The title gave it away, didn't it? You will surely never come across books like The Book with No Pictures too often. The author, Mr Novak, is an award winning humorist and acclaimed actor. But this endeavor from him has now largely become his claim to fame.
Writing a good book is difficult, as admitted by the best in the business. Most influential of writers are often little prolific (think Joyce or Woolf). Now, think one step ahead. Writing a good book for children must then be EXTREMELY difficult. As Dostoevsky famously said, children can be the harshest of the critics. So, when thousands of kids across the country absolutely adore a book, you can be sure that the book is worth your attention.
The Book with No Pictures has no fuss about it. There are no pictures in it, as you would guess (duh!). Kids often get glued to this one once they open the first page. The book affectionately calls upon its fledgling 'readers' to say whatever the book says. What happens once kids start 'read+saying' this book can only be described as a laughter riot. The words like BLUURFF and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY are just the beginning. With very clever arrangement of text size, fonts and colors, the effect achieved is really pleasant and creative. This book is a perfect choice for a little get-together for kids. You would think that it would be an uphill task for a book without pictures to grab the attention of the kids. But all you have to do is take a look at how good this book looks with just text.
So, our advice is, for once, let the kids read this one to you. This book without pictures, yes absolutely no pictures is charmingly silly and hugely entertaining.
Here's a little video of kids and the author trying to have some fun with a book that doesn't like pictures at all!
A hardcover copy is available on Amazon at discounted price here.
Title of the book: The Book with No Pictures
Author: B.J. Novak
Age Group: 6-8
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