mat_tobin's review against another edition
5.0
A highly witty, playful form of the board book. Jean Jullien, known for making us rethink form, space and place with his artwork does it with great aplomb here. Although we think of board books a reading material for the very young, I think anyone with find the book funny and intriguing.
Jullien has about 16 double-page wordless spreads tell very different stories with their scenes, none of which are linear in their telling or even connected. Instead, the illustrator is playing with form of the book and this if made clear in the title itself.
You open the page to the open jaws of a monster, a laptop, tennis court, fridge, butterfly and, among others, my favourite, a tent, which asks the reader to use the book rather than just read it.
Both children AND adults will enjoy this clever play on form and it could encourage some to think more abstractly about the things around them.
Jullien has about 16 double-page wordless spreads tell very different stories with their scenes, none of which are linear in their telling or even connected. Instead, the illustrator is playing with form of the book and this if made clear in the title itself.
You open the page to the open jaws of a monster, a laptop, tennis court, fridge, butterfly and, among others, my favourite, a tent, which asks the reader to use the book rather than just read it.
Both children AND adults will enjoy this clever play on form and it could encourage some to think more abstractly about the things around them.
shighley's review against another edition
4.0
I could see a child "reading" this over and over again. There is that one spread....
amylouisevictoria's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so clever! The reader needs to bring with them a knowledge of common objects. It really isn't a book at all but to me a collection of things enclosed in pages. It's impossible to predict what is coming which made it exciting and fun to read. I didn't want it to end!
abrilgkarera's review against another edition
5.0
4.5
Pues eso, que esto no es un libro. Se aprovechó el formato de libro para mostrar a los lectores distintas figuras, ilustraciones. Los que trabajamos con pequeños podemos explotarlo al máximo y los niños no se despegarán de él durante semanas. Un detonante de sus más locas ideas.
Pues eso, que esto no es un libro. Se aprovechó el formato de libro para mostrar a los lectores distintas figuras, ilustraciones. Los que trabajamos con pequeños podemos explotarlo al máximo y los niños no se despegarán de él durante semanas. Un detonante de sus más locas ideas.
molliebrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Another great board book from Jullien, who here really takes advantage of the board book form to create a really unique reading experience.
bethmitcham's review
4.0
Baby’s first meta. Fun board books for adults not used to reading to kids; babies will like the pictures while the adult enjoys the various visual tricks.