Books like Fing
Fing by David Walliams reads as whimsical, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
What Fing is like to read
A quick, silly, gross-out comedy about a child whose greed for one more treat spirals into absurdity — broad humor pitched at young readers. Best for: kids who enjoy Walliams' gross-out humor and morality-tale comeuppance stories.
Matilda
Roald Dahl · 1988
A gleefully wicked fable in which a brilliant little girl outwits cruel adults with wit, telekinesis, and a beloved teacher's quiet kindness.
The BFG
Roald Dahl · 1982
A romp of invented words and giant-sized whimsy that turns into a genuine child-hero adventure to save the world's children.
The Celery Stalks at Midnight
James Howe · 1983
A light, funny middle-grade romp narrated by the family dog, full of comic overreaction as a paranoid cat convinces the other pets that vegetables are turning into zombies.
Mary Poppins comes back
Pamela L. Travers · 1935
A gentle, episodic string of magical mishaps in the Banks household, narrated with dry wit and childlike wonder, ending in the bittersweet ache of Mary Poppins's departure.
Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Wayside School #4)
Louis Sachar · 2020
Short, absurd episodes about the eccentric students and teachers of a bizarre school, delivered with deadpan silliness and quick chapter payoffs — light, funny, and easy to dip into.
The magic Faraway Tree
Enid Blyton · 1943
A cozy, episodic romp where children climb a magic tree into a new topsy-turvy land each visit, meeting Moon-Face, Silky and the Saucepan Man.
How to Speak Dragonese
Cressida Cowell · 2005
A fast, funny middle-grade romp told in Hiccup's earnest, self-deprecating voice, full of Viking mishaps, dragon banter, and narrow escapes.
Ramona the Pest
Beverly Cleary · 1968
An episodic romp through Ramona's first months of kindergarten, warm and gently funny as she navigates being labeled a 'pest.
La Gara Dei Supercuochi
Elisabetta Dami · 2012
A zippy, illustrated middle-grade caper where Geronimo gets roped into tasting his cousin's terrible cooking — light slapstick and cozy family antics designed for young readers.
The astounding broccoli boy
Frank Cottrell Boyce · 2015
A funny, warm-hearted middle-grade romp told from an anxious boy's perspective as he reframes a bizarre medical mystery as a superhero origin story, gradually bonding with his former bully.
Flora & Ulysses
Kate DiCamillo · 2013
A whimsical, comic-inflected romp where a squirrel's superpowers crack open a lonely girl's cynicism — episodic misadventures with genuine heart underneath the silliness.
The Worst Witch (The Worst Witch #1)
Jill Murphy · 1974
A short, cheerful romp through a witches' boarding school where the joke is a well-meaning girl who cannot get anything right.
About Fing — what the genome says
Is Fing a complete story or a cliffhanger?
It's a complete, standalone-satisfying story.
Who is Fing for?
It's written for middle-grade readers (roughly ages 8-12).
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