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GOAL: Make your opponent laugh out loud and try not to laugh yourselfwe dare you! How does it work? Step 1: Find someone to play with! You can battle it out player vs. player or make two different teams and get a bunch of friends or family involved! Step 2: Take turns reading the jokes and trying to make each other laugh. Step 3: Grab a pencil and score laugh points on a separate sheet of paper as you go along! Find out who is the winner at the end of each round. Step 4: Read as many rounds as you like.
At the end, total up how many rounds each player or team won to find out whos the Jokestar Champion ! If its a tie, face off in the last Total Knockout round and crown the ultimate winner! When do you get a point? Choose which level of difficulty youd like to play with your opponent! Easy Mode: When you read a joke, each laugh your opponent makes is worth one point. It can be any kind of laugh (a giggle, snort, chuckle, or exclamation)! Hard Mode: When you read a joke, each laugh your opponent makes is worth two points, and each smile is worth one point. That means when its your turn not to laugh, its going to be even harder trying not to crack a smile! How do you get started? Play Rock Paper Scissors or flip a coin. The winning player or team becomes Team 1 and starts reading first, reading only the jokes labeled with Team 1. The other player or team becomes Team 2 and reads jokes labeled with Team 2. To make it more fun, try coming up with cool team names for Teams 1 and 2! Pro Tips & Tricks Smile!: Telling jokes with a smiling face will help put your opponent in a happy, laughing mood.
And if you end up laughing from your own jokes because you find them funny, you may get your opponent giggling too! Pause before the punch line: Wait an extra second or two before delivering the punch line of a joke. You will create suspense before that Aha! moment and can get an even bigger laugh from your opponent. Act it out: Try different ways to say the joke to make it even funnier! You could vary your voice, add goofy sounds, make silly faces or movements, stare down your opponent, or change the rhythm of how you say a jokethe way you deliver it may be enough to encourage others to laugh out loud! Just make sure you dont take it too far and make the joke hard to understand. Dont be discouraged: Remember that if your opponent doesnt laugh at first, thats okay! Move on to the next joke without letting it bother you. There are plenty of jokes in this book, and its all in good fun!
Team 1 Start Here! Q: What did one toilet say to the other? A: You look a bit flushed . My dad thinks my runny nose is funny, but its snot ! Knock, knock.
Whos there? Nobel. Nobel who? Theres Nobel. Thats why I had to knock! Try not to spell part backward . Its a trap . Q: Why couldnt the pony sing karaoke? A: She was a little horse . Knock, knock.
Whos there? A little old lady. A little old lady who? Great yodeling! You should sing professionally. Two turtles are in a tank . One asks the other, Do you know how to drive this thing? Q: What color is a burp? A: Burple . Q: Why did a rubber chicken cross the road? A: To stretch its legs. Knock, knock.
Whos there? Etch. Etch who? Bless you. Do you need a tissue? Thank you so much for explaining the word many to me. It means a lot . Q: Why did the banana visit the doctor? A: It wasnt peeling well. Pass the book to Team 2!
Team 2 Start Here!
Q: What does a computer do when its tired ? A: It crashes .
Knock, knock. Whos there? Adore. Adore who? Adore is in my way. I might have to knock it down. What do we want? Race car noises! When do we want them? Neeeeeeooooooowwwwww ! Q: What do ghosts use to wash their hair? A: Sham boo . Q: What do you call a feud between celebrities ? A: Star wars.
Q: What is the most important rule in zebra baseball? A: Three stripes and youre out! Knock, knock. Whos there? Lettuce. Lettuce who? Lettuce in! Word of advice: dont trust atoms . They make up everything . Q: What is an astronaut s favorite snack food? A: Rocket chips. A book I was reaching for at the library fell on my head.
I only have my shelf to blame. Knock, knock. Whos there? Roach. Roach who? Roach you a text. Have you gotten it yet? Q: What do chickens serve at parties? A: Coop cakes. Now total up your points to find out the winner of the round!
Team 1 Q: How did the cucumber become a pickle ? A: It went through a jar ring experience.
Knock, knock. Whos there? Luke. Luke who? Luke through the peephole to find out. Q: How can you tell if the ocean is feeling friendly? A: It waves ! I was trying to figure out why my basketball kept getting bigger and bigger, and then it hit me. Q: What starts and ends with E but only has one letter ? A: An envelope . I accidentally hit myself in the head with a can of soda .
Thankfully, it was a soft drink ! Knock, knock. Whos there? Impatient grandma. Impatient grandma wh I baked cookies! Q: What did the mama lion say to her cub on his birthday? A: Its roar birthday! Q: What music do mummies love to listen to? A: Wrap music. Knock, knock. Whos there? Tank. Tank who? Youre welcome.
Two monkeys were running a bath. The first one said, Ooh, ooh, aah, aah. The second one said, Put some cold water in then. Q: What dinosaur loves to sleep ? A: A stego snore us.
Team 2
Q: What is a hyena s favorite type of candy? A: Snickers . Knock, knock.
Whos there? Turnip. Turnip who? Turnip the radio! I love this song! Did you hear about the ghost who went to the drugstore to buy a box of bandages? He had a lot of boo-boos ! Q: Why cant you play board games in the jungle ? A: There are too many cheetahs . Q: Why did the superhero flush the toilet ? A: It was his doody . Two pickles fell out of a jar onto the floor. They had to dill with it. Knock, knock.