...aiming to draw attention to funny children's books. The last prize was awarded in 2013 and recently Scholastic has collaborated with Rosen to create another prize to celebrate funny books.

During this half-term’s Book Club, we will focus on this prize and Roald Dahl’s books. Pupils are invited to read two books. One will be a Roald Dahl book of their choice; the other must be one of the titles listed below, all of which either won or were shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize last time. 

Book 1 – a Roald Dahl book, pupil’s choice
These links will help pupils to make up their mind – the list in the link includes all Dahl’s books, therefore using the AR link will help to ascertain suitability:

• The Official Roald Dahl website and the list of all his books https://www.roalddahl.com/home/kids
• Check age and interest suitability of your chosen book using this Accelerated Reader link  https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/default.aspx

Book 2 – Pupils must select one title from the following list which includes winning and shortlisted books for the 7-13 age category of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Check each book link for further information. Create a (free) login to lovereading4kids.co.uk to access the first chapter of each book. Accelerated Reader rating are added in brackets.

• 2013 - winner: I Am Still Not a Loser  Author: Jim Smith (IL: MY - BL: 5.8) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/8399/I-am-Still-Not-a-Loser-by-Jim-Smith.html
• 2012 - winner: Dark Lord: The Teenage Years  Author: Jamie Thomson (IL: MY - BL: 5.4) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/7010/Dark-Lord-The-Teenage-Years-by-Jamie-Thomson-Dirk-Lloyd.html
• 2011 - winner: The Brilliant World of Tom Gates  Author: Liz Pichon (IL: MY - BL: 4.0) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/6377/The-Brilliant-World-of-Tom-Gates-by-Liz-Pichon.html
• 2010- winner: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky  Author: Philip Ardagh (IL: MY - BL: 6.0) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/3836/Grubtown-Tales-Stinking-Rich-and-Just-Plain-Stinky-by-Philip-Ardagh.html
• 2009 - shortlisted: Ribblestrop Author: Andy Mulligan (IL: MY - BL: 4.9) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/3973/Ribblestrop-by-Andy-Mulligan.html
• 2008 – shortlisted: Cosmic Author: Frank Cottrell Boyce (IL: MY - BL: 4.5) https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/15973/Cosmic-by-Frank-Cottrell-Boyce.htm

There will be two Cake Breaks: one for Years 3, 4 and 5 and one for Years 6, 7 and 8 during the last week of this half-term.

To join the Cake Break, pupils must read one book from each of the two groups outlined above. During the Cake Breaks we will chat about the books, the reasons that led to their choice and thoughts about them. In particular, it would be lovely to hear whether readers can spot similarities and differences in the styles and the brand of humour used in their chosen books.

Mrs Brill