There's Nothing Funny About Bums
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Picture Book · Ages 3–6 · 2025

There's Nothing Funny About Bums

Written by Gareth P. Jones · Illustrated by Matt Robertson

A teacher insists bottoms are serious business, but her class can't stop giggling.

32 pages· ~500L· AR ~3.3
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There's nothing funny about bums, insists a teacher reading from The Book of Things That Are Definitely Not Funny. As she describes bottoms of every shape and size, her class tries hard to keep a straight face. But by the time she gets to ants in pants, ninja farts and torpedoes in the bath, everyone is rolling on the floor laughing. What will the headteacher say?

From the publisher

There’s nothing funny about bums. Nothing funny at all!They come in all shapes and sizes, the big, the wobbly the small… … insists a teacher, reading from a book called The Book of Things That Are Definitely Not Funny. In this hilarious picture book, join a class of children as they attempt to keep a straight face while learning about bottoms. But after the teacher has described ants in pants, ninja farts, and torpedoes in the bath everyone is rolling around laughing. What will the headteacher say?!A fabulously silly story with hilarious illustrations–children and their grown-ups will love reading and giggling along.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
3–6
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~500L
AR book level
~3.3
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Book details

Reading levels
F&P level
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Publication
Published
August 26, 2025
Publisher
Happy Yak
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780711295865

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