Books like Amelia Bedelia
By Peggy Parish
Amelia Bedelia dresses a chicken instead of getting it ready for the oven, and dusts furniture by sprinkling powder all over it. Kids who are just figuring out that words can trick you love catching her mistakes before she makes them. The books below are for kids who want more of that same laugh.
Same one-thing-leads-to-another chain, but If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff never lets the mouse settle down before the next request.
If the mouse's endless demands got laughs at your house, If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Joffe Numeroff hands the chaos to an even pushier pig.
No literal-minded housekeeper here. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak makes the joke land on you, the reader, instead.
Amelia's mishaps stayed tidy and polite. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss lets the mess actually take over the house.
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss has that same stubborn refrain building and building, except here the joke is saying no instead of saying yes.
Same short, silly setup for new readers, but Bark, George by Jules Feiffer gets its laugh from one wrong sound after another instead of mixed-up chores.
Reach for The Mitten by Jan Brett when you want the gentle, cozy version of the joke instead of the loud, silly one.
Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson shares that funny mood and the same heart for kindness with Amelia Bedelia.
Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell shares that funny mood and the same big feelings around joy with Amelia Bedelia.
Less character, more music. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault turns the alphabet itself into the thing tumbling into trouble.
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr shares that funny mood and the same heart for kindness with Amelia Bedelia.
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson shares that funny mood and the same heart for kindness with Amelia Bedelia.
