The Most Boring Book Ever

by Brandon Sanderson (Author) Kazu Kibuishi (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

An imaginative picture book for the whole family about an ordinary boy who is having an ordinary afternoon...until an unexpected adventure takes him by surprise.

#1 New York Times-bestselling creators Brandon Sanderson and Kazu Kibuishi have teamed up, for the first time, to create a breathtaking picture book with enchanting illustrations for readers young and old....

In this humorous epic adventure, a boy is, on the one hand, having a very ordinary day. He does his math homework, his chores, and takes a nap....all while a surprising adventure unfolds around him involving pirates, dragons, and other unexpected perils.

With clever interplay between text and art and an expansive, imaginative arc, this modern classic is a landmark fantasy picture book perfect for fans of Hugo Cabret and After the Fall.

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Publishers Weekly

Opening this tongue-in-cheek title, readers will sense that no self-respecting creator would willingly call a book "the most boring ever" without having something up their narrative sleeve. For Sanderson (the Skyward series) and Kibuishi (the Amulet series), that something is the interplay between a deadpan voice, shown in text banners, and action-packed, digitally colored pen-and-ink artwork. As the text kicks off, "A boy sat in a chair," a pale-skinned, redheaded child in an oversize derby perches in a seat that looks like it's been borrowed from the stage set of a Viking epic. But though "sitting in chairs is boring," successive visuals prove otherwise, propelling the boy into the sky, where a dogfight explodes between steampunk-style flying vehicles. Other "boring" activities follow, including bird-watching, thinking about laundry, and contemplating math homework. While no birds are perceived, the youth does encounter a magnificent dragon--red-scaled, yellow-eyed, and toothy--while laundry and math come in handy as he careens among the brightly colored tile roofs of an elaborately drawn town. In this world, words and pictures collide rather than collaborate--and the result is one wild ride. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Eddie Schneider, JABberwocky Literary. Illustrator's agent: Judy Hansen, Hansen Literary. (Sept.)

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Brandon Sanderson
BRANDON SANDERSON is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rithmatist and Steelheart, both of which were selected for the American Library Association's Teens' Top Ten list. He's also written many popular and award-winning books for adults. His middle grade series, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians, is now available in deluxe editions.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781250843661
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Publication date
September 24, 2024
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV037000 - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Library of Congress categories
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