I thought this one would be an easy top ten list but turns out it wasn’t! My teens and I had differing opinions for some of the titles, and in the end, we came to a grinny-medium; that is somewhere between smiling and laughing out loud. So the end result was not quite ten books from our home library that we thought will fit the bill for book titles that make you smile, grin, or LOL!!
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Book Titles That Make You Smile…(Well, Us…in this case)
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
While just the name Captain Underpants is funny enough, this one plunges right in to toilet humor (sorry!)
How to Give a Wedgie
This is really the title of this book...and I don’t know why I bought this book. Most likely at an used bookstore, or at a library sale. And I am not sure if either of my teens read this at any point of time (I need to check with them).
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life
This was a book I picked mainly because of its title. And while I started reading it when I first bought it from the library sale, and kept it aside; yet to get back to it.
Last Chapter and Worse
I honestly don’t recall when and where I got this book! And I am yet to read it since whenever I did. But I think I know the why I bought it! Its punny title, of course!
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Sedaris had to make an appearance is any list of books with anything related to ‘funny,’ right? And this title is certainly one to capture attentions because of its wording.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
A book that I need to read. And every other title by Douglas Adams is also likely to make its way into such a list. I just picked this one.
The Grass is Greener Over the Septic Tank
The Grass is Greener Over the Septic Tank
I am not sure why I have not read this before (or other books by Erma Bombeck). This is a mistake I will be working on correcting, with this book. I bought the ebook recently when I was looking for humorous fiction.
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
While I am not sure if this title is truly funny, it is certainly one that will make me look again; and has a clever twist and wit to it.
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Dear reader, have you read or heard of any of these books? Your thoughts on them? What are book titles that you found funny? I would love to add them to my list for future reference and/or reading
The Grass is Greener Over the Septic Tank was on my list, too!
My post: https://lydiaschoch.com/top-ten-tuesday-funny-book-titles/
thanks so much Lydia.. am catching up replying and returning comments finally
You had me smirking and laughing aloud! I’ve read Erma’s book The Grass is Greener Over the Septic Tank many years ago – I adored her and miss her!
I am certainly enjoying Erma’s book.. and wondering why I did not read her sooner
This was a fun post that had me full force grinning. One of my favourite funny book titles is Here Be Sexist Vampires by Suzanne Wright.
love that you had fun reading it as much as i enjoyed finding these titles!!
I have not heard of the book you mention but the title certainly is tempting
What great titles those books had. You had me grinning.
glad to hear that Stacey 🙂
These book titles really make me smile, and I would love a copy of this book Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets.
This is a great list. Thanks
thank you 🙂
glad these made you smile Gervin!! Captain Underpants series were definitely loved by my teens when they were younger
Sideways Stories was one of my favorites! I tried to get my daughter to love it but she just didn’t. It bummed me out!
My son enjoyed the series more than my daughter did.. I read these books only as a parent and loved them
These are great book choices. My kids are still young but it’ll be great to get these for them as they get older.
thanks Sarah..
What an awesome post! Now I’m hoping to read Opal Mehta. The title is new to me but something I would have loved as a tween.
thank you Kate!! I recall that this book was involved in some plagiarism issues and I saw that only after I got the book at a Friends of Library sale 🙂
I love The Hitchhiker’s Guide! These titles are funny.
Thanks Bianca 🙂 glad you found them funny
Look like cute stories for sure.