# 1st grade books about humorous stories

**19** books commonly assigned to 1st grade students in US schools that explore humorous stories. Every title's grade range covers 1st grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 1st grade  ·  **Theme:** humorous stories
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 1st grade humorous stories reading list

- [Baby Monkey, Private Eye](https://readinglist.school/book/baby-monkey-private-eye) by Brian Selznick _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_
- [Bubba the Cowboy Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/bubba-the-cowboy-prince) by Helen Ketteman _(Grades K–3 · pub 1997)_
- [Buz](https://readinglist.school/book/buz) by Richard Egielski _(Grades K–3 · pub 1995)_
- [Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs](https://readinglist.school/book/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-meatballs) by Judi Barrett _(Grades K–3 · pub 1978)_
- [Crash, Splash, or Moo!](https://readinglist.school/book/crash-splash-or-moo) by Bob Shea _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_
- [Double Trouble in Walla Walla](https://readinglist.school/book/double-trouble-in-walla-walla) by Andrew Clements _(Grades K–3 · pub 1997)_
- [Dragons Love Tacos](https://readinglist.school/book/dragons-love-tacos) by Adam Rubin _(Grades K–3 · pub 2012)_
- [Escargot](https://readinglist.school/book/escargot) by Dashka Slater _(Grades K–2 · pub 2017)_
- [Even Monsters Need Haircuts](https://readinglist.school/book/even-monsters-need-haircuts) by Matthew McElligott _(Grades K–3 · pub 2010)_
- [Hi! Fly Guy](https://readinglist.school/book/hi-fly-guy) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–1 · pub 2005)_
- [No More Water in the Tub](https://readinglist.school/book/no-more-water-in-the-tub) by Tedd Arnold _(Grades K–3 · pub 1995)_
- [Rhyming Dust Bunnies](https://readinglist.school/book/rhyming-dust-bunnies) by Jan Thomas _(Grades K–2 · pub 2008)_
- [Skippyjon Jones](https://readinglist.school/book/skippyjon-jones) by Judith Byron Schachner _(Grades K–3 · pub 2003)_
- [Substitute Teacher Plans](https://readinglist.school/book/substitute-teacher-plans) by Johnson, Doug _(Grades K–3 · pub 2002)_
- [Suddenly!](https://readinglist.school/book/suddenly) by Colin McNaughton _(Grades K–3 · pub 1994)_
- [The Great Fuzz Frenzy](https://readinglist.school/book/the-great-fuzz-frenzy) by Janet Stevens _(Grades K–3 · pub 2005)_
- [The Monkey Goes Bananas](https://readinglist.school/book/the-monkey-goes-bananas) by C. P. Bloom _(Grades K–3 · pub 2014)_
- [This is My Book](https://readinglist.school/book/this-is-my-book) by Mark Pett _(Grades K–3 · pub 2016)_
- [We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!](https://readinglist.school/book/we-dont-eat-our-classmates) by Ryan T. Higgins _(Grades K–3 · pub 2018)_

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