Synopses & Reviews
If laughter is the best medicine than look no further to cure whatever ails you. This side-splitting collection of humor for adults delivers a mega-dose of the sillies and is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone. Chock full of all the best jokes, puns, humor essays, comic verse, one liners, pranks, gags, riddles, and much more, The Little Big Book of Laughter offers something for everyone. Illustrated with whimsical vintage art, each page is sure to bring a smile to your face. Perfect bedside or bathroom reading, this hysterical little volume is the ideal present for all occasions. After all, what could be better than the gift of laughter?
It will include:
JOKES - on dozens of subjects from Bars and Blondes to Lawyers and Kid Friendly Classics.
PUNS - a colluection of all the most clever and amusing puns.
COMIC VERSE AND LIMERICKS - by such popular figures as Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Dorothy Parker, and Shel Silverstein.
COMIC ESSAYS - from all the greatest humor writers and comedians, including Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Degeneres, Bill Cosby, Ray Romano, Steve Martin, and many others.
CLASSIC COMEDIANS - the best jokes and one-liners from all your favorite stand-ups and funnymen, including Steve Allen, Groucho Marx, Robin Williams, Phyllis Diller, Milton Berle, Bob Hope, Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, and many more.
FACTS & FUN - including the history of April Fools Day, The Best Hoaxes in History; and The Best Funny Movies.
RIDDLES - including categories such as What Am I?, Words & Letters, and Logic.
PRANKS & GAGS - including how to make Itching Powder and Prank Calls; plus tons of Simple Gags.
REAL FUNNY - including hilarious quotes from politicians, kids, and famous figures; plus actual laws, signs, and headlines that prove that life is often funnier than fiction.
Synopsis
What's funnier than a barrel full of monkeys? How about "The Little Big Book of Laughter--the latest title in Welcome's wildly successful "Little Big Book series. This hysterically funny compendium is chock full of all the best jokes, puns, humor essays, comic verse, stand-up routines, comedy sketches, pranks, gags, riddles, and much more. Illustrated with whimsical turn-of-the-century vintage art, each page is guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. Perfect bedside or bathroom reading, this irreverant little volume is the ideal present for all occasions. After all, what could be better than the gift of laughter?
About the Author
Katrina Fried has edited, written, and produced numerous titles, including The Little Big Book of Pregnancy and The Little Big Book for Brides (Welcome), The Wedding Planner (STC), For Love of Angels (Andrews McMeel), The Road to Rome (Welcome Books), and New York New York (Rizzoli).
Lena Tabori has conceived and edited numerous books including Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (with Jane Lahr for STC), The Little Big Book for Dads (with H. Clark Wakabayashi for Welcome), and The Little Big Book of Christmas (for William Morrow).