Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids
Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
Written or Collected by Sky Pony Editors
Illustrated by Bethany Straker
Sky Pony Press     10/20/2015
978-1-63450-156-9 / 978-1-63220-437-0
138 (both)    Ages 5+

Why is it a bad idea to tell an egg a joke?
“Because it might crack-up!”

Knock, Knock
“Who’s there?”
Peas.
“Peas who?”
Peas of cake!

“Belly Laugh Jokes and Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids are packed with both classic and original jokes and knock-knock jokes to make readers keel over in laughter. These unique volumes are complimented with witty line drawings created by talented illustrator Bethany Straker. Sure sources of fun for young readers a well as parents, siblings, and friends, this book perfect for long car rides and rainy days. You are guaranteed to giggles at all of these side-splitting jokes and knock-knock jokes!” [back cover]

Review
These Belly Laugh books for kids remind me of the joke books I hoarded from the library when I was a kid. Simple, silly, and groan prone jokes kids will love. I could not read enough joke and limerick books as a kid. They were perfect companions on rainy days or when no one was around. The Belly Laugh books would have been my favorites. In addition to classic jokes and knock-knocks most of  us have already laughed at, there are so many new, original jokes and knock-knocks. Each page has three jokes or knock-knocks, adding up to 350 in each book. In addition, the black line illustrations will often cause additional laughter.

In the top right corner of both Belly Laugh books is a small speaker. Push it and you will hear a goofy squeaky laugh (jokes) or a drawn-out ambitious laugh (knock-knocks). Kids will love these laughs, and the younger the child, the more they will want to push the red or purple laugh buttons. Parents, well, they might want to disable the laugh button after the first fifty or so times they hear the goofy laughs. Being in the top corner, and accessible through the cover, it is extremely easy to accidentally push the button. Trust me. Very easy.

Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids and Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Joke or Kids will entertain kids age 5 to 12, though those older will also get a kick out of some of these insanely humorous, kid-friendly (tame language), jokes. Reluctant readers will also enjoy the short pages and fun topics. After the younger children have been safely tucked into bed, (or simply not home), if around, you’ll probably hear older siblings and adults groaning and giggling, as they check out the answers to jokes they will eventually be asked to answer. Their brothers and sisters (or children), will be hooked on this silliness called Belly Laugh Jokes / Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids. No batteries required.

Listen to the laughter embedded in the books. I’m not a master video maker, actually this is my first, so . . . .

Parents.com has an interesting article about kids learning and how laughter is important to their learning: “Why Laughter Is a Sign of Learning.” You can read it here:  http://bit.ly/LearningAndLaughter

BELLY LAUGH JOKES FOR KIDS & BELLY LAUGH KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES FOR KIDS. Text copyright © 2015 by Sky Pony Editors. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Bethany Straker. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Sky Pony Press, New York, NY.

Purchase Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids at Amazon—Book Depository—IndieBound Books—Sky Pony Press.

Purchase Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids at Amazon—Book Depository—IndieBound Books—Sky Pony Press.

Find Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids on Goodreads HERE.
Find Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids on Goodreads HERE.

Meet the illustrator, Bethany Straker, at her website:  http://www.bethanystraker.com/
Twitter             @BethanyStraker
Find more books at the Sky Pony Press website:  http://skyponypress.com/
Twitter             @skyhorsepub

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Also by Bethany Straker
Fantastic Fugitives: Criminals, Cutthroats, and Rebels Who Changed History (While on the Run!) (author: Brianna DuMont) [reviewed soon]
Boo’s Beard (author: Rose Mannering)
Pierre the French Bulldog Recycles (author: Kate Louise)
Ruby Moo’s Deep-Sea Adventure (author: Isabel Atherton)
.           . —and more

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Copyright © 2016 by Sue Morris/Kid Lit Reviews. All Rights Reserved

BELLY LAUGH JOKES FOR KIDS by Sky Pony Editors. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Bethany Straker. Used by permission of Sky Pony Press.

BELLY LAUGH KNOCK-KNOCK JOKES FOR KIDS by Sky Pony Editors. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Bethany Straker. Used by permission of Sky Pony Press.

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Full Disclosure: Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids AND Belly Laugh Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids by Sky Pony Editors & Bethany Straker, and received from PUBLISHER, (an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing), is in exchange NOT for a positive review, but for an HONEST review. The opinions expressed are my own and no one else’s. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”