Book Series · 4 Books

The Funny Life Books

In order from The Funny Life of Pets to The Funny Life of Football.

The Funny Life series is a set of 4 chapter books by James Campbell, published between 2018 and 2022. Written for ages 8–10, most books run about 240 pages.

The Funny Life of Pets
The Funny Life of Teachers
The Funny Life of Sharks
The Funny Life of Football
The Funny Life of Pets
Where the story begins

First Book in the Series

The Funny Life of Pets
Book #1 · Chapter Book · Ages 8–10 · 2018

The Funny Life of Pets

By James Campbell, Rob Jones (Illustrator)

A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.Uncover the sidesplitting life of cucumber scaredy-cats, non-stop pooping hamsters, exploding fish and everything in-between (and some things that have nothing to do with pets but are still ridiculously funny). This hilarious book answers all the big questions, do sausage dogs eat sausages? Why has my cat done a poo behind my wardrobe? And how can I persuade my parents to get me a pet? For real-life pet facts, imaginary stories, and a generally laugh-so-hard-snot-comes-out-your-nose read, this is the only pet book you’ll ever need!Written by the outstanding children’s comedian James Campbell, prepare yourself for The Funny Life of Pets! But be WARNED – this IS NOT a normal book…You read a normal book by starting on page one and reading to the end (BORING). You can read this book forwards, backwards, sideways, and in approximately 861,000 different ways in-between.This is a book with outrageous facts, hilarious jokes, insanely funny online videos and brilliant stories all about pets, the author, and all sorts of other Anything you think you might have learned from this book might not be very accurate so should not be used in a school project or as part of homework. Unless of course, you are made of stardust and are as brave as sunshine.

240 pages
Paperback
The complete set

The Funny Life Series

4 books · Published 2018–2022

The Funny Life of Pets

Chapter Book · Ages 8–10 · 2018

A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.Uncover the sidesplitting life of cucumber scaredy-cats, non-stop pooping hamsters, exploding fish and everything in-between (and some things that have nothing to do with pets but are still ridiculously funny). This hilarious book answers all the big questions, do sausage dogs eat sausages? Why has my cat done a poo behind my wardrobe? And how can I persuade my parents to get me a pet? For real-life pet facts, imaginary stories, and a generally laugh-so-hard-snot-comes-out-your-nose read, this is the only pet book you’ll ever need!Written by the outstanding children’s comedian James Campbell, prepare yourself for The Funny Life of Pets! But be WARNED – this IS NOT a normal book…You read a normal book by starting on page one and reading to the end (BORING). You can read this book forwards, backwards, sideways, and in approximately 861,000 different ways in-between.This is a book with outrageous facts, hilarious jokes, insanely funny online videos and brilliant stories all about pets, the author, and all sorts of other Anything you think you might have learned from this book might not be very accurate so should not be used in a school project or as part of homework. Unless of course, you are made of stardust and are as brave as sunshine.

Good to know

Common Questions

How many books are in the Funny Life series?

There are 4 books in the Funny Life series. It began with The Funny Life of Pets in 2018, and the newest book, The Funny Life of Football, was published in 2022.

What ages are the Funny Life books best for?

The series is best for ages 8–10, based on the age ranges of the individual books.

The people

The Creatives Behind the Books

The people who bring The Funny Life to life.

Keep exploring

Similar Series