Do your kids or students look bored the moment you start to teach them English grammar? This is a common problem. Grammar rules seem monotonous to kids. And you know how short their attention span is if they don’t enjoy anything! Kids love pictures, cartoons, and colours. They find them entertaining. So instead of buying a regular English grammar book, get some grammar picture books to teach grammar to kids.

These are the 10 best grammar books with funny and colourful illustrations to get kids super interested in English grammar.

Top 10 Funny & Interesting Grammar Picture Books for Kids

1. Old Hat, New Hat

   - Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain

   This grammar book takes an exciting route to teach grammar to kids through various kinds of hats. “Old hat new hat” is enriched with adjectives describing the quality of the hat, for example, scratchy or wrinkly. Kids need to see, read and notice the quality of the hat to help the central character of the book in choosing a hat.

2. Eats, Shoots and Leaves: Why Commas Really Do Make a Difference!

   - Lynne Truss, Illustrated by Bonnie Timmons

   The difference a comma can make in a sentence is shown in this book by misplacing or leaving out the coma! This misplacing causes some comical confusions, which are illustrated beautifully through some funny grammar pictures. “Eats, shoots and leaves” is a perfect book to teach grammar to kids as it is hilarious and informative at the same time!

3. Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day

   - Robin Pulver

   It’s one of the excellent picture books to teach verbs and nouns to little kids. It teaches them their individual importance and their connection with each other. “Nouns and verbs have a field day” has some colourful cartoons to demonstrate nouns and verbs working together.

4. The Great Grammar Book

   - Kate Petty, Illustrated by Jennie Maizels

   “The great grammar book” teaches pronouns, punctuations, plurals, prepositions, and more to kids in a fun way. Jennie Maizels incorporated some nice and funny grammar pictures in this book to teach kids about different aspects of grammar.

5. Verbs Say Go!

   - Michael Dahl, Illustrated by Maira Chiodi

   Little green people do funny things and feel certain emotions in “Verbs says go!” The verbs are also written in green along with the picture. The kid can read it along with you loudly and associate it with the ongoing activity in the picture.

6. Under, Over, by the Clover: What is a Preposition?

   - Brian P. Cleary

   This grammar book for kids contains detailed knowledge about prepositions. Funny illustrations of cats show different prepositions in action like by the clover, about, next to rover, over, under, etc. “Under, over, by the clover” is ideal for teachers to use in a preposition class.

7. Fortunately, Unfortunately

   - Michael Foreman

   “Fortunately, unfortunately” is one of the best grammar books to demonstrate how to start a sentence with an adverb. It touches an advanced level of grammar. You should first check the essential grammar knowledge of the kids you are teaching before starting with this book.

8. Breezier, Cheesier, Newest and Bluest: What are Comparatives and Superlatives?

   - Brian P. Cleary

   This grammar book also deals with the advanced knowledge of the formation of comparatives and superlatives adjectives. “Breezier, cheesier, newest and bluest” does it with interesting examples and rhyming verses making it fun for kids.

9. Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick: What Is a Compound Word?

   - Brian Cleary

   This grammar book aims at teaching the usage of compound nouns as nouns, description of nouns, and actions. “Thumbtacks, earwax, lipstick, dipstick” explains the comprehensive form and length of compound nouns through funny grammar pictures and cartoon series.

10. Pre and Re Mis and Dis: What is a Prefix (Words are Categorical)

    - Brian Cleary

    As the name suggests, this book is based on the different types of prefixes and their usage. “Pre and re mis and dis” is an eye-catching grammar picture book filled with goofy cartoon characters. It gradually moves towards the challenging concepts and ends with a chart of prefixes where students can later practice by adding example sentences of their own.

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