Summary
There is one rule in this book: Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say BLORK. Or BLUURF. Even if the words are a goofy list of sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY.
Summary of Professional Reviews
Horn Book Guide describes this story on crisp white pages, in a large black font, the listeners and readers are clued in: "Here is how books work: Everything the words say, the person reading the book has to say." The Listeners will be tickled when adults say ridiculous things and then whine about it, as the text directs.
My Review
This story is one of my favorite children's books. The author of this book is actually a comedic actor and it shows through this text. You may seem to not want to pick it up because a book without pictures seems boring. This is not the case. With all the crazy words and sounds written through each of the pages with colorful, large, and small fonts many adults and children can have a lot of fun reading this.
This book would be useful when teaching...
students who may not seem interested in reading or believe reading is boring. This is a great introductory story to get students engaged in their reading and you can even have students take turns reading the different silly pages.