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This is NOT a Book!

By Kellie Byrnes and Aska
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In this fun-filled, action-packed picture book, our main character is quite convinced they’re not in a book. After all, if this was a book, there’d be pages to turn … Oops! We’ve just turned the page. But that’s not conclusive proof this is a book. If... Read More
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In this action-packed picture book, our main character is convinced they’re not in a book. After all, if this was a book there’d be pages to turn and problems to solve. But hold on, we’ve turned the page … and why are those pirates stealing that treasure? The perfect introduction to storytelling, This is NOT a Book! is metafiction made fun!

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In this fun-filled, action-packed picture book, our main character is quite convinced they’re not in a book. After all, if this was a book, there’d be pages to turn … Oops! We’ve just turned the page.

But that’s not conclusive proof this is a book. If it was a book, there’d be interesting settings and problems to solve. Hold on! Why is our lead character being chased by a lion? Why are pirates stealing treasure? And are those mermaids playing in a rock band?

This is NOT a Book! is the perfect introduction for kids to how a book is structured and how to tell a good story. It’s metafiction made fun!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781925820508

Publisher: Exisle Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 June 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: EK Books

Illustration: 35 color illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 255.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

Collections

Aska Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kellie Byrnes New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Children's Books New Zealand Published Young Adult Mystery & Thriller

About the Author

Kellie Byrnes is a children’s author, freelance writer, kidlit blogger and book reviewer. Her first picture book, Cloud Conductor, was published in 2018 and she's had three more picture books released since then. Her next book is How Do You Love?: The Five Ways We Show We Care. Aśka is an energetic visual storyteller and a science communicator who is a passionate advocate of visual literacy. She has illustrated ten published books, makes comics, and is a regular contributor to The School Magazine and other children’s publications.

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