The most popular humor books of 2026

Humor books exist to make you laugh. Comic essays, joke collections, parodies, cartoons and funny memoirs are all here. They make good gifts and better company. Open one when the day has been long and you need cheering up. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

Cover of The Camping Dictionary

The Camping Dictionary

Heather Balogh Rochfort

Published 2026

176 pages

Cover of Total Mess Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

Total Mess Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

Mad Libs, Scott Sonneborn

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of Who Am I? Tigers and Other Big Cats A Riddle Puzzle Book

Who Am I? Tigers and Other Big Cats A Riddle Puzzle Book

Jody Jensen Shaffer

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of Garfield Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

Garfield Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

Brandon T. Snider, Mad Libs

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of All-American Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

All-American Mad Libs World's Greatest Word Game

Mad Libs, Mickie Matheis

Published 2026

48 pages

Cover of Whale, That Was Unexpected

Whale, That Was Unexpected

Casey Lyall

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of Just a Busy Season Essays on Motherhood, an Unexpected Comedy

Just a Busy Season Essays on Motherhood, an Unexpected Comedy

Taylor Wolfe

Published 2026

272 pages

Cover of Putt-erly Hilarious Golf Jokes for Dads

Putt-erly Hilarious Golf Jokes for Dads

Jay Wallace

Published 2026

128 pages

Cover of The Little Book of Cheesy Dad Jokes

The Little Book of Cheesy Dad Jokes

OH

Published 2026

192 pages

Cover of Snarky Crochet Irreverent Patterns, Jokes and Puns for Silly Stitchers

Snarky Crochet Irreverent Patterns, Jokes and Puns for Silly Stitchers

Lisa Ha

Published 2026

128 pages

Cover of I Want Everything! (The Everything Books)

I Want Everything! (The Everything Books)

Sophy Henn

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams

This Is a Book of Sentence Diagrams

Man Martin

Published 2026

128 pages

Cover of Cantaloupe and HoneyDo Take the Bus

Cantaloupe and HoneyDo Take the Bus

Mike Boldt

Published 2026

56 pages

Cover of Disney

Disney

Kalikolehua Hurley

Published 2026

96 pages

Cover of Smoko Friends Magnet Set

Smoko Friends Magnet Set

Running Press

Published 2026

16 pages

Cover of My First Bob Books - Alphabet Story Box Bind-Up | Phonics, Letter Sounds, Ages 3 and Up, Pre-K | (Reading Readiness)

My First Bob Books - Alphabet Story Box Bind-Up | Phonics, Letter Sounds, Ages 3 and Up, Pre-K | (Reading Readiness)

Lynn Maslen Kertell

Published 2026

176 pages

Cover of Wake Up, Grouchy Bear!

Wake Up, Grouchy Bear!

David Ezra Stein

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of LUCKY LOSER.

LUCKY LOSER.

Michael Kosta

Published 2026

304 pages

Cover of Never Touch a Grumpy Bunny!

Never Touch a Grumpy Bunny!

Alexandra Robinson

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of I Am Not Boring

I Am Not Boring

Lena Podesta

Published 2026

40 pages

Cover of Disney

Disney

Kalikolehua Hurley

Published 2026

32 pages

Cover of Peanuts Cross-Stitch 24 Easy-To-Follow Patterns of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Friends

Peanuts Cross-Stitch 24 Easy-To-Follow Patterns of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Friends

Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts Worldwide LLC, Anna Fleiss, Sosae Caetano, Dennis Caetano

Published 2026

96 pages

Cover of Colored People Time A Case for (Casual) Rebellion

Colored People Time A Case for (Casual) Rebellion

Manny Fidel

Published 2026

128 pages

Cover of Swear Bears A Sweary Coloring Book for Grown-Up Comfort

Swear Bears A Sweary Coloring Book for Grown-Up Comfort

Caitlin Peterson, Katharina Brzezinska

Published 2026

80 pages

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