This Book Is Not a Present - Hardcover

Greenfield, Max

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 059346236X ISBN 13: 9780593462362

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

A hilarious picture book companion to I Don't Want to Read This Book by actor Max Greenfield.

We all know kids who carry a book everywhere they go. Kids who can't stop reading, even if it's long after bedtime. Kids who love nothing more than sitting quietly in the corner, turning page after page...
 
This book is a love letter to all the other kids. The ones who wouldn't dream of asking for a book as a present. The ones who unwrap the box hoping to find anything—a dog, a skateboard, even socks—besides a book.
 
Packed with clever, fourth-wall-breaking gags from Max Greenfield (New Girl) and eye-popping art from New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery, this ideal read-aloud may not wag its tail or come with wheels, but it's sure to have even the most reluctant bibliophiles laughing all the way to the end.

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 they are certain that Mommy is the one with more important things to do and Daddy just acts silly on TV sometimes. He is the author of I Don't Want to Read This Book. Follow him on Instagram @iammaxgreenfield.
 

 

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. You can visit Mike at mikelowery.com and follow him on Instagram @mikelowerystudio.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—Greenfield is back with a hilarious sequel to his first story, I Don't Want to Read This Book. Convinced that the given book is definitely not a present, the narrator gives myriad examples of a better gift than a book: "Why couldn't it have been a dog? A dog is a present. A skateboard, that's a present. Even socks would have been a great present because at least socks would keep my feet warm while riding my skateboard and playing with what should have been my new dog." Filled with different text sizes and fonts, the pages with pencil and digital illustrations are simple and engaging. As the speaker continues, readers will detect an attitude change and see that despite the narrator's fighting all impulses to go along with this present, reading is truly a gift. A confession about a past toilet clogging only adds to the humor and will certainly have all ages laughing at the arguments along the way. VERDICT Rollicking good humor and the celebrity shine of the first book will ensure that this book is requested over and over again.—Tracy Cronce

Edition details

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 059346236X
• ISBN 13: 9780593462362
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lowery Mike
• Number of pages: 40