This Is Still Not a Book

This Is Still Not a Book
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

A playfully deceptive, joyously interactive board book for young readers aged 2-4 from the award-winning author and illustrator Jean Jullien - following in the footsteps of his global bestseller and much loved This Is Not A Book.

Is this a suitcase? A bed? An elephant? Each spread in this engaging board book is actually something else entirely, sparking imaginations and encouraging the storytellers in readers of all ages. Turn the page and find a foldable shirt. Then turn the book to discover a flip phone that you can open, close, and "dial" to call your friends and family! This cleverly conceived board book with fold-out pages prompts children to think creatively about - and play creatively with - other objects in their daily lives.

Perfectly designed for young readers aged 2-4.

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PreS-K--With eye-catching colors, bold black lines, and cartoon-style characters in skin tones ranging from deep brown to peach, Jullien riffs on his This is Not a Book for another wordless transformation of the board book. Some concepts will be available to the typical age group: a toilet with a lid, a suitcase that closes, a mousetrap that snaps shut. Others aim much older: a mouth chewing popcorn, a foldable shirt, surfers catching a wave. And some, like the three-dimensional elephant, are sure hits if the reader manages to figure out how they work. The spread of a flip phone with a green-screen game on it may be a nod to parent-aged onlookers, though toddlers will miss the point. It's a toy, it's a puzzle, it's a joke, but without a visual narrative thread connecting one piece to the next, it is definitely still not a book. VERDICT Best suited to a toy-moveable collection, this will engage children still learning what books are, not necessarily hooked to a story.--Hillary Perelyubskiy, Los Angeles P.L

Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Review quotes

Playful illustrations challenge young readers to think outside the box... Delightful, witty, and imaginative. - Kirkus, STARRED Review

An engaging board book. - My Baba

This book that is in fact not a book will provide you with hours of fascinating conversations with your little ones and some bigger ones too. - Armadillo Magazine

As cheeky and charming as before. - Creative Boom

A playfully deceptive board book designed to challenge young readers to think creatively about objects in their daily lives. - FAD Magazine

Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781838662745
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Publication date
April 07, 2021
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV047000 - Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
JUV009000 - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts | General
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
Library of Congress categories
Stories without words
Picture books
Imagination
Children's stories
Board books
Lift-the-flap books
Visual perception

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