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    5 Laugh-Out-Loud Chapter Books for Kids 7 and Up

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze4 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Ages 9-12 Best Kids Stories Book Lists Chapter Books Humor
    5 Laugh-Out-Loud Chapter Books for Kids 7 and Up
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    What are your favorite laugh-out-loud funny books? This question is very popular, especially among young, newly independent readers and teachers looking for a great classroom read-aloud. Well, we’ve got you covered with the five laugh-out-loud chapter books listed here, all written by award-winning authors and peppered with a few entertaining illustrations along the way!

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    Billy Miller Makes a Wish

    Written and Illustrated by Kevin Henkes

    Ages 7-12 | 192 Pages

    Publisher: Greenwillow Books | ISBN-13: 978-0063042797

    It’s summertime! Billy Miller makes a birthday wish, but after a series of particular events, he begins to regret that he’d ever made this wish. In this tender tale, kids will see what a safe, secure, and loving family can look like even with the ups and downs that can come with every new day. In true Kevin Henkes style, this story captures believable and relatable moments in a knowing, wise, and very humorous way. Highly Recommended! Billy Miller Makes a Wish is the stand-alone chapter book companion to Kevin Henkes’ Newbery Honor book The Year of Billy Miller.

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    Clementine

    Written by Sara Pennypacker

    Illustrated by Marla Frazee

    Ages 6-10 | 160 Pages

    Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 978-0786838837

    Clementine is the realistically charismatic star of Sarah Pennypacker’s Clementine series. If Clementine can get through this disastrous time, including being sent to the principal’s office for cutting off Margaret’s hair, readers will come away prepared to laugh and look at the bright side. Clementine is a hilarious book for anyone who has ever had a bad week! That’s everyone.

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    Ramona Quimby Age 8

    Ramona Quimby Age 8

    Written by Beverly Cleary

    Ages 6-12 | 160 Pages

    Publisher: HarperCollins | ISBN-13: 978-0380709564

    There is so much to love about Beverly Cleary’s Newbery Honor book Ramona Quimby, Age 8 ! Cleary’s books have been entertaining young readers for decades by capturing the everyday struggles of childhood. It’s not always easy being eight years old, but readers will be ready to embrace any age and take on the world after laughing their way through Ramona’s mishaps and adventures.

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    SidewaysStoriesFromWaysideSchool

    Sideways Stories From Wayside School

    Written by Louis Sachar

    Ages 7-12 | 128 Pages

    Publisher: HarperCollins | ISBN-13: 978-0688160869

    Get ready to double over laughing from this funny and clever story from bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Louis Sachar. In a school that was accidentally built sideways and stands thirty stories high, Wayside School is totally wacky and filled with a collection of characters that kids just love. Readers of Sachar’s stories become fans for life!

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    Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey by Erin Entrada Kelly

    Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey

    Written and Illustrated by Erin Entrada Kelly

    Ages 7-12 | 160 Pages

    Publisher: Greenwillow Books | ISBN-13: 978-0062970428

    Meet Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly’s Marisol Rainey, the newest illustrated chapter book character that readers, both young and old, are falling in love with! Using humor and heart, Kelly dishes up a delightful tale about summer, friendship, and overcoming fears. Annie Barrows, the New York Times-bestselling author of the Ivy + Bean books called Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey “Utterly endearing!” Sara Pennypacker, New York Times-bestselling author of Pax, called it “Hilarious and heart-melting.” We completely agree!

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    The article 5 Laugh-Out-Loud Chapter Books for Kids 7 and Up was curated by The Children’s Book Review and sponsored* by HarperCollins. For similar books and articles, follow along with our content tagged with Chapter Book Series, Humorous Books, and Illustrated Chapter Books.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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