Mat Waugh
Children's author
The World Map of Jokes
Have you read one of my trillion*-selling Awesome Joke books? Do you have a side-splitting funny you'd like to share with the world? You've come to the right place!
*A million sold so far, but I'm working on the rest of the universe
Crazy Choices for Kids!
Strap those lame Would You Rather? books to a rocket and send them into space – Crazy Choices are here! Brace yourself for the trickiest, ickiest decisions you can imagine, and a trivia quiz that will make your brain explode.
Pick one!
A koala in your cap or a snake in your shoe?
Zoom to school on a pterodactyl or a brontosaurus?
Hide a llama in your lunchbox or a baboon in your backpack?
Easy so far, right? Now meet Brainy. He's the, err, brains behind the quiz in every book. You know what they say: there are no wrong answers, right? Wrong!
Eat cheese or dandelions before bed?
The French know the answer to this one… read Crazy Choices for 6 Year Olds to find out why you'll need fresh pyjamas if you munch on dandelions!
Drink dinosaur wee or mouse wee?
Clue: you're already doing one of these! Zoom over to Crazy Choices for 10 Year Olds to work out which wee!
Tooth fairy been and gone?
A gadget-packed, laugh-a-minute detective story set in a remote village where all the fun stuff keeps disappearing... Perfect for kids 9 to 12. Weird headmaster and step-mum included. Get The Fun Factor now at bookshops and Amazon.
This book was a bit creepy, a bit sneaky, and very funny! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Easy ways to be a birthday hero
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They're fantastic! They're awesome! They're Word Searches and More Awesome Jokes. Each book has been hand-crafted, lovingly dipped in fun, and tested by people who hold their pencil like they're planting a flag.Get them now on Amazon or on your high street.
Double Trouble for smaller kids
By the time their child is five years old, the average parent (me) will have prompted their kids to say please 18,432 times (guess). What was that? Trees? Seas? Peas? Ozzie just can't remember – and the consequences will have your child in stitches!
Meanwhile, trouble has come to town and only Dads can help…
'This book contains nuts!'
The cover should say.
Five daddies. Five baddies.
And one crazy day!
Buy at bookshops and Amazon.
Hey, what's that smell?
Cheeky Charlie – a six-book spectacular
"I not mean to be a silly billy," says Charlie. Forgive the grammar: he's only free. These stories of mayhem, told by his big sister, will have kids in fits of laughter and parents shuddering with relief. Brace for a six-book series of thoroughly modern short stories that takes Charlie on an increasingly messy, hilarious and outrageous adventures - perfect to read to kids 5+, or solo 7+.
Available now from Amazon and all high street bookshops.
Here's what people are saying about Charlie
Sweet and funny stories about a naughty-but-nice little boy. Perfect for sharing or for emerging and newly confident readers to snigger at alone.There's an energy and fizziness about these stories that's irresistible.
The Book BagIt is an excellent bedtime storybook... a good read for children who want stories that are filled with fun, adventure, and mischief.
Readers' Favourite ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The author leads you into an open field and lets your imagination run wild before hitting you with a surprise. Cheeky Charlie is cleverly written, witty and funny.
The Brick CastleMy 6 and 7 year old boys were hooked and can't wait for a sequel. At one point the 7yr old literally fell off the sofa laughing. Buy it!
V. Hughes - Amazon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Omg this book is fab! Its cool and amazing- extremely fantastic and elegant and charming and above all: super duper diper [inside joke, hehe]'
Sherry - Amazon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Unique design. Free download
Better handwriting, fewer tears… I designed Letter Lines handwriting paper to help my own children get their handwriting under control! It's not what you find in schools, it works, and you can use it for free. Find out more
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About me
Me? I’m a grizzled and frazzled father to three girls, living in the south east of England. When I was seven, I wrote to Clive King, author of my favourite book, Stig of the Dump. My letter chased him around the world, and Clive sent my exotically-stamped envelope back with the sad reply that there would be no sequel. From that age on, I knew I wanted to write. And I realise this doesn't make much sense.I waited until I was a dad and had the least free time imaginable to get started. Making children laugh without making grown ups cry is my ambition. Stories about Charlie, jokes, puzzles, picture books and more have followed. I still haven't written a sequel to Stig, though…
Got something you'd like to tell me? I'm delighted to hear it! Contact me here.
Contact Mat
Send me a message – I love to hear from readers, parents, teachers, librarians, polar explorers and more. So if any of those apply, get in touch!
My kids really struggled with letter sizes. Ascenders stretched to the sky, descenders headed towards their lap and the x-height – the size of the letter 'body' – varied wildly. So I designed Letter Lines with a unique write in the stripe design. You can buy it, or download it to print at home for free. It's ideal for homeschooling or handwriting practice.
Innovative stripe design
Intuitive fill-the-space stripes make consistency and alignment more achievable and help children to improve their letter shapes.
Three widths, two page sizes
Wide: for children who are learning to write on a line, but need a little help to keep their letters under control!Regular: for children who are developing their handwriting skills, but can't yet keep their writing consistent and legible.Narrow: for children who can write confidently, but have difficulty keeping it neat. Helps them write using fluid, connected letters.Each version is available in US or UK paper sizes.
Get creative
Template includes pages with space for a drawing or illustration (and a title!) - great for creative work.
