Jokes so quick they'll leave skid marks. Laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series!

Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen.

The epic Redhill Billy Cart Race is here and Tyson is entering with Max's dad, leaving Max to go it alone.

Max is the funny kid, but will his billy cart get stuck in the pit lane?

High-octane racing, wedding crashers, group-assignment nightmares and a teacher missing in action are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure!

FUNNY KID is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that has everyone laughing!

SERIES AWARDS

Funny Kid Prank Wars -- Winner of the 2023 YABBA Award for Fiction for Older Readers

Funny Kid Catastrophe -- Shortlisted for the 2023 Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People

Funny Kid Seriously Soccer -- CBCA Notable for Younger Readers 2026

Details

ISBN13: 9780733344176
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 240
Edition:
Publication Date: 27 Oct 2026
Publisher: ABC Books
Publication City, Country: New South Wales, Australia
Dimensions (cm): 19.6(H)x12.9(L)x2.1(W)216
Weight (gm): 216

Author Biography

Matt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books in Australia. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids' book and has fans all around the world. He has twenty picture books to his name, including the award-winning Books That Drive Kids Crazy! and Fart Monster series, and is the creator of the immensely popular graphic novel series, The Odds, and the Bored novels. Fluff is his latest series. Matt lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, their four children and a giant dog. mattstanton.net

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