aleact's review against another edition
4.0
Great twist involving the reader in the story. The writing seems a little complex, but the concept and execution are very well done.
vaderbird's review against another edition
4.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
mharrison13's review against another edition
3.0
There is a pig that is trying to write a story and he gets mad when you interrupt him. He tells you repeatedly not to turn the pages, and tries to come up with different ways to prevent you. I have mixed feelings about this book, because my 3 year old is adamant about following directions (unless they come from me, *grumble grumble*) and really resisted turning the pages. He repeatedly told me "no!" and that we should wait for the pig to finish. In fact, we haven't finished the book yet because he won't let me. Also, I feel like the pig is not particularly nice. I can understand you might be mad if you get interrupted during your work, but it's a children's book!
likesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
A hit with all the kiddos. There were a few who said don't turn the page......
They particularly liked the heavy rock page that I struggled to turn.
They particularly liked the heavy rock page that I struggled to turn.
pussreboots's review against another edition
4.0
My kids seem to have inherited my love of metafiction. After enjoying The Book That Eats People we checked out Do Not Open This Book! by Michaela Muntean.
What do you do with a title like that? Of course, you do exactly the opposite. You open it right up. Inside the book is a harried pig who is trying to finish the book before you read it. Every page turned is another moment of frustration for him.
In the middle of the book there's a funny mad lib style story where you're supposed to substitute in your own name. The result is a story within the story about how you as the monster are terrorizing the poor author pig as he's trying to finish his book.
The entire book is an on going argument with the pig. The reader gets to tease him as he writes. It's fun way to introduce writing to children as the story makes them think about what might go into a picture book.
Do Not Open This Book has been as much a hit with Sean and Harriet as The Book That Eats People was.
What do you do with a title like that? Of course, you do exactly the opposite. You open it right up. Inside the book is a harried pig who is trying to finish the book before you read it. Every page turned is another moment of frustration for him.
In the middle of the book there's a funny mad lib style story where you're supposed to substitute in your own name. The result is a story within the story about how you as the monster are terrorizing the poor author pig as he's trying to finish his book.
The entire book is an on going argument with the pig. The reader gets to tease him as he writes. It's fun way to introduce writing to children as the story makes them think about what might go into a picture book.
Do Not Open This Book has been as much a hit with Sean and Harriet as The Book That Eats People was.
rynfrances's review against another edition
3.0
It seemed too similar to [b:The Monster at the End of this Book|44186|The Monster at the End of this Book (Sesame Street)|Jon Stone|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388193494s/44186.jpg|640276], but not in a good way. Particularly the "Very Heavy Rock" & "Oh, you are very strong" pages. I was looking forward to this one because I love "Monster" so much, but this one just didn't really measure up.
crystal_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This was a cute book and is nice for showing a writing process. I thought that is was a little too much like Grover's Monster at the End of the Book, but it was enjoyable.
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