Trust me, I had five adults read this before I handed it to a child), start the book out hesitantly, wondering if they've made a mistake by choosing it, until they hit that first twist. Impressed with the teacher for having it displayed with the activity that was set up on the table (big paper set up for their own drawings), and I’m impressed with the uniqueness of the book. Also optimal if no one in storytime audience is legitimately named "Booboo Butt" or comes from a family of monkeys (or worse, robot monkeys), as all of these things are mocked mercilessly. THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES is super silly and very clever as it panders to young kids' love of funny sounds, made-up words, and undignified words such as "butt.

For years, book snobs have, whether admitting it or not, equated someone's literacy skills based on whether they choose books with illustrations.I'm sure this was a fun project for the author and netted him a good paycheck from parents who are fans of his acting work, but it's something you can easily skip as part of your library's collection. The picturebook world already contains some of the most creative and innovative books there are for any age.

He is also acclaimed for his standup comedy, his performances in motion pictures, and his New York Times bestselling book of short stories, One More Thing. so, yeah - i see what you're trying here, and on the one hand i totally support your enthusiasm, but i just think you have to establish more book-cred before you cop-out with a kid's book. It is offbeat, quirky, creative and a departure from the picture books I tend to read to my students. Children will unsurprisingly take huge delight in this simple yet ingenious picture book, which perfectly demonstrates the joy of reading together.With the strong emphasis on words, many of which are made up nonsense words, the reader is invited to take a journey through a series of wacky requests. Novak has suggested that The Book With No Pictures “could be a whole new way to introduce the children to the idea of what a book can do”. J. Novak hilariously proves his point: that a book with only words can be as amusing and engaging as one with images. My kids took turns reading it with each other and even learned some new big words like ridiculous and preposterous, so I'm happy.