16 must-read humor books like Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? by Jory John

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Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?

By: Jory John

3.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Persnickety Elephant has an itch--a big one--and he can't reach it! While he isn't above asking for…

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Cover of All My Friends Are Dead by Avery Monsen, Jory John

1. All My Friends Are Dead

By: Avery Monsen , Jory John

4.14

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

All My Friends Are Dead  is both the saddest funny book and the funniest sad book you'll ever read.… read more

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  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
"Please stop buying my friends if you are just going to slowly kill them."

-Avery Monsen, All My Friends Are Dead

"Sometimes I feel alone. Some days are long and hard. But when I look out into this world, I am struck by the impossible beauty of it all. Those billions of magnificent accidents that led us to where …"

-Avery Monsen, All My Friends Are Dead

Cover of Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17) by Mo Willems

2. Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17)

By: Mo Willems

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of I Don't Want to Be a Frog by Mike Boldt, Dev Petty

3. I Don't Want to Be a Frog

By: Mike Boldt , Dev Petty

3.00

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hu… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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4. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

5. Interrupting Chicken

By: David Ezra Stein

4.00

Format: 142 pages,

Awarded a 2011 Caldecott Honor! A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chic… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime

6. Let's Go for a Drive! (Elephant & Piggie, #18)

By: Mo Willems

4.06

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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7. Extra Yarn

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

3.88

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn. But it turns out it isn't. read more

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8. Waiting is Not Easy! (Elephant & Piggie, #22)

By: Mo Willems

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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9. Triangle

By: Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen

4.40

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling duo Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen conspire again on … read more

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10. My Friend is Sad (Elephant & Piggie, #2)

By: Mo Willems

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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11. I Will Take a Nap! (Elephant & Piggie, #23)

By: Mo Willems

3.83

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Pi… read more

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12. Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Knuffle Bunny, #1)

By: Mo Willems

4.50

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Merging expressive cartoon network-esque illustrations with beautiful black and white photographs o… read more

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13. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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14. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea

15. Who Wet My Pants?

By: Bob Shea

3.71

Format: 34 pages, Hardcover

In this hilarious tale of blame, compassion, and forgiveness, a very embarrassed bear is reminded t… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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16. Creepy Crayon!

By: Aaron Reynolds

4.32

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller! From the team behind the New York Times bestselling Creepy Carro… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1) by Ryan T.  Higgins

17. We Don't Eat Our Classmates (Penelope Rex, #1)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.51

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Penelope the dinosaur starts school, but it’s hard to make friends when her classmates are so delic… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1) by Bob Shea

18. Chez Bob (Chez Bob, 1)

By: Bob Shea

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From the hilarious author of Who Wet My Pants?, Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great, and the Dinosaur … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor

19. Mel Fell

By: Corey R. Tabor

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A tale about self-confidence and taking a leap of faith, starring a kingfisher. Sometimes, you m… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Mole Is Not Alone by Maya Tatsukawa

20. Mole Is Not Alone

By: Maya Tatsukawa

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this cozy picture book about friendship, Mole anxiously decides to journey through underground t… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Ploof by Ben Clanton

21. Ploof

By: Ben Clanton

4.19

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Come play with Ploof! Meet a friendly cloud full of feelings in this interactive picture book for f… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • storytime
Cover of Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow by Ryan T.  Higgins

22. Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Celebrate all things scary with #1 New York Times best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mot… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4) by Ryan T.  Higgins

23. Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew—a pet saber tooth tiger!—in this … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Maybe... by Chris Haughton

24. Maybe...

By: Chris Haughton

4.01

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A trio of misbehaving, mango-loving monkeys have a close call as the creator of Don’t Worry, Little… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
Cover of Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T.  Higgins

25. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Hungry Bunny (Bunny Interactive Picture Books) by Claudia Rueda

26. Hungry Bunny (Bunny Interactive Picture Books)

By: Claudia Rueda

4.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

It's fall, which means it's the perfect time for mama's apple pie. The only problem? These apples a… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • storytime
  • juvenile
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27. Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?

By: Jory John

3.58

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Persnickety Elephant has an itch--a big one--and he can't reach it! While he isn't above asking for… read more

Similar categories in Jory John's Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? book and Jory John's Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • humor
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • kids
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome by Kat Zhang

28. Amy Wu and the Warm Welcome

By: Kat Zhang

4.19

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illus… read more

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  • storytime
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Mochi Makers by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

29. The Mochi Makers

By: Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

4.31

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A girl and her grandmother spend the day making mochi together in this gentle and joyous picture bo… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of You're Loved by Liz Climo

30. You're Loved

By: Liz Climo

4.21

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From international bestselling author Liz Climo comes You're Loved, a funny and heartfelt picture b… read more

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  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • storytime
  • juvenile
Cover of Squirrel Has Trouble Saying No by Susanna Isern

31. Squirrel Has Trouble Saying No

By: Susanna Isern

3.85

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Always pleasing others can sometimes have acost. After Raccoon Wants To Be First and Fox Tells a Li… read more

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  • picture books
  • animals

22 Top fiction books like Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back? by Jory John

Transform Your Habits

All My Friends Are Dead

Avery Monsen , Jory John

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Listen to My Trumpet! (Elephant & Piggie, #17)

Mo Willems

4.83

Transform Your Habits

I Don't Want to Be a Frog

Mike Boldt , Dev Petty

3.00

Transform Your Habits

The Dot

Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

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15 Best fiction books like Who Wet My Pants? by Bob Shea

Transform Your Habits

The Dark

Lemony Snicket , Jon Klassen

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Penguin Problems

Lane Smith , Jory John

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Dragons Love Tacos

Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri

4.19

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