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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess

Jeff Kinney

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Finn's Epic Fails: Downhill from Here

Phil Earle

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Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

Louie Stowell

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Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room

Hugh Bonneville

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Spyglass: Mastermind of Mayhem

David Solomons

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The Last Bard

Maz Evans

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The Summer I Robbed a Bank

David O'Doherty

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The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

Jenny Pearson

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Tom Gates is Ha! Ha! Hilarious

Liz Pichon

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Welcome to Weird Street

Stephen Mangan

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Worst. Holiday. Ever.

Charlie Higson

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You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!

Andy Stanton

You pick the stack, they choose the books. These are the 12 books they'll choose from, so there's no need to pick any yourself.

Occasionally a displayed title may become unavailable, but rest assured that substitutions will always be carefully chosen to suit the stack.

  • Fiction
  • 9 to 11
  • Humour
  • Paperback

Laugh Out Loud

Give the gift of laughter with these laughter-powered reads

For 9 to 11 year olds who love a book that makes them snort with laughter. This stack is packed with brilliantly funny stories, with favourites like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good and You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum!. Perfect for reluctant readers, giggle-prone bookworms and anyone in need of a good laugh. Fair warning: they may insist on reading the best bits out loud.

Gifted this stack before? Don't worry, titles are regularly updated to keep things fresh.

You choose the stack and how many books to gift.
They choose the story they want to read.
We deliver it to their door.

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Your recipient will receive an email or printable gift certificate with your message and a link to their own gift page. There, they can browse the stack and choose their book (or books), plus any extras you've added. They'll have two months to choose.

Their books then arrive packed in our gift-ready mailer, with a Chapter & Choice bookmark and a keepsake card for their stack. No wrapping needed.

Make it extra special with our Beautiful Bookplates: a pack of 10 illustrated bookplates. They'll choose their favourite design (Oscar the Owl, Monty the Mouse or Felix the Fox) to make their new books their own. You can add them once you've added the stack to your basket.

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You pick a stack

All the thought, none of the guesswork. Pick a stack of 12 themed books that suits them, and how many books to gift.

They choose their books

No more doubling up on books they already have. We email your gift on the day you choose, and they pick their favourites.

We deliver

No wrapping, no trips to the post office. Their books arrive at their door gift-ready, with a bookmark and keepsake card.