Introduction

 The 2019 Kids & Family Reading Report published by Scholastic revealed the ‘decline by nine’: the trend where reading for pleasure often decreases by the age of nine. The same report evaluated kids reading habits, and showed us that 52% of kids want books that make them laugh.

Boost your kids appetite for reading with this delectable selection of funny first chapter books, suited to newly-independent readers aged 6-9. 10 light-hearted, playful reads with a range of difficulty levels have been included in this annotated bibliography.
As some would say: Wrap your laughing gear 'round that!