Roald Dahl Funny Prize

Roald Dahl's books are famous enough for him to get an award named after him.
Yes, it's called the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
And funnily enough, all of the books which are entered have to be funny!
Just like a good Roald Dahl story, these books should have you in stitches.

One of my favourite children's book author/illustrators - Ed Vere - has been nominated with his new book Bedtime for monsters (yay!) Ed has done a few great books now. One of my favourites is about a monkey and a banana - it always makes me smile. And pretty much every student who's seen it seems to like it too! The Getaway is also fun - an interesting take on robbery starring a cheese obsessed mouse.

Marshall Armstrong is new to our school by David Mackintosh is another of this year's nominations. It's a good choice - had me chuckling when I catalogued it. The illustrations and text work together well.

I love that there is an award for funny books. Sometimes it feels we're too serious about books. About life, about everything!
It's great to laugh. It makes you feel better and makes you and other people happy.
And sometimes, it's hard to find a truly funny book. Or for some reason, it's easy to forget the funny ones to focus on the more serious. Which is a shame.

So, why not celebrate new and funny books in the name of a master of children's book hilarity? I'm looking forward to reading all of the nominations!