Do Not Open This Book! [Paperback]

Michaela Muntean (Author), Pascal Lemaitre (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic (2006)
• ISBN-10: 0439924103
• ISBN-13: 978-0439924108
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #842,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, March 3, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do Not Open This Book (Hardcover)

Pig is about to write a book and has everything ready in his workshop. However, he is rudely interrupted by the reader and can't continue creating the story with the presence of a nuisance who simply won't leave him alone. So the pig decides to include the disturber in the story and try to get the book written anyway.

What comes out of the collaboration is a fun and entertaining book. It teaches you how the words work and what happens when you are not careful with them. The illustrations complete the story and make you laugh all the way to the end.

What I really liked about the book was the simplicity and originality of the idea. Now that you have opened the book, when you clearly were told not to, you are in for some big family laughs. My daughter and I really enjoyed this book.

Armchair Interviews says a great book for children of all ages--if they can learn to use words more effectively

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Quite amusing., September 20, 2006

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Robert P. Beveridge "xterminal" (Lakewood, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do Not Open This Book (Hardcover)

Michaela Muntean, Do Not Open This Book! (Scholastic, 2006)

A cute little book, this is, that not only gives youngsters a picture of the writing process (and some of its more cantankerous denizens), but also carries a subtext about the care with which a person should choose words-- a lesson which the next generation will be in dire need of learning, given how the generation above it seems completely incapable of same.

Our protagonist here is a pig who's trying to write a book, but his audience keeps messing things up by turning the pages. It's possible that very young children may get bored-- this is very much a one-trick pony-- but the story is sufficiently short that that shouldn't happen. And there is a great deal for kids to think about here, and for parents to talk to kids about after they've had a chance to ponder. A fun book with which to explore options with your budding writer. *** ½

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, March 25, 2006

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Edward Ferroni (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do Not Open This Book (Hardcover)

Do Not Open This Book is delightful. The narrative and the illustrations work very well together. I especially liked the idea of an interactive book that deals with the problems of writing. Children will thoroughly enjoy this book.