Let Me Finish! - Hardcover

Lê, Minh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 148472173X ISBN 13: 9781484721735

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2016

Synopsis

• Selected as a Best Book of 2016 by NPR, Betsy Bird/School Library Journal, the Nerdy Book Club, and others.
• Finalist for Florida's Sunshine State Young Readers Jr. Award, Wyoming's Buckaroo Book Award, California's Young Reader Medal, and selected for the Wisconsin State Reading Association's Picture This! Recommended Reading List.

When our young hero settles in to read, the last thing he wants is for some noisy animals to ruin the ending of the story.

But ruin it they do.

And as it turns out, the boy is quickly approaching a surprise ending of his own! Maybe he should have listened to the animals after all. . . .

About this title

About the Author

Minh Le is a national early childhood policy expert who writes regularly about children's literature at bottomshelfbooks.com and has been published in the New York Times, the Huffington Post, the Horn Book and NPR. He went to Dartmouth College and has a master's in education from Harvard University. Outside of spending time with his beautiful wife and sons in their home near Washington, D.C., Minh's favorite place to be is in the middle of a good book. Let Me Finish! is his debut. Visit Minh online at minhlebooks.com or on Twitter @bottomshelfbks.



Isabel Roxas is an illustrator, designer, and avid reader. Constantly in search of the perfect afternoon snack, she also holds a master's in communication design from Pratt Institute. She has illustrated numerous children's books in her native Philippines, as well as a spread for Goodnight Songs, a collection of previously unpublished work by Margaret Wise Brown. Isabel loves mangos, post offices, and stationery supplies. She currently lives in New York City with her husband and their collection of imaginary pets. Find Isabel online at studioroxas.com or on Twitter @studioroxas.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 2—The sheer bliss of settling into a good book without being interrupted by spoilers is the topic of this title. A boy is so excited and filled with anticipation to read a good book, yet each time he begins a new one, lively animals share their favorite parts and ruin the story for him. From birds to bears to giraffes, everyone has an opinion they want to share with him about the book he is reading. The harder he tries to elude them, the more the animals multiply and chase him. Wherever he goes—his home, the forest, the jungle, the mountains, the sea—the animals find him and try to tell him what is in store for him. The illustrations are colorful, and the book is mostly written in dialogue bubbles. Much in the vein of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back, this title leaves readers to assume an unexpected ending for the boy. VERDICT A fun storytime selection for audiences with a good sense of humor.—Vivian Ho, Port Washington Public Library, NY

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 148472173X
• ISBN 13: 9781484721735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Roxas Isabel
• Number of pages: 40