graphic novels & early readers · ages 5–9
Funny Duos & Trios
Every great comedy needs a double act. These are the series built on two (or three) inseparable friends — the schemer and the worrier, the brave one and the bewildered one, the pair who can turn a quiet afternoon into a total catastrophe. Bickering, scheming, and rescuing each other in equal measure, they're the laugh-out-loud books newly independent readers ask for again and again.
Gentle, very picture-heavy illustrated stories about a bear and a bird navigating the small ups and downs of friendship — sweet and funny without ever being soppy. A warm, low-text choice for children reading almost on their own.
Best for children moving into chapter books who still want lots of pictures, funny animals, gentle wisdom and proper read-aloud charm.
Big, silly, page-turning comedy adventures for six-plus readers finding their feet: high energy, high picture support, and a warm cat-and-rabbit double act.
Best for newly independent readers who like silly animal narrators, illustrated chapters and laugh-out-loud voice.
Best for 5-8s who want their comics silly, fast, colourful and emotionally safe.
Best for 6-9s who like funny animal comics, ridiculous villains, gadgets, slapstick and accessible graphic novel action.
Best for early independent readers who want comics that are funny, kind, visually simple and emotionally reassuring.
Best for early graphic novel readers who like chase scenes, animal comedy, anxious-versus-bold friendship dynamics and lots of visual momentum.
Best for 6-9s who like funny animal comics, time travel, dinosaurs, history and easy-to-follow visual adventure.
Best for 5-8s who want friendly comics with cute creatures, island adventures, search-and-find detail and very safe emotional stakes.
Best for young animal lovers who want gentle graphic novels with friendship, pets, humour and very safe emotional stakes.
Best for first comic readers who want short, funny, low-pressure graphic novels about friendship, food and everyday kid situations.
Best for younger graphic novel readers who want jokes and fantasy creatures alongside useful stories about feelings.
Best for 5-8s who want gentle animal comics with friendship, camping, magic, jokes and very manageable peril.
Four warm, funny full-colour graphic novels about a bat-powered cat superhero, perfectly pitched for reluctant readers stepping into comics.
Best for children moving from picture books into early graphic readers, especially if they like gentle humour, friendship and tiny everyday adventures.
Best for young readers who want funny visual adventures with spies, missing dogs, time travel and very low-stress peril.
Best for reluctant readers who want bright, silly, fast-moving graphic novels with puns, gadgets and animal-detective chaos.
Best for children who want long-looking books that are actually very easy to read, packed with cartoons, jokes, lists and impossible inventions.
Best for reluctant readers who want fast, funny, heavily illustrated books with pranks, gross-out humour, superhero silliness and very short chapters.
Best for children who want their comics loud, daft and very funny, with enough recurring characters to feel like a proper world.
Best for InvestiGators fans who want more animal-agent cases, gadgets, puns and fast comic mystery.
Best for 7-10s who like silly graphic novels with fantasy chaos, friendship bickering and a hero who is not quite as confident as he wants to be.