Let's fill the world with jokes!
Welcome to my World Map of Awesome Jokes! Do you have a favourite you'd like everyone to know? Ask a parent to send it to me using this form.
All locations are approximate. See privacy policy for details.
Submit your own joke
Send me your child's joke and I'll add it to the Awesome Map. You must be 15 or over to complete this form, and see below for privacy policy. Just one joke per child (until you have a birthday), so make it a good one!I read and chuckle at every joke myself, so it may take me a few days to put yours on the map. But don't give up: I'll get it sorted and if you include your email address, I'll let you know when it's done!
Note: your privacy, and that of your child, is important to me. Personal info submitted will be held according to my privacy policy. Please don't submit information that could identify your child; it will not be used. Jokes will be added as fast as I'm able but it's not automatic, so check back on the map soon! Questions? Contact me.
Privacy policy
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These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of United Kingdom and you irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in that State or location.Privacy Policy
Your privacy is important to us.
It is Say So Media Ltd’s policy to respect your privacy regarding any information we may collect from you or which you may provide to us, in the circumstances set out below. Accordingly, we have developed this privacy policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate, disclose, safeguard and otherwise make use of your personally identifiable information (“Personal Data”).
We will only collect and use your Personal Data where:
• we have lawful grounds to do so, including to comply with our legal obligations;
• we are performing a contract with you for our services, or are fulfilling a request on your behalf; and
• we have legitimate interests in using your Personal Data and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
For the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (“GDPR”), we, Say So Media Ltd, are the “data controller”. If you have any questions about this policy or about how we use your Personal Data, please contact us via our contact details at the end of this policy.
This policy is effective as of 06 June 2019.
We review our privacy practices on an ongoing basis, and as such we may change this privacy policy from time to time. Please check this page frequently to ensure you are familiar with its current content.Collecting Personal Data
We only collect Personal Data where you choose to interact with us on the Website. When you sign-up to receive free content, including eBooks, videos and offers we collect your email address. We also collect any information you submit to us via the ‘Contact Us’ or 'World Map of Awesome Jokes' form.We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Website – such as the type of browser and operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider. We do not link this information with any Personal Data. We may also collect data automatically through our use of cookies on the Website.Use of your Personal Data
We will only use your Personal Data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your Personal Data to:
• process and manage your use of our website;
• respond to your questions, comments and requests;
• where you have opted-in to receive marketing from us, deliver communications that are relevant to your preferences / may be of interest to you;
• improve our services and Website through analysis of information.Sharing of your Personal Data
We take your privacy seriously and will not share your Personal Data with others, except as permitted by applicable law or as set out below:We share Personal Data as necessary with third parties who provide services or functions on our behalf and who require the information to provide those specific services to us. These third parties may include social media advertising platforms such as Facebook and Google Adwords for the purpose of custom audience generation and the development of targeting criteria for other audiences. Please note that we have appropriate data privacy safeguards in place with third parties with whom we share Personal Data as described above and who are providing services or functions on our behalf.Keeping your Personal Data secure
We have implemented security policies and technical measures to safeguard the Personal Data we collect. We maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with applicable law, including the GDPR, to safeguard Personal Data from accidental loss, destruction or damage and unauthorised access, use and disclosure.Retention periods for use of your Personal Data
We will use and store your Personal Data only for as long as necessary, bearing in mind the uses of your Personal Data as described in this privacy policy and otherwise as communicated to you. We review the Personal Data we hold at regular intervals and delete permanently or anonymise any Personal Data which is no longer necessary.ChildrenWe do not knowingly collect or hold any Personal Data relating to children aged under 15 years old, with the exception of any submitted, unsolicited, via the Contact form, which may be used for future correspondence, or through the World Map form (see below). If you are under the age of 15, please do not provide us with any of your Personal Data, including your email address. To appear on the World Map, a request must be made on your behalf by a parent or guardian.World Map
Parents or guardians are invited to submit their child's favourite joke to the World Map, using the form provided. In doing so, they will provide the child's first name (or pseudonym), location and their own name and email (optional). The precision of the location given is at the discretion of the submitter, and will in any case be no more precise than a postcode or ZIP code. Any information thought to permit identification, either in the joke or the name, may be removed or edited at the site owner's discretion. Aggregated data submitted through the form is held in a secure Google Sheet. Parents or guardians can request that their child's joke is removed from the map at any time, using the Contact form.Access to and control over your Personal Data
You have legal rights under applicable law in relation to your Personal Data. You can ask the following questions, or take the following actions, at any time by contacting us via email [email protected], the contact form or via our postal address (see below).You may:
• see what Personal Data we hold about you (if any), including why we are holding it and who it could be disclosed to;
• ask us to change/correct your Personal Data;
• ask us to delete your Personal Data;
• object to the processing of your Personal Data;
• ask us to restrict the processing of your Personal Data;• express any concerns you have about third parties’ use of your Personal Data.Change of purpose
We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to have an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact us. If we need to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.Contact Us
Our full details are: Say So Media Ltd
Email for Privacy Questions: [email protected]
Postal Address: Unit 11857, PO Box 6945, London W1A 6US, UKMap pic credit: Freepik
Thanks - as long as I think you're a real human, I'll be in touch very soon!