Please Don't Read This Book

Name: Please Don't Read This Book
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780593116814
Price: 35.0 NZD
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By Deanna Kizis

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Summary

In Please Don't Read This Book by Deanna Kizis, young readers embark on a whimsical adventure where they are encouraged to defy a warning and explore what lies within the pages. Through vibrant illustrations and playful narrative, the book playfully engages children's curiosity and sense of humour, inviting them to interact with the story in a fun and imaginative way.
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Format: Hardback

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You and your child might enjoy this book if you appreciate playful and engaging reads that challenge young readers with a humorous twist. It's perfect for kids who love interactive stories that encourage imagination and curiosity by playfully suggesting that the book shouldn't be read.

Please Don't Read This Book

In this laugh-out-loud book that begs readers to break the rules, silliness and hilarity reign supreme! Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures.

Description

In this laugh-out-loud book that begs readers to break the rules, silliness and hilarity reign supreme! Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures.

Wait—are you reading this book? Even though the cover asked you not to?

Well, if you're going to read it, then you'll have to follow the rules, or you're going to have WAY too much fun. And you don't want to have FUN, do you? DO YOU?!

That's what I thought. So definitely, positively, DO NOT read this book!

Join along for zany antics, silly sounds, and endless fun in this breaks-the-fourth-wall book that will have readers coming back time and time again—regardless of what the title says.

Praise for Please Don't Read This Book:

"Inviting of energetic engagement and laughter." —Kirkus Reviews

"A brilliant job of engaging even the most reluctant reader, showing how much fun a book can be." —New York Journal of Books

Please Don't Read This Book is hard to resist—and that's clearly the plan." —The Virginian-Pilot

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Please Don't Read This Book by Deanna Kizis has received praise for its engaging and humorous approach that invites energetic interaction from readers. It's noted for successfully engaging even the most reluctant readers, illustrating the joy a book can bring. Described as irresistible, the book clearly aims to captivate and entertain its audience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780593116814

Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 January 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Philomel Books,U.S.

Illustration: FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sam Boughton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 264.0mm

Height: 263.0mm

Weight: 425g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Deanna Kizis Penguin Books Young Adult

About the Author

Deanna Kizis (deannakizis.com) is a journalist, author, and screenwriter. She was the West Coast editor of Elle magazine and a contributor at Harper's Bazaar, and her byline has appeared Vanity Fair, People, Us, Details, Self, Glamour, Redbook, Allure, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Nylon, and many others. She's also penned screenplays for ABC, MTV, Sony and Paramount. Please Don't Read This Book! is her first children's book. Deanna lives in Los Angeles, California, and loves her dog, her kid, her cat, burritos, and gardening, but definitely not in that order. (Hint- She really loves her kid. And burritos. Definitely both of those things.) Follow Deanna on Twitter @dkizis and on Instagram @deannasayswhat. Sam Boughton (samboughton.co.uk) is an award-winning British artist and illustrator with degrees in illustration from Bristol UWE and the Cambridge School of Art. She is the author/illustrator of Hello, Dinosaurs! and The Extraordinary Gardener. Sam lives in Teignmouth, UK. Follow her on Twitter @samillustrates and on Instagram @samboughton.

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