A One More Book shelf
For the child who doesn't like reading.
The funny, fast, gloriously visual books that turn "I don't like reading" into "just one more chapter". Short illustrated chapters, comic-strip capers, doodle-diaries and gross-out facts — chosen for children aged 6 to 10 who need a book to feel like fun, not homework.
A trickster god stuck as an eleven-year-old writes a truth-telling diary while trying (and failing) to be good. Fast, funny, myth-soaked and made for reluctant readers.
A gleefully silly guessing-game fact book: is that close-up photo an animal's bum or its face? Real natural-history facts hide behind the giggles, making it a brilliant hook for reluctant readers.
Best for children who love cartoon chaos, absurd jokes and characters who behave exactly as badly as real life will not allow.
A fast, full-colour comic-diary series about a fame-hungry girl, her frenemies and her stinky cat — a reluctant-reader magnet in the Wimpy Kid mould.
Best for curious children who like facts delivered with jokes, cartoons and weird perspectives rather than textbook-style explanation.
Best for younger readers who want funny food characters, comic action and very low-pressure graphic novel reading.
Best for newly independent readers who enjoy naughty animal comedy, short chapters and stories about trying to make better choices.
The world's tiniest, mightiest hero tackles twelve epic tasks in a fast, funny full-colour comic series — non-stop action and big laughs for Bunny vs Monkey and Dog Man fans.
A wildly inventive alphabet book made of tiny comic stories rather than simple word lists. It is one of Jeffers' most playful books, ideal for children who like visual jokes, letters, odd connections and short-burst reading.
Best for young readers who want funny visual adventures with spies, missing dogs, time travel and very low-stress peril.
Two-colour graphic novel mayhem starring a would-be tyrant cat and his loyal dog — big panels, joke-per-page energy and an easy step up for newly independent and reluctant readers.
Best for children who want easy, funny, heavily illustrated school-life comedy with plenty of daft language and very low emotional risk.
Full-colour, gag-a-page comic-strip adventures with a talking-animal cast — a brilliant reluctant-reader pick for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.
A funny, doodle-filled diary series for 7–9s about friendship wobbles, embarrassing parents and finding your people. Warm, relatable and hugely readable.
A gleefully silly, fully illustrated adventure from actor Stephen Mangan and artist Anita Mangan, in which a boy who can never make up his mind is flushed into the land where jokes are made and must pick the funniest joke in the world.
Longer illustrated Super Happy Magic Forest adventures for children ready to move on from the picture books.