Perfect for early or reluctant readers This book will stop at nothing
Here's an idea...turn the left page. That way, you can go back to the beginning, close the book, and pretend you didn't start reading this book. It would be like going back in time... give it a try...
To stop you reading it
This heart-warming picture book urges children to read using comedy and contradiction. Who is the villain--the reader or the book? In this story, the book itself perceives the reader as a mischief-maker and tries to protect its pages. It is a story of a book judging a reader by their "cover." In turning pages, the reader becomes the hero of their own story overcoming the challenges the book puts up to roadblock reading.
Empowering children
Stop Reading This Book introduces young readers to book elements like protagonists, antagonists, conflict, and resolution and showcases themes of child empowerment, judgment and misjudgment, marginalization and inclusivity, and persistence.
About the Author :
Caroline Fernandez is an award-winning author of children's books, magazine feature articles and blog posts. Filed away, in her office, is an English degree from McMaster University and a Teacher of English as a Second Language Certificate. She is the author of The Adventures of Grandmasaurus (series), Asha and Baz (series), Hide and Seek: Wild Animal Groups In North America and more! Silver Birch Non-Fiction Honour Award winner and Purple Dragonfly Award winner. Caroline writes, drinks tea, and bakes in Toronto, ON. Follow on Twitter and Instagram: @ParentClub
Shannon O'Toole has been illustrating children's books since 2018. Originally a figurative painter, Shannon has been exploring new ways to tell stories through her art. Her artistic practices are inspired by the many unique characters and people in her life. In addition to her work in children's books, Shannon is an elementary school teacher. When she is not painting, she can be found drinking coffee, watching classic movies and exploring new recipes in her kitchen. Shannon lives and works outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Review :
RecommendedWe've all likely heard of reluctant readers, but a book that is reluctant at being read!? Well, that's the case in Stop Reading This Book! as the book repeatedly attempts to get you to abandon reading it. The above excerpt is the text from the book's opening two pages. As the book opens with the familiar story introduction, it recognizes its reader, you, as being a former troublemaker, and so it begins its efforts at dissuading you from continuing. You, of course, don't, and so the book threatens you, a villain, with meeting heroes in its pages...When the appearance of heroes doesn't work, and after providing you with guidance on how to turn the pages back to the beginning "and pretend you didn't start reading", the book tries other approaches. ... it increases the reading difficulty level via a number of tongue twisters that are visually abetted by O'Toole's art. The book continues its efforts to cause you to abandon it, including fear, a challenge and a maze. Despite the book's finally accepting you as its reader, it seemingly cannot prevent itself from still telling you not to read the closing list of 20 vocabulary words.A fun example of the use of reverse psychology to achieve a desired goal, Stop Reading This Book! will be grabbed up by reluctant and eager readers alike. Though the book is illustrated with O'Toole's comic style illustrations, the humour resides in Fernandez's delightful text and the book's imaginative design which incorporates various font sizes and reader directions. A worthy addition to home, school and public libraries.--Dave Jenkinson, Dave Jenkinson, CM's editor, lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba. "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"
