2021, It’s A Wrap!

12/27/2021

By Sharon Giltrow

Wow! I can’t believe a whole year has gone by, since I started blogging for The Children’s Book Academy. Over the past year, I have shared fantastically funny books by fellow Aussies. I hope these books added joy and laughter to your world. The books that I chose contained one or more humorous elements, such as...

Super silly words
Letting the illustrations speak
Page turns
Repetition
Pushing the joke as far as you can
Inside jokes - nod to parents, puns
Surprise
Sound words onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Funny premise
Layering
Word choice e.g., using words that start with a hard /c/ or /k/

Bedtime, Daddy!
Written by: Me – Sharon Giltrow
Illustrated by: Katrin Dreiling
Published by: EK Books, May 2020
Humorous elements- Inside Jokes, nod to parents, Surprise

We Love you Magoo
Written and Illustrated by: Briony Stewart
Published by: Penguin Random House Australia, September 2020
Humorous elements- Surprise, Sound words, onomatopoeia

When the Waterhole Dries Up
Written by: Kaye Baillie
Illustrated by: Max Hamilton
Published by: Windy Hollow Books, March 2021,
Humorous elements- Alliteration, Layering, Repetition

A Crocodile in the Family
Written by: Kitty Black
Illustrated by: Daron Parton
Published by: Hachette Books, August, 2020
Humorous elements- Letting the illustrations speak, Word choice e.g., using words that start with a hard /c/ or /k/

CHICKENSAURUS
Written and Illustrated by: James Foley
Published by: Fremantle Press, January 2021,
Humorous elements - Puns, Funny premise, Letting the illustrations speak

SUPER SIDEKICKS BOOK 2 – OCEAN’S REVENGE
Written and Illustrated by: Gavin Aung Than
Published by: Penguin Random House Australia, September 2019
Humorous elements - Super silly words, Pushing the joke as far as you can, Letting the illustrations speak

Get Back in Your Books
Written by: Rory H. Mather
Illustrated by: Shane McG
Published by: Scholastic Australia, July 1st 2021
Humorous elements - Page turns, Pushing the joke as far as you can, Inside jokes - nod to parents

Belly Button Fluff
Written and illustrated by: Dave Atze
Published by: Big Sky Publishing, September 15th 2021
Humorous elements - Super silly words, Letting the illustrations speak, Funny premise

Mr Bat Wants a Hat
Written by: Kitty Black
Illustrated by: Laura Wood
Published by: New Frontier Publishing, May 2021
Humorous elements - Letting the illustrations speak, Page turns, Funny premise

Jingle Belly
Written by: Jacinta Froud
Illustrated by: Gabriella Petruso
Published by: Larrikin House , November 2021
Humorous elements - Letting the illustrations speak, Page turns, Layering

Well, that’s it from me for 2021.

See you in 2022, with more fantastically funny, Aussie book.

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BIO:
Sharon Giltrow grew up in South Australia, the youngest of eight children, surrounded by pet sheep and fields of barley. She now lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband, two children and a tiny dog. Sharon has taught for all of her career. Previously a teacher of children who are hearing impaired and Deaf-Blind, she now teaches young children with Developmental Language Disorder. Her humorous debut PB, BEDTIME DADDY! released May 2020 through EK books. Sharon’s humorous follow up PB, GET READY, MAMA! Is due to be released through EK books in April, 2022. Her third PB, LET’S GO SHOPPING, GRANDMA! is due to be released through Dixi Books in 2022. SAMARA RUBIN AND THE UTILITY BELT, book one in Sharon’s early MG series – THE UTILITY BELT, will be released in 2022 through Clear Fork Publishing. With book two TOBY KING AND THE UTILITY BELT to follow.

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8 Comments

Ramona link

12/27/2021 08:39:28 pm

Hi Sharon,
I love the fact you focus on humour. I think funny books have such an important place in reading and humour is not easy to write. Thank you for sharing all your blog posts this year, they have been a joy to read! 😁

Sharon Giltrow

12/27/2021 09:24:41 pm

Thank you Ramona for your kind words and support. I have loved discovering new humorous Aussie books this year. And your right the world does need more laughs :-).

Elena Stowell link

12/31/2021 09:32:09 am

All of these books are terrific, thank you for sharing. I particularly liked When the Waterhole Dries up for its clever illustrations using “sneak peek”. Those details make books fun interactive and the ones kids want to see and hear over and over again. All of the books in the list are playful and make you smile. Thanks again!

12/31/2021 07:48:31 pm

Hi Elena, so glad you enjoyed the books. Stay tuned for more great funny books in 2022

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Hi Elena,
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