Lollies Shortlist 2024 Announced

The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2024 (the Lollies) celebrates the best and funniest children’s books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.

Scholastic are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Laugh Out Loud Awards. The esteemed panel of judges took care deliberating and have chosen the below titles as the definitive funniest books published in the last year!

Picture Books

• ACHOO! by Simon Philip and Nathan Reed
• I Did See a Mammoth by Alex Willmore
• PANT!emonium by Peter Bently and Becka Moor
• The Knight with the Blazing Bottom by Beach

Ages 6-8

• Bad Panda: The Cake Escape by Swapna Haddow and Sheena Dempsey
• Bunny vs Monkey: Machine Mayhem! by Jamie Smart
• Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! by Nadia Shireen
• The Worst Class in the World Goes Wild! by Joanna Nadin and Rikin Parekh

Age 9-12

• How to Survive Time Travel by Larry Hayes and Katie Abey
• Maddy Yip’s Guide to Holidays by Sue Cheung
• The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks by Katie Kirby
• The Underpants of Chaos by Sam Copeland, Jenny Pearson, Robin Boyden and Katie Kear

Teen

• Diary of a Confused Feminist: Must Do Better by Kate Weston
• Ellie Pillai is Brown by Christine Pillainayagam
• The Reluctant Vampire Queen by Jo Simmons
• You’re Not the Boss of Me! by Catherine Wilkins

Non-fiction

• Cats: Understanding Your Whiskered Friend by Dr John Bradshaw and Clare Elsom
• Gross FACTopia! Follow the Trail of 400 Foul Facts by Paige Towler and Andy Smith
• The Funny Life of Football by James Campbell and Rob Jones
• What Goes Up White and Comes Down Yellow? by Gyles Brandreth

Poetry

• Blue-Footed Booby by Rob Biddulph
• Over to You! by Roger McGough
• The Gecko and the Echo by Rachel Bright and Jim Field
• This is NOT a Dinosaur! by Barry Timms and Ged Adamson

Illustrator of the Year

• Jim Smith
• Nicola Slater
• Jamie Smart
• Jim Field

Now it’s your turn to vote for your funny favourite – who will take the title this year?

Head to the website to discover more about the shortlists and cast your vote.