| Warning: Do Not Open This Book! Contributor(s): Lehrhaupt, Adam (Author), Forsythe, Matthew (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1442435828 ISBN-13: 9781442435827 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Interactive Adventures - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Apes, Monkeys, Etc. |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2012014432 |
| Lexile Measure: 300 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 9.28" W x 9.38" (0.88 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An E. B. White Read-Aloud Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A Huffington Post Notable Book CAUTION This book contains monkeys, alligators, and a whole lot of silliness. You really shouldn't be opening this book. I'm serious. Just put it back on the shelf. Right...now. You're still reading this? Well, don't say I didn't warn you... It looks like a book, it feels like a book, and it even smells like a book. But watch out...madness and mayhem lie within Debut author Adam Lehrhaupt urges you NOT to take a walk on the wild side in this humorous, interactive romp with inventive and engaging illustrations from Eisner Award-winning comic artist and rising star children's book illustrator Matthew Forsythe. Warning: Do Not Open This Book? won the E.B. White Read-Aloud Honor award and was a 2013 Huffington Post Best Picture Book honorable mention and an ALA Notable Children's Book. This quirky, subversive creation begs to be enjoyed again and again and again. "These monkeys are a RIOT And their books are funny, too " --Ame Dyckman |
Contributor Bio(s): Forsythe, Matthew: - Matthew Forsythe is an award-winning comic book artist and illustrator. His first children's book, My Name Is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee, was a named a 2011 New York Times Notable Children's Book. His first comic, Ojingogo, was nominated for an Eisner Award and won a Doug Wight Award for Best Experimental Comic. His illustrations have appeared in many publications including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Formerly the lead designer on the animated series Adventure Time on the Cartoon Network, he now lives in Canada and is working on his next book. Visit him at ComingUpforAir.net.Lehrhaupt, Adam: - Adam Lehrhaupt's first picture book, Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, received the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor Award, was an ALA Notable Book, and a Huffington Post Notable Book. School Library Journal called it, "More fun than a barrel of monkeys." He is also the author of Please, Open This Book!, which was named a Wanda Gag Comstock Read Aloud Honor Book and Idea Jar. Adam has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with his wife, sons, and two bizarre dogs. Visit him online at AdamLehrhaupt.com. |