The Book with No Pictures
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- Create Date：2021-12-01 04:20:56
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：B.J. Novak
- ISBN：0803741715
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Reviews
Jenna Scribbles
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A children’s book I read recently to two little girls。 Soooo cute， funny。 Loved it。 Great focus on the words and reading - but super silly。 👍👍
Valerie Ross
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Pretty cool in its consciousness。
Sarah
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My son loves this book！！！ It is funny and silly。 I did enjoy reading it
Claire （B） Benson
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This is the funniest book for young kids who love crazy silly words。 Very interactive and fun for the reader and listeners。 Don't be surprised if your kids ask you to read it 10 more times。 This is the funniest book for young kids who love crazy silly words。 Very interactive and fun for the reader and listeners。 Don't be surprised if your kids ask you to read it 10 more times。 。。。more
Sarah
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this book is hilarious
Robert
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I was in Target today looking for a specific book for my son。 The app said the store had the book， but it didn't。 I've tried three different Targets and none of them had it。 Saw this， picked it up， and read it in the store。 I like Novak。 This， obviously， was an easy read。 The humor appealed to me。Love how it teaches the power an author has with his words。 This is something I try to express to my students。A fun， light， but meaningful read。 I was in Target today looking for a specific book for my son。 The app said the store had the book， but it didn't。 I've tried three different Targets and none of them had it。 Saw this， picked it up， and read it in the store。 I like Novak。 This， obviously， was an easy read。 The humor appealed to me。Love how it teaches the power an author has with his words。 This is something I try to express to my students。A fun， light， but meaningful read。 。。。more
Mary Green
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Currently my grands favorite book。 They love the goofy words！！
Johnathan
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The book has no pictures at all， but it makes a great book to read out loud and a fantastic storytime book。 The book is a good medium length book and kids love it。 It goes over even better with kids if the reader does funny voices when the book has you say something silly。
Aditi
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It's a really funny book and I really enjoyed reading it and making funny sounds。 It's a really funny book and I really enjoyed reading it and making funny sounds。 。。。more
Carly R
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Perfect for my five year old。 He howled with laughter。 My ears still hurt。
Kat Reeves
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The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak is a post-modern picture book， without pictures， that uses a variety of metafictive devices to challenge and subvert the way readers interpret and interact with the text。 The title gives the readers the first， very obvious， clue that this book will not be like other picture books because it has no pictures。 The lack of a formal narrative structure reinforces the initial impression。 There is no story line， and no characters other than the reader， who performs The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak is a post-modern picture book， without pictures， that uses a variety of metafictive devices to challenge and subvert the way readers interpret and interact with the text。 The title gives the readers the first， very obvious， clue that this book will not be like other picture books because it has no pictures。 The lack of a formal narrative structure reinforces the initial impression。 There is no story line， and no characters other than the reader， who performs each action， and the reader’s listening audience， and each of the things the reader is asked to read， or repeat， or sing， get progressively sillier as the book progresses。 In her analysis of postmodern picturebooks， Sylvia Pantaleo explains that metafictive literature “requires a greater degree of reader participation in the creation of meaning。” The Book With No Pictures engages the reader directly， inviting them to abandon convention and step into silliness as they read a collection of words and phrases they never thought possible in a children’s book。The front cover is plain， with the majority of it being taken up by the title framed by white space and the author’s name。 The jacket and the book itself are identical on the front， though the letters on the jacket are raised to give the title texture and make it stand out from the background。 The back cover， however， really grabs the reader’s attention。 The background is nonsense words and onomatopoeias stretched across the page in a very light font color， almost like a watermark。 Set upon them is a large warning box explaining to readers， which the text and tone imply are grown-ups， that any kid trying to make them read the book is trying to get them to be silly and have fun。 By putting this warning on the back cover， Novak gives readers both a heads up that this book will be different and permission to drop the expectation of traditional forms of engagement with a text。 The reader has no idea what to expect when they open the cover， and that sense of anticipation and suspense is carried from cover to cover。Color， font size， and typeface figure prominently in this book， especially as there are no pictures。 The main strain of the narrative is written in times new roman in a similar font size， largely in black， though color is used to delineate emphasis， exaggeration or incredulity。 The writing in the dominant font is a series of directions and silly exclamations for the reader to perform。 In a different font， the book also has asides—what the author imagines the reader might say in protest to being asked to do and say such silly things。 The exclamations themselves are often written in a different color or larger font size to emphasize both their silly nature and that they should be emphasized or performed with emotion。 This interplay between the author and the imagined reader encourages the reader to abandon expectation and tradition and allow the book to guide them in the ways of silliness。 Because of this， this book appeals to children of ALL ages， and is one my family revisits again and again。 。。。more
Rebecca
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This book is hilarious
Caitlinleah
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unsurprisingly preschooler loved it。 won't stop cackling about booboobutt。 unsurprisingly preschooler loved it。 won't stop cackling about booboobutt。 。。。more
Julia
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SOOOOOOO FUNNY！ haha i laugh every time i remember this book Messige of this book : make your parents read this to you and become friends with boo boo butt
Rylee Pitner
