Pun and Games
Books for Readers in the Middle Grades
Fun with language—jokes, puns, rhymes, riddles—equals lots of laughs!
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The American Riddle Book by Carl Withers.
RC 12529.
More than 1000 riddles to tickle the funny bone and tease the wit. For grades 5-8.
And the Green Grass Grew All Around by Alvin Schwartz.
BR 9487 or RC 37692.
A delightful collection of nearly 300 folk poems—poetry that is usually unwritten and is made up by ordinary people to meet everyday needs. Included are street rhymes, nursery rhymes, parodies, autograph rhymes, nonsense verse, and riddles. For grades 3 and up.
Astronauts: Space Jokes and Riddles by Charles Keller.
RC 33698.
A collection of jokes and riddles about astronauts and outer space, such as “What does an astronaut do when he gets angry? He blasts off!” For grades 4-7.
The Big Book of Jokes by Helen Hoke.
BR 1824.
A big bunch of jokes, riddles, and funny stories to tickle anyone’s funny bone. For grades 4-7.
Black within and Red without: A Book of Riddles by Lillian Morrison.
RC 12493.
A veteran compiler offers a collection of riddles to challenge the wit and the imagination. For grades 5-8.
Consider the Lemming by Jeanne Steig.
RC 30509.
A collection of 25 brief poems and limericks. For grades 4-6.
A Diller, A Dollar: Rhymes and Sayings for the Ten O’clock Scholarby Lillian Morrison.
BR 2129.
A collection of verses, riddles, puns, and taunts about school days to amuse young scholars. For grades 4-7.
Doctor Knock-Knock’s Official Knock-Knock Dictionary by Joseph Rosenbloom.
BR 3742.
More than 500 knock-knock jokes to laugh at, groan at, and stump your friends with. For grades 4-7 and older readers.
Dumb Clucks! by Rick and Ann Walton.
BR 8259.
A collection of jokes about chickens such as, "Are mud hens expensive? No, they're dirt cheep." For grades 4-7.
Hello, Mr. Chips!: Computer Jokes and Riddles by Ann Bishop.
BR 5823 or RC 21036.
A collection of original jokes and riddles about computers. For grades 5-8 and older readers.
Jokes, Giggles, and Guffaws by Helen Hoke.
RC 10269.
Riddles, jokes, rhymes, and shaggy-dog stories. For grades 4-7.
Knock Knocks, the Most Ever by William Cole.
BR 13420.
An unabashedly punny collection of more than 12 dozen “knock knock” jokes. For grades 4-7.
The Monster Riddles Book by Jane Sarnoff.
RC 10822.
Fear-and-fun-filled riddles about vampires, witches, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, mummies, and other monsters. For grades 4-7.
The Nonsense Book of Riddles, Rhymes, Tongue Twisters, Puzzles, and Jokes by Duncan Emrich.
BR 1823.
This collection of humor from American folklore contains riddles, games, puzzles, tongue twisters, autography rhymes, and jingles for teasing, rope-jumping, and ball-bouncing. For grades 4-7.
Of Quarks, Quasars, and Other Quirks: Quizzical Poems for the Supersonic Age by John E. and Sara Brewton.
RC 13445.
A collection of poems dealing with such aspects of modern life as computers, atomic bombs, space travel, transplants, and pollution. For grades 4-6.
101 Elephant Jokes compiled by Robert Blake.
BR 02682.
A 14-year-old editor at Scholastic Book Services compiled his favorite elephant jokes. For grade 3 to adult.
Puns, Gags, Quips, and Riddles: A Collection of Dreadful Jokes by Roy Doty.
BR 3532 or RC 16488.
50 pages of jokes so corny that even the author admits they are dreadful. For grades 4-7.
A Thief in the Village and Other Stories by James Berry.
RC 31348.
A collection of nine short stories about life in contemporary Jamaica, on such subjects as a young boy's desire to buy shoes for the cricket team and a girl's adventures on a coconut plantation. For grades 6 and up.
What? A Riddle Book by Jane Sarnoff.
RC 10598.
A big collection boasting more than 500 very punny riddles. For grades 4-7.
The World’s Worst Elephant Jokes by Lennie Weinrib.
BR 5569.
Classic lighthearted jokes about the heavies of the animal world. For grades 4-7 and older readers.
