The shortlists for The Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 have been announced:
The funniest book for children aged six and under
* The Great Dog Bottom Swap by Peter Bently, illus. Mei Matsuoka (Andersen Press)
* Octopus Socktopus by Nick Sharratt (Alison Green Books)
* Elephant Joe is a Spaceman! by David Wojtowycz (Alison Green Books)
* Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All! by Sean Taylor, illus. Hannah Shaw (Frances Lincoln)
* Mr Pusskins Best in Show by Sam Lloyd (Orchard Books)
* The Pencil by Allan Ahlberg, illus. Bruce Ingman (Walker Books)
The funniest book for children aged seven to fourteen
* The Galloping Ghost by Hilda Offen (Catnip Publishing)
* Eating Things on Sticks by Anne Fine, illus. Kate Aldous (Doubleday)
* Grubtown Tales: Stinking Rich and Just Plain Stinky by Philip Ardagh, illus. Jim Paillot (Faber and Faber)
* The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams, illus. Quentin Blake (HarperCollins)
* Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater by Sean Taylor, illus. Helen Bate (Frances Lincoln)
* Ribblestrop by Andy Mulligan (Simon & Schuster)
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