Collection: Humor

Eat, drink & be silly!

What's the menu du jour? Food, fun . . . and lots of it! Whether it's a mouse bathing in coffee, or a zombie bingeing on brains, laughter is the order of the day. Garfield fans will get a full serving of smiles, with a side dish of silliness, in this collection of crazy comics!

From Adam and Eve to pussy hats, people have punished, praised, pathologized, and politicized vulvas, vaginas, clitorises, and menstruation. In this graphic nonfiction book, drawn in chunky, punky pen, Swedish cartoonist Liv Strömquist traces how different cultures and traditions have shaped women's health and beyond. Her biting, informed commentary and ponytailed avatar guides the reader from the darkest chapters of history (a clitoridectomy performed on a five-year-old American child as late as 1948) to the lightest (vulvas used as architectural details as a symbol of protection). Like humorists Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte), Alison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For), and Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant), she uses the comics medium to reveal uncomfortable truths about how far we haven't come.

'Yellowstone Quick Facts' is a treasury of lesser-known facts about the first national park in the U.S.. It's a book filled with unique one sentence tidbits about Yellowstone combined with whimsical illustrations that the whole family can enjoy.

Garfield returns--weighing more than ever!--for his 71st book. They're all here in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book: Jon, Odie, Nermal, and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield!

Leftovers? Garfield doesn't get the concept. The conscientious fat cat does his best to reduce food waste, gobbling all the grub the first time. (Besides, ignored edibles develop low self-esteem.) Garfield fans will feast on this binge-worthy new collection of comics!

An illustrated guide to embracing your inner ogre and living your truth, mud, farts, and all.

"There's a lot more to ogres than people think. Ogres are like onions. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers." --Shrek

With bite-sized advice that feels attainable rather than exhausting, How to Be More Shrek will teach you how to set boundaries, peel back your layers, learn to love your inner (and outer) ogre, fill your swamp with all the right fairytale creatures, and make your own happily ever after.

This hilarious book will empower you to have your eyeball jelly on toast and eat it too.

Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories all about gay pride!

Gay by birth, ADJECTIVE by choice! With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about twinks, being bad at driving, and walking a little too fast, We're Here, We're Queer, We're Mad Libs is the perfect activity for any proud queer person! Play alone, in a group, or at your next pride party! Mad Libs are a fun activity recommended for ages 18 to NUMBER.

Nutty Fun!

What kind of house does Garfield live in? A nuthouse, of course! The Arbuckle home is located just around the bend, where Jon and his wacky pets display their mad skills for having fun! Experience the zaniness with this all-new collection of quirky comics!

In his debut collection of personal essays, Emmy-nominated screenwriter Michael Jamin (King of the Hill, Just Shoot Me, Beavis and Butt-Head, Wilfred, Maron, Rules of Engagement, Tacoma FD) recounts the true stories of a sensitive, anxious man searching for the things that are most important: identity, love, forgiveness, and redemption.

A cross between David Sedaris and Neil Simon, Michael discovers his unlikeliest moments of growth: he fakes his way onto a college-football team to experience a moment of grace; gets caught lying during a Hollywood power meeting; takes advantage of the pandemic lockdown to repair his relationship with his daughters, breaks up with a woman because she can't stop saying "just kidding."

Audaciously funny yet achingly poignant, A Paper Orchestra will have you rethinking the smallest, almost forgotten moments of your life.

Go on an adventure in a 90s retro world that never was.

You were once a normal, everyday teenager on the verge of adulthood. But after a mystical experience, you developed unusual powers and became something far greater--a protector of humanity and guardian against evil--a Fever Knight!

Fever Knights Role-Playing Game transports you into a retro world that never was. This is a place where the 90's vibes are still alive: from latchkey kids to Super Nintendo gaming, to cassette players and Saturday morning cartoons, and from urban legends to adventures in the woods.

Designed for first-time and veteran gamers, this book contains a lightweight ruleset Powered by ZWEIHÄNDER and an adventure that will take you across the island home of the Fever Knights.

Snoopy finds himself almost completely engrossed in his persona as the World War I Flying Ace -- to the point where he goes to camp with Charlie Brown and maintains his persona throughout the entire two-week period (much to Peppermint Patty's bafflement).

Still, Snoopy looms large, so this volume (a particularly Snoopy-heavy one) sees him arm-wrestling Lucy as the "Masked Marvel" and then taking off for Petaluma for the national arm-wrestling championship; impersonating a vulture and a "Cheshire Beagle"; enjoying golf and hockey; attempting a jaunt to France for an ice-skating championship; running for office on the "Paw" ticket; being traded to Peppermint Patty's baseball team, then un-traded and installed as team manager by a guilt-ridden Charlie Brown; as well as dealing with the return of his original owner, Lila. If you're surprised by that last one, imagine how Charlie Brown feels...

Lila makes only a brief appearance (as does José Peterson, a short-lived -- and short -- star member of Charlie Brown's baseball team), but this volume sees the appearance of what would be Schulz's most controversial major character: Franklin. (Yes, in 1968 the introduction of a black character caused a stir.) Peppermint Patty, working toward her ascendancy as one of the major Peanuts players in the 1970s and 1980s, also has several major turns, including a storyline in which she's the tent monitor for three little girls (who call her "Sir" -- a joke Schulz would pick up later with Peppermint Patty's friend Marcie).

