The title of this book is read aloud by the narrator of this hardback picture book, before they go on to explain why they hate reading books so much.

As pages pass, the narrator points out all the annoying things in books they don’t like. Words, words, words. Which of course make up sentences, and who wants to read sentences?

Lots of sentences form paragraphs of course, and they are even worse than sentences and words, in the narrators opinion. They go on and on, and the narrator would much rather be doing something involving YouTube or cake or even better, both at the same time. Who has got time to read a book?

Words with silent letters are up for debate, along with long words that mean the opposite. How ridiculous!

Even the most famous part of books gets a hard time by this very cranky narrator (by now), even if THE END, is possibly the best part of the book. But in fact of course, this book has now been read.

Funny, clever and entertaining with many different fonts and colours – and of course, lots of words scattered across the pages.

This is one of a series of picture books aimed especially at non-book connoisseurs, but will make everyone who reads it smile. This will be perfect for years three and four (NZ), breaking through to reluctant readers with humour, and narrator authenticity.

Author – Max Greenfield

Illustrator – Mike Lowery

Age – 7+

Picture Book

(2021, Scholastic, Books, Reading, Reluctant readers, Sentences, Paragraphs, Different stories, Humour, Funny)