Book and many other titles.
Frances Watts: author of the bestselling picture book Kisses for Daddy, and winner of the Prime Minister's Literary Award for Goodnight Mice.
Andrew Daddo: prolific author and celebrity survivor, who thankfully, got out of Africa in time to write us a story.
Lollie Barr: author of Stunt Boy, a CBCA notable book.
James O'Loghlin: author of Daisy Malone and the blue-glowing stone and Sir Roderick the not-so brave, which won the Speech Pathology Award and was shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
Tristan Bancks: CBCA shortlisted author for Two Wolves, and author of the series My life and other mistakes.
Sam Bowring: author of The Zoo of Magical and Mythological Creatures, a CBCA notable book.
Randa Abdel-Fattah: multiple award-winning author.
Judith Rossell: winner of the Indie Book Award for Withering-by-Sea, which has also been shortlisted for the 2015 CBCA awards.