Adam Wallace
How to Catch a Dinosaur
Pure silly fun with bright illustrations—exactly what early readers want, though it doesn't linger in memory after reread three.
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Gillespie and the Guards
by James Daugherty
Picture book · ages 5–8 · 600L
A period-charming romp that leans hard on absurdist humor and illustrated chaos; fun for kids who like slapstick but thin on lasting story.
King Bidgood's in the Bathtub
by Don Wood
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 480L · 1985
Peak silly-for-silly's-sake: a king who won't leave his bathtub and the increasingly absurd attempts to coax him out — illustrated with dense, laugh-out-loud detail on every page.
It's Halloween
by Jack Prelutsky
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 480L · 1987
Prelutsky's Halloween verse is rhythmic, silly, and genuinely fun to read aloud — the monsters and witches are cartoonish enough that even squeamish 5-year-olds giggle instead of hide.