Matt Stanton
1) Prank Wars
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English
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Big Nate meets Timmy Failure in Funny Kid #3: Prank War, the third book in the uproarious highly illustrated middle grade series by Matt Stanton, Australia's bestselling children's book author.
Max is the Funny Kid and, given the choice, he'd always rather laugh than fight. But when a prank war breaks out just before the big overnight class trip, Max has no choice but to pull off the funniest prank ever! Gunker dragons, duck smugglings, stolen suitcases,...
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Series
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The hilarious and unmissable new series about Gilbert, a boy whose best friend is an imaginary giant fluffy bunny called Fluff, from the creator who brought us The Odds, Funny Kid and Bored.
Gilbert's underpants are hanging on the school gate.
He must get revenge on the bully who put them there and who better to help than A BUNNY WITH ATTITUDE!
A hilarious story full of heart and packed with drones, wedgies, rockets and
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Series
Odds volume 1
Language
English
Description
From the bestselling author of the Funny Kid series, Matt Stanton, comes The Odds, the start of a hilarious and heartwarming graphic novel series about identity, imagination, and the joy of discovering who you really are.
Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She's easy to miss and that's the way she likes it. Then one day Kip's quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favorite characters have stepped out of their worlds and into hers.
But what...
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Series
Funny kid volume 1
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English
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Description
When eleven-year-old Max Walburt decides to run for class president claiming he is the funniest student, he must survive poop scandals, crazy teachers, and stalker ducks to win the election.
6) The Odds
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Series
Odds (Stanton) volume 1
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022-]
Language
English
Description
"Kip is a quiet kid in a loud city. She's easy to miss and that's the way she likes it. Then, one day, Kip's quiet life is suddenly interrupted. Ten of her favorite characters have stepped out of their worlds and into hers. But what happens when a dragon-hunting rabbit leaves his comic strip? When an old man leaves his picture book? When a ninja leaves her TV show, a race-car driver leaves their video game, and a dinosaur turns up from Kip's nightmares?"--...
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Series
Books that drive kids crazy! volume 1
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English
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"When the letter B goes missing from the story, the reader must find a way to bring it back into the book for good"--
8) Belly flop
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Series
Funny kid volume 8
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything, until now! They are both desperate to get out of this Friday's swimming carnival. Max is the funny kid, and there's a swimming carnival that needs cancelling! A sea-monster, the maths olympiad, spotty rashes, good twin vs bad twin and a swimming instructor named Chad are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends.
9) Prank aliens
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Series
Funny kid volume 9
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.He's also the kid who's keen to spend the most boring school holidays ever coming up with the greatest prank of all time. Max is the funny kid and he's going to prank the world! Conspiracy theories, crop circles, alien invasions, a mayor who has lost his marbles and the most Un-fun Fair in the universe are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new...
11) This is a ball
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Books that drive kids crazy! volume 2
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English
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"In this humorous parody of a concept book for young children, words and pictures don't match, inviting contrary responses from readers"--
Author
Series
Odds volume 2
Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A woman in a fancy suit has shown up unexpectedly and unannounced at Kip's apartment, and she's asking questions Kip doesn't want to answer about all odd characters who've escaped her imagination. The Odds have no choice but to go on the run! But running away isn't as simple as should be--not when Lance the rabbit and Ninja-Nina are dueling, Racer's trying to drive everywhere but straight ahead, Booster the rooster wants to leave, and Unicorn and...
13) This book is red
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Books that drive kids crazy! volume 3
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In this humorous concept book, readers are asked to question their logic for naming colors"--
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Publisher
HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Kip, Dad and the Odds have been taken to Kip's Imaginatorium--a mysterious building in the middle of the desert. It's a place filled with magnificent new characters, unbelievable rooms, secret doors, terrifying fears and the incredibly strange Dots. It's Kip's imagination come to life. Could this place finally help Kip get the Odds back to their own worlds? Or will the greatest adventure of Kip's life wind up being all inside her own mind? Going...
Author
Series
Funny kid volume 3
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Max is the Funny Kid and, given the choice, he'd always rather laugh than fight. But when a prank war breaks out just before the big overnight class trip, Max has no choice but to pull off the funniest prank ever! Gunker dragons, duck smugglings, stolen suitcases, lethal super-beans, and the greatest prank ever played are just some of the hilarious antics in store" --
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Series
Funny kid volume 4
Publisher
ABC Books/HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. And it's about time he used his talents for a good cause! Max is the funny kid ... and there are endangered animals to save! Putting the fun in fundraising, launching a puppy-smuggling operation, fighting the great Redhill canteen war and planning a secret theme park are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure!
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Series
Funny kid volume 6
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the one who wants to play Captain Kickbutt in the superhero movie filming in town. He just has to get child-star Spencer Daniels (aka Famous Kid) out of the way first. Max is the funny kid ... and Famous Kid needs to go down. A bodyguard named The Fridge, the greatest school assembly prank ever, a jewellery store robbery and a real superhero called ThunderButt are just...
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Series
Funny kid volume 5
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Only now he's been forced to join the local ice-hockey team, and there's nothing funny about slipping over and getting a frozen bum. Or is there? Max is the funny kid ... and this time he's skating on thin ice! Epic fails, a wrestling rhinoceros called Roxanne, fake news, locker rooms filled with popcorn and the dreaded return of Mr Armstrong are just some of the things in store...
19) Peeking duck
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Series
Funny kid volume 7
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Max and his friends take a road trip to Adventure Park to dare each other to ride The Tower of Dying Deathly Doom. But it may be Duck who is the bravest one of all.
20) Prank ninjas
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Series
Funny kid volume 10
Publisher
ABC Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. These school holidays have turned Redhill into chaos as Max and his friends are locked in an epic prank battle ... with each other! Max is the funny kid ... and his pranking powers are being put to the test! Movie-theatre ninjas, toilet turbulence, shopping-mall disasters, cling-film mazes and an unimaginable Kid-Free Zone are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends...