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The Book with No Pictures

by B. J. Novak Publisher: DIAL

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A read-aloud built around words alone

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Hardcover New English

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  • Bestseller

    #1 New York Times bestseller

AlbakiReads Editorial

A read-aloud built around words alone

With no illustrations to carry the action, the book makes the spoken words its main source of comedy. Its premise turns reading aloud into a playful performance: the reader must say whatever appears on the page, including invented sounds and a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast. That setup gives the book a clear focus on the silliness of language and the shared ritual of reading aloud. At 48 pages, it is a compact children’s story designed to be heard as well as read.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy humorous stories and goofy sounds
  • Families looking for a playful read-aloud to share
  • Adults who enjoy performing silly words and songs for young listeners

Themes

Read-aloud playLanguage and soundHumor

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Book overview

A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian--a perfect gift for any special occasion!

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . .

BLORK. Or BLUURF.

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.

Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)
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