Bookworms are going fishing, a bookmark refuses to race and a dragon wants a knight-time story. These book jokes give readers a quick break between chapters.
Begin with the library jokes or skip to the fairy-tale characters. Most have a short question and answer, so a child can tell one without memorizing a long story.
Three book jokes for story time
A bookworm, a dragon and a wizard make a small reading group. Try their jokes before the next chapter.
- 1.What did the librarian take fishing?
A bookworm. - 2.What did the dragon read before bed?
A knight-time story. - 3.Why did the wizard proofread his magic book?
To run a spell-check.
Books and library jokes
The writer needs a sweater, the librarian needs better footing and the bookmark wants to stay put.
- 1.Why did the writer put on a sweater?
She was surrounded by drafts. - 2.What kind of book tells the best jokes?
A comic book. - 3.What did the librarian take fishing?
A bookworm. - 4.Why did the librarian slip?
The non-friction section. - 5.What is the loudest book in the library?
The one with the biggest volume. - 6.Why did the bookmark refuse to race?
To keep its place.
Non-friction adds an R sound to nonfiction. Friction gives your shoes grip, so a library aisle without it would be slippery. Say the extra R clearly.
Writing and reading jokes
Writers are pitching stories and planting plots. Readers are sharing pages and getting chills.
- 7.Why was the writer good at baseball?
She could pitch a story. - 8.Why did the author add extra seeds to her garden?
To thicken the plot. - 9.Why did the librarian put a mystery novel in the freezer?
It was a chilling story. - 10.Why did the twins share one book?
They were on the same page.
A plot can be a patch of ground or the events of a story. The plot thickens means a story has become more complicated; this is a good one for an adult or an older mystery reader.
Fairy-tale and animal book jokes
Dragons, giants, rabbits and wolves have strong opinions about what to read next.
- 11.Why did the fairy-tale wolf chew the storybook?
To sink his teeth into the story. - 12.What did the dragon read before bed?
A knight-time story. - 13.What kind of stories do giants tell?
Tall tales. - 14.What kind of stories do rabbits like?
Ones with hoppy endings. - 15.Why did the wizard proofread his magic book?
To run a spell-check.
Knight and night sound the same. A spell can be magic, while spell-checking means checking how words are written.
More jokes to try next
Before you go
Let each reader choose one joke to tell the group. A short pause before the answer gives everyone a chance to guess.
Questions people ask
Which book jokes work for younger children?
Start with the bookworm, the dragon’s knight-time story and the rabbit’s hoppy ending. The plot and volume jokes ask for more word knowledge.
Can these jokes be used at a book club?
Share one before reading or use it as a quick break between chapters. The animal jokes are a simple starting point for a children’s group.
What makes the non-friction joke work?
Nonfiction is a type of writing. Friction is the force that resists sliding. The joke adds a sound to create a very slippery library section.
