Novak, B. J. (2014). The book with no pictures. New York,
NY: Random House.
Similar to Elephant and Piggie’s We Are In A Book, Novak’s The
Book with No Pictures makes the
reader break the fourth wall. The reader must say everything written on the
page, even if it’s “I am a robot monkey,” or “Glibbity globbity.” The reader
has to sing and make goofy noises and proclaim herself to be “a robot monkey”
complete with a silly techie font. The adult reading aloud has to beg to stop
reading, and the children listening presumably get a chance to yell, “No!”
Even
without pictures, the book is funny with a lot more interaction between
grownups and children than traditional books. There is a smidge of potty humor,
entertaining use of fonts, and tons of laughter. This is a great readaloud book
for children PreK through second grade.
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