The Book That Did Not Want to Be Read - Hardcover

Sundin, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 166591081X ISBN 13: 9781665910811

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

Beware! This picture book will do anything in its power to stay unread in this fun, interactive, and irresistibly silly read-aloud perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures and Press Here.

WARNING! Stop what you’re doing! Don’t you know that this book does not want to be read?

If you try, all sorts of unfortunate things will happen. It will turn into a steering wheel! Letters will go missing! The book will act up and squirm around and grow wings and try to fly away! It will even insert a bunny that has absolutely nothing to do with anything.

A persistent reader might see all kinds of strange and magical things, silly and secret things…But this book just does not want to be read, and it’s better to leave it alone.

...Or is it?

About this title

About the Author

David Sundin is a Swedish comedian, screenwriter, actor, and television show host, as well as a silver medalist in the Swedish Championship of Puns. Having charmed the adults of Sweden, Sundin set out to entertain the pickiest audience of all: children. The Book That Did Not Want to Be Read is his children’s book debut.

Reviews

K-Gr 3-This book definitely makes it very difficult for readers to read it, leading to mayhem and hilarity with pages that grow, shrink, spin, and disappear! When chosen by a youngster at bedtime, this book warns that perhaps a different book might be a better choice. With old-fashioned red and green script and decorations that fill the cream-colored pages, the story is definitely one that is meant to be read aloud, but with lots of attention to the pages. Each time a page is turned, the book presents another difficulty, from closing itself to growing wings and trying to fly away, to "burning" the pages in places that claim to be hot to the touch. The words turn into songs, fade, grow, switch vowels, become a fill-in-the-blanks story, and generally cause mayhem. Along the way, strange pictures appear for no reason, and the addition of the rabbit, alligator, top hat, or other quirky thing just makes the journey more absurd. All ends well with a sweet good night shared and a promise. VERDICT This is a hilarious and thoughtful book, so much more than a funny read-aloud; the drawings and layout are essential elements that demonstrate how the visual arrangement of a book can communicate a whole story.-MaryAnn Karre, Binghamton, NYα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166591081X
• ISBN 13: 9781665910811
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Sundin David
• Number of pages: 40