Discover The Funny Kid Series by Matt Stanton

Matt Stanton is a bestselling children’s author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books in Australia. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids’ book and has fans all around the world. He has twenty picture books to his name, including the award-winning Books That Drive Kids Crazy! and Fart Monster series, and is the creator of the immensely popular graphic novel series, The Odds, and the Bored novels. Fluff is his latest series. Matt lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, their four children and a giant dog.

Recommended for ages 7+, the Funny Kid series is a hilarious adventure, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and WeirDo. Collect them all for a wonderful gift to be read, re-read and treasured for years to come. Below, we’ve listed all 14 books so you can see what each one is about! The fourteenth book, Seriously Soccer, is out now!

Book #1: Funny Kid for President

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He’s the class clown, the punch line, and he’s even volunteered his bottom to be the butt of the joke. Max is the funny kid … and he’s running for class president. Poop scandals, stalker ducks, surprise debates, psycho sports teachers, tell-all interviews and the great library vomit-a-geddon are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends at Redhill Middle School this election season.

Buy a copy of Funny Kid for President here.

Book #2: Stand Up

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Or he used to be. Something terrible is going on and Max seems to have lost his funny! Now Max is the Un-funny Kid, right when he’s trying to win the town talent quest! Heckling clowns, kidnapped grandpas, giant police dogs called Steve and the greatest stand-up comedy routine of all time are just some of the things in store for Max in this adventure. Will the real funny kid please stand up?!

Buy a copy of Stand Up here.

Book #3: Prank Wars

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. As he and his classmates head off on a camping trip, the new boy, Tyson, decides to play some jokes of his own. Max is the funny kid … and now there’s a prank war to be won! Monsters in the lake, smuggling ducks, dig-your-own toilets, capsizing canoes, absolutely not falling in love and beans that give you the runs are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #4: Get Licked

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. And it’s about time he used his talents for a good cause! Max is the funny kid … and there are endangered animals to save! Putting the fun in fundraising, launching a puppy-smuggling operation, fighting the great Redhill canteen war and planning a secret theme park are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book#5: Slapstick

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Only now he’s been forced to join the local ice-hockey team, and there’s nothing funny about slipping over and getting a frozen bum. Or is there? Max is the funny kid … and this time he’s skating on thin ice! Epic fails, a wrestling rhinoceros called Roxanne, fake news, locker rooms filled with popcorn and the dreaded return of Mr Armstrong are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book#6: Funny Kid Kicks Butt

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He’s also the one who wants to play Captain Kickbutt in the superhero movie filming in town. He just has to get child-star Spencer Daniels (aka Famous Kid) out of the way first. Max is the funny kid … and Famous Kid needs to go down. A bodyguard named The Fridge, the greatest school assembly prank ever, a jewellery store robbery and a real superhero called ThunderButt are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #7: Peeking Duck

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When his friends start questioning his bravery, Max and his pet duck must come up with a plan to prove them wrong. There’s only one problem: Duck has disappeared. Max is the funny kid and now he’s lost his duck! The family road trip from hell, a dares competition, the Tower of Dying Deathly Doom and a dancing motorcycle gang called the Fat Skulls are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #8: Belly Flop

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything … until now! They are both desperate to get out of this Friday’s swimming carnival. Max is the funny kid and it’s time to cancel a swimming carnival! A sea monster, the Maths Olympiad, spotty rashes, good twin vs bad twin and a swimming instructor named Chaz are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #9: Prank Aliens

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He’s also the kid who’s keen to spend the most boring school holidays ever coming up with the greatest prank of all time. Max is the funny kid and he’s going to prank the world! Conspiracy theories, crop circles, alien invasions, a mayor who has lost his marbles and the most Un-fun Fair in the universe are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #10: Prank Ninjas

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. These school holidays Redhill is in chaos as Max and his friends are locked in an epic prank battle … with each other! Max is the funny kid and his pranking powers are being put to the test! A movie-theatre ninja, toilet turbulence, shopping-mall disasters, cling-film mazes and an unimaginable Kid-Free Zone are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #11: Catastrophe

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He’s also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won’t (oh, and a jealous Duck in a toilet jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure!

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Book #12: Snowballs

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When Max and his friends holiday at a ski resort for the rich and famous, Max realises that everything he could ever need to be happy is all here in one place and he’s determined to fit in quick-smart! Max is the funny kid, but will his jokes work in the snow? Frozen pyjamas, fast cars, falling gracefully off cliffs, a wild mountain man, impossible chairlifts and a high-end fashion parade from Lost Property are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #13: Spookytime

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When his friends start talking about a new scary movie, Max realises they don’t just want to laugh … they also want to scream! Max is the funny kid, but does he know how to make his own scary movie? An oversupply of slime, a bumbling babysitter, a ghastly ghost, a melodramatic mummy and a terrifying beast called Duckenstein are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.

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Book #14: Seriously Soccer

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. When Max discovers that everyone is more interested in watching soccer than his stand-up routine, he needs to come up with a plan fast. How can he compete with the world’s favourite game? Max is the funny kid, but can he score his comedy goal? Half-time shows, terrible coaches and little kids who pee on the goal posts are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure.