Goofy Sounding Titles

Check These Out...

Sometimes I'm Bombaloo Rachel Vail E Vail

When Katie Honors feels angry and out of control, her mother

helps her to be herself again.



Good Night, Princess Pruney-Toes Lisa McCourt E McCourt

With the help of her loyal subject, Sir Daddy,

a young girl pretends to be a princess as she

gets ready for bed.



Moosekitos Margie Palatini E Palatini

Moose with an huge mustache, organizes a family reunion.



Baloney (Henry P.) Jon Scieszka E Scieszka

A transmission received from outer space

in a combinationof different Earth languages tells

of an alien schoolboy's fantastic excuse

for being late to school again.

More Silly Sounding Book Titles

Here are some more silly sounding words....


brouhaha.....meaning an uproar


folderol....meaning nonsense


mollycoddled.....meaning pampered


Can you think of a silly sounding word?


Here are some more books with silly

sounding titles....










Mucky Duck By Sally Grindley E Grindley
(mucky means filthy or dirty)
Oliver and Mucky Duck have trouble staying clean.

The Squishiness of Things By Marc Kompaneyets
E Kompaney (squishy means soft and wet)
In his quest to find the squishiness of bugs and
bounciness of sausage, the genius Hieronymus
finds one little hair can baffle him.

The Squiggle By Carole Lexa Schaefer
E Schaefer (a squiggle is a short, twisting line)
With imagination, a piece of string can
transform into a dragon, acrobat, and more!

Rufus The Doofus By Ned Delaney E Delaney
( a doofus menas foolish person)
After no one ever paid attention to him,
Rufus decides to change that radically.

Can you think of more silly titles....

Silly Sounding Book Titles

Have you noticed how some words sound silly….???

Flibbertigibbet means a scatterbrained person
Tomfoolery means nonsense
Chortle is a chuckle while a guffaw is a louder laugh
Bamboozle means to trick
Hullaballoo means a big commotion

Here are some books that can make us laugh as we say the title out loud…
try it!!!

Phooey! By Marc Rosenthal (phooey is expression of disgust)
A boy who claims there is nothing to do spends his day being anything but bored. E Rosentha
Hoodwinked By Arthur Howard (hoodwinked means deceived)
A young witch searches for a creepy pet. E Howard
Widget By Lyn Rossiter McFarland (widget is a gadget)
A small stray dog is accepted into a household full of cats by learning to "fit in", but when his mistress is hurt, he demonstrates that being a dog is not all bad.
E McFarlan
Big Goof and Little Goof By Joanna Cole (goof means error)
Follows the amusing misadventures of two foolish friends.

Now it’s your turn-- what silly sounding children’s book titles can you think of???

Pirate Books

I wanted to find out more pirate facts after I saw the movies—
Pirates of the Caribbean
Were all pirates as charming as Captain Jack?
Read about a pirates life—
the rules, weapons, punishments, and more!
Cool overlays reveal hidden pictures. Find out…
Ø What linked buccaneers to barbecue?
Ø Did prisoners often walk the plank?
Ø Why did pirates use square sails?
In See-Through Pirates by Kelly Davis
For ages 8-12 J 910.45 Davis



Read about 13 of the most infamous pirate terrors
of the sea and two notorious women pirates.
The cover features a cool skull and crossbones
with a green jewel eye.
An added treat at the end of the book is
the Little Book of Pirate Records—find out:
Ø Which pirate was the unluckiest…
Ø Which pirate made the biggest booty haul
In Pirates Most Wanted by John Matthews
For ages 8-12. J 910.45 Matthews

Two more cool pirate books to consider—
How To Be A Pirate by John Malam (do you have what it takes?)
J 910.45 Malam
Pirate by Deborah Lock (great pictures/fascinating history)
J 910.45 Lock
Do you have a favorite pirate book that
you can recommend with a hearty “Aargh!”