I Don't Want to Read This Book - Hardcover

Greenfield, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593326067 ISBN 13: 9780593326060

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2021

Synopsis

From actor Max Greenfield (from television’s New Girl) comes a hilarious picture book for every child who thinks they don't like to read books (and all the kids—and grownups—who do).

Words, sentences, and even worse, paragraphs fill up books. Ugh! So what's a reluctant reader to do? Actor Max Greenfield (New Girl) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery bring the energy and laugh-out-loud fun out for every child (and parent) who thinks they don’t want to read a book. Joining the ranks of favorites like The Book With No Pictures and The Serious Goose, this clever and playful read-aloud breaks the fourth wall and will have all readers coming back for laughs again and again!

About this title

About the Author

Max Greenfield is a New York–born actor who is best known for being interrupted by his two beautiful children, Lilly and Ozzie, as he writes this bio. Max tries to tell them that this is important and to please leave him alone, but neither child believes this, as Mommy is the one with the career and Daddy just acts silly on TV sometimes.
 

Mike Lowery is an author and New York Times bestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of books for kids. Some of his favoirites are The Gingerbread Man is Lost series by Laura Murray and the Everything Awesome series which he also wrote. He likes to collect weird facts and other bits of knowledge and he draws them every morning in his sketchbook. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two kids.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—Silly, funny, and visually appealing, this work will appeal to reluctant and avid readers. An unseen narrator rails against having to read a book containing everything unpleasant: words, sentences, and especially paragraphs. The snarky, mischievous tone and colorful cartoonlike word art illustrations enhance the satire. A variety of typefaces and jumbled comments keep things interesting. The narrator questions the need for extraneous, unpronounced letters in words, such as "doubt" and for long words, such as " infinitesimal" for such small things. While castigating the entire concept of reading a whole book, the narrator actually reads the whole book, and in the process offers information to those joining him. VERDICT A great classroom read-aloud bound to make listeners join in the fun.—Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, formerly at Trinity-Pawling Sch., Pawling, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593326067
• ISBN 13: 9780593326060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lowery Mike
• Number of pages: 40