Stories involving other characters include a sequence in which Linus's flippant comment to his Gramma that he'll kick his blanket habit when she kicks her smoking habit backfires; Lucy bullies Linus, pesters Schroeder, and organizes a "crab-in"; plus Charlie Brown copes with Valentine's Day depression, the Little Red-Haired Girl, the increasingly malevolent kite-eating tree, and baseball losses. In other words: Vintage Peanuts! All this, plus an introduction by beloved transgressive filmmaker John Waters and award-winning design by Seth.

The third volume in our acclaimed series takes us into the mid-1950s as Linus learns to talk, Snoopy begins to explore his eccentricities (including his hilarious first series of impressions), Lucy's unrequited crush on Schroeder takes final shape, and Charlie Brown becomes...well, even more Charlie Brown-ish! Over half of the strips in this volume have never been printed since their original appearance in newspapers a half-century ago! Even the most dedicated Peanuts collector/fan is sure to find many new treasures. The Complete Peanuts will run 25 volumes, collecting two years chronologically at a rate of two a year for twelve years. Each volume is designed by the award-winning cartoonist Seth (It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken) and features impeccable production values; every single strip from Charles M. Schulz's 50-year American classic is reproduced better than ever before. This volume includes an introduction by Matt Groening (The Simpsons) as well as the popular Complete Peanuts index, a hit with librarians and collectors alike, and an epilogue by series editor Gary Groth. 2005 Eisner Award winner, Best Archival Collection/Project.

A delightful bestseller when first published in Japan, this charming illustrated book takes readers inside the magical realm of books, libraries, and bookstores. At The I Wonder Bookstore, customers come in and ask the owner countless variations on its namesake question ("I wonder if you have any books about...") and he is happy to fill their requests in enchanting ways. In these pages readers will discover books that grow on trees, books designed to be read by two (or more) people at once, books that can only be read by moonlight, bookstore weddings, an underwater library, a boot camp for charismatic bookstore attendants, and many more wonders that celebrate the transporting magic of reading in a timeless and irresistible way.

Keanu Reeves' Guide to Kindness is an illustrated guide to how we can all spread a little more love.

Including 50 simple acts, such as holding the door open for someone, donating clothes and books to charity and smiling at a stranger, and accompanying illustrations featuring Keanu himself, this book implores us to be kind. Always.

Over the past few years, tales of Keanu Reeves' kindness and generosity have taken over the internet. From giving away millions of his earnings from The Matrix to the trilogy's special effects and costume team, to graciously giving up his subway seat to a fellow passenger and respecting women's personal space when posing for photos with them, no act of kindness is too big or too small for this acting giant.

A new title in the 'Buster Laugh-a-Lot' series, this hilarious collection has over 300 silly jokes for funny kids to enjoy and share.

What do you call blueberries playing music together?
A jam session.

What do you call a magic dog?
A labracadabrador.

Why was the monster so full?
He was goblin his pie.

Brimming with over 300 laugh-out-loud jokes split into ten chapters, from Alien Antics and Silly Schoolin' to Zany Zingers and Gross Giggles, this is the ultimate collection of silly jokes that every funny kid needs to know. Designed to be easy to read and accompanied by hilarious illustrations by Andrew Pinder for extra fun, this comical collection will have young jokers howling with laughter.

Also available in the 'Buster Laugh-a-lot' series:
9781780556260 Jokes for Funny Kids: 6 Year Olds
9781780556246 Jokes for Funny Kids: 7 Year Olds
9781780556253 Jokes for Funny Kids: 8 Year Olds
9781780557168 The Jumbo Joke Book for Funny Kids
9781780557083 The Christmas Joke Book for Funny Kids
9781780557847 Animal Jokes for Funny Kids
9781780557854 Knock Knock Jokes for Funny Kids
9781780559070 Dinosaur Jokes for Funny Kids

What did the dad say when his son said, "I'm hungry"? "Hi, Hungry, I'm Dad!"

Looking for a joke that's so corny, only a dad could tell it? This laugh-out-loud humor collection contains over 900 kid-friendly, clean dad jokes that will leave kids groaning and giggling. Packed with wholesome humor, Dad Jokes makes an amazing gift for a dad, grandpa, father-to-be or anyone who loves to laugh.

This dad jokes book is filled with 256 pages of jokes by, about and for dads. With hilarious black-and-white cartoons and the cheesiest jokes around, readers young and old will love this book of knee-slappers. Hundreds of jokes are broken into chapters by topic like The Great Outdoors, Are We There Yet? and Perfectly Punny, so you can easily find the perfect joke for a dad in your life.

Dad Jokes makes a great gift for Father's Day, birthdays or other special occasions. Joke books are also ideal for reluctant readers and provide screen-free entertainment for road trips, rainy days and more. Plus, sharing jokes with friends and family isn't just fun; wordplay found in jokes and riddles boosts young readers' language skills. Telling jokes helps kids build confidence and social-emotional skills that will help them succeed in school, too.

"A fascinating collection" of wartime cartoons from the beloved children's author and illustrator (The New York Times Book Review).

For decades, readers throughout the world have enjoyed the marvelous stories and illustrations of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. But few know the work Geisel did as a political cartoonist during World War II, for the New York daily newspaper PM. In these extraordinarily trenchant cartoons, Geisel presents "a provocative history of wartime politics" (Entertainment Weekly). Dr. Seuss Goes to War features handsome, large-format reproductions of more than two hundred of Geisel's cartoons, alongside "insightful" commentary by the historian Richard H. Minear that places them in the context of the national climate they reflect (Booklist).

Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman's introduction places Seuss firmly in the pantheon of the leading political cartoonists of our time.

"A shocker--this cat is not in the hat!" --Studs Terkel