The 2011 Roald Dahl Funny Prize shortlist...

...has been announced.

The 7-14 shortlist is:

• Animal Tales, by Terry Jones, illustrated by Michael Foreman
• The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, by Liz Pichon
• The Get Rich Quick Club, by Rose Impey
• Letters from an Alien Schoolboy, by Ros Asquith
• Penny Dreadful is a Magnet for Disaster, by Joanna Nadin, illustrated by Jess Mikhail
• The Wrong Pong, by Steven Butler, illustrated by Chris Fisher