Book Review: The World’s Best Jokes for Kids Volumes 1 & 2

Posted on June 11, 2019 at 11:51 am by Gene Ambaum

The World’s Best Jokes for Kids Volume 1 by Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar. Andrews McMeel, 2019. 9781449497989. 124pp.

The World’s Best Jokes for Kids Volume 2 by Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar. Andrews McMeel, 2019.. 9781449497996. 124pp.

Silly jokes and puns for kids, every single one illustrated (as it says on the cover) from the creators of Happiness Is… Are they going to be funny to adults? Sometimes. Are kids going to tell them over and over and over again while giggling? I think so. I HOPE so.

I love the illustrations, and the jokes are pretty good. I’m giving my review copies to two kids I know because 1) they’ll love them and 2) they’ll probably torture their parents with them. I can justify the gift because puns are food for thought — they require a deep understanding of language — but I know that I’m going to have to fight hard not to laugh when my friends give me the dead-eyed “Really?” look after the chaos starts.

For a taste of the jokes and illustrations visit:
http://www.facebook.com/silliness.is/
http://www.instagram.com/silliness.is/
or http://lastlemon.com/silliness/