The Book With No Pictures

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This innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian. Eleanor: And now you can add that to your 2021 read shelf as well. ONE BOOK CLOSER TO YOUR READING GOAL!!! Copy some of the sentences from the book into a word processor and make your own changes to the style / size / colours / fonts. Explain why you made those choices.

This picture book with no pictures knows a thing or two about both books and kid-friendly comedy . . . Once children get the joke, they’ll want to play it on as many of their grownups as possible.”— The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books My daughter brought me this book from the school library and insisted that I should read it to her immediately. I haven't heard of it before and I didn't even notice that the author is a well-known comedian 😏 I like the idea that this might be the first book-without-pictures that some children experience, and that it could open their eyes and inspire them to wonder what might be in all those other books without pictures. This book allows kids to see that power work for them in a way that gets their imaginations and giggles all going full speed. True to title, there are absolutely no pictures in this book, not even the obligatory author photo on the book flap, but there are some amazingly ridiculous words, written in colorful and bold fonts. Kids,(and adults. 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.Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY. I am a monkey who taught myself to read...and now I am reading you this book with my monkey mouth in my monkey voice...and my head is made of blueberry pizza. The great thing about “The Book with No Pictures” is that it encourages the growth to reading novels and fast-forwards the love for text. Yet, the attention span of children is not lost because they want to see the silly words and how they are spelled. Novak truly puts a spin on books for this age group which makes “The Book with No Pictures” certainly stand out. Conceptually radical . . . making the refreshing and contrarian case that words alone have sensory and imaginative vibrancy to spare.”—Mark Levine, The New York Times Book Review

B.j. Novak (1979–) is well known for his work on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 'The Office' as a writer, actor, director, and executive producer. He is also acclaimed for his stand-up comedy, his performances in motion pictures, and is collection of short stories, 'One More Thing' (2014). B.J. has brown hair and blue eyes. There are pictures of him, but not in this book. Are you now convinced that a book without pictures can be as fun as a book that has pictures? How about a book that has pictures but no words?

the book with no pictures

This book is sure to be a crowd-pleaser, and it’s perfect for one-on-one sharing with a parent or caregiver. Expect requests for repeated readings.”— School Library Journal Children’s Book World is hosting a book signing with B.J. Novak, Drew Daywalt, and Pharrell Williams!

This book is relatively fun, and it is definitely an interesting concept for a kid's book. I think this should be geared at 3-6-year-olds. on the one hand, i am not necessarily the most qualified person to judge this book. i don't have children, work with children, have family members who are children, or go near children, so i will never use this book as it is intended - to read aloud to children.Look at the quotes at the end of the video below. Could you create your own review for publication in an online bookstore or on the shelves of a bookshop? The learning-to-read process for children always includes the eventual climb from picture books to picture books with words and then finally, novels. What if this was completely reversed and the first books for children had NO pictures? This is the imaginative approach spawned by actor/producer/writer/author BJ Novak in, “The Book with No Pictures”.