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This book is something different than the average children's book， as it has no pictures。 However， even without pictured the story keeps kids engaged with colored text and made up words。 This story also introduces higher level vocabulary along with the fun text。 This book is something different than the average children's book， as it has no pictures。 However， even without pictured the story keeps kids engaged with colored text and made up words。 This story also introduces higher level vocabulary along with the fun text。 。。。more
Christel Higgins
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This book is a great example of a silly and playful postmodern picture book that people of all ages would enjoy！ As advertised， this book does not have any pictures and only consists of words。 Boring right？ Fear not！ This metafictive book utilizes silliness， parody， disorder， and chaos to engage and amuse the reader。 “The Book With No Pictures'' is unique because it is written to be read aloud almost exclusively。 What we would consider the “narrator” is actually the person that is reading the bo This book is a great example of a silly and playful postmodern picture book that people of all ages would enjoy！ As advertised， this book does not have any pictures and only consists of words。 Boring right？ Fear not！ This metafictive book utilizes silliness， parody， disorder， and chaos to engage and amuse the reader。 “The Book With No Pictures'' is unique because it is written to be read aloud almost exclusively。 What we would consider the “narrator” is actually the person that is reading the book aloud， and the “reader” or who is being addressed is intended to be the person who is being read to。 For example， one part says， “Here’s how books work: Everything the words say， the person who is reading the book has to say。” This book goes on to “make” the narrator say “This isn’t the kind of book I wanted to read！” It was so fun to read a book that is seemingly self-aware and comments on itself。 Although this book doesn’t have pictures， you almost forget because of the typographic experimentation。 The book begins with plain white pages with simple black text on the right hand page。 But， as the book progresses， the author plays with different sized text with different colors and fonts that make the person who is reading it aloud change their voice and pacing， which further engages the listener。 For a book with no pictures， it definitely painted pictures in my mind as I read it。 。。。more
Aaradhya Seth
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This book is really silly。 It makes me laugh and I like the funny words which are used in the book。 It is not necessary that children need pictures in a book。 A book can also be without pictures and be interesting。
Jack Gleason
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The Book with No Pictures by B。J。 NovaktThe Book with No Pictures by B。J。 Novak is actually what it sounds like。 It is a book written for young children that is strictly is black in white writing with no signs of imagery on any page。 The main focus of the book is for the reader to turn each page and read the word， phrase， or passage in a comical voice to promote the storyline within the reader。 This unique method of writing allows the reader to truly be the master of the story in the manner in w The Book with No Pictures by B。J。 NovaktThe Book with No Pictures by B。J。 Novak is actually what it sounds like。 It is a book written for young children that is strictly is black in white writing with no signs of imagery on any page。 The main focus of the book is for the reader to turn each page and read the word， phrase， or passage in a comical voice to promote the storyline within the reader。 This unique method of writing allows the reader to truly be the master of the story in the manner in which the interpretations are solely up to the reader。 The book is meant to enlighten the reader that regardless if the book has relating imagery that just a few words on a page is more than enough for the mind to wander and create some beautiful out of something so small and simple。 If you are looking for a simple but still challenging way of testing your imagination， I would definitely recommend you check out this easy read。 tThe concepts used within the book could be greatly exercised throughout elementary schools across the country。 Due to the fact that each page has no imagery， and the text is very objective， there is no bias in the text which allows it to the marketed and offered to all different types if readers。 Additionally， this book is a perfect lesson for young students to explore their own imagination， because the story just gives the reader enough to start a train of thought but then encourages the reader to continue the thought on the page deeper before they turn to the next。 I truly enjoy how this book allows you to put forth as much effort of deep thinking as possible while also being something someone could easily read through really fast and still enjoy。 This book should definitely be incorporated into teaching young children as I believe great results would be shown in imagination and comprehension。 Rate- 9/10 。。。more
Ann Watkins
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Exactly as the title says it is a book with no pictures and completely hilarious！！！ My kids adore this book！
Maria
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Hilarious！ My kid literally had tears running down the face from laughing so hard！
Shelby Ivie
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This book is great！！！ Super quirky and fun！ My daughter loves it and wants to hear it again and again！！ 🥰
Tasha
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While yes， it has no pictures。 That doesn't stop the laughter from happening。 The children and I laughed at each page， well after the beginning。 Because Why would 4 year olds want to listen to a story with no pictures？ Well they found out and were begging to have it read to them again。 While yes， it has no pictures。 That doesn't stop the laughter from happening。 The children and I laughed at each page， well after the beginning。 Because Why would 4 year olds want to listen to a story with no pictures？ Well they found out and were begging to have it read to them again。 。。。more
Lucy
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The Book with No Pictures is a very unique and fun read。 It is not like your standard books， and could be very interesting and a good read for younger students。
Emily Foley
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I absolutely love this book。 It is a post-modern story that， like the title says， has no pictures。 None。 However， the font used， the colors of the words， and the word choice present brings the story to life。 It makes the reader engage with the book and also with the person that they are reading to。 I can imagine reading this book to my niece and hearing her listen hysterically as I make silly noises。 I think this book is so fun and engaging and would be a fan favorite for many children， despite I absolutely love this book。 It is a post-modern story that， like the title says， has no pictures。 None。 However， the font used， the colors of the words， and the word choice present brings the story to life。 It makes the reader engage with the book and also with the person that they are reading to。 I can imagine reading this book to my niece and hearing her listen hysterically as I make silly noises。 I think this book is so fun and engaging and would be a fan favorite for many children， despite the fact that it has no pictures。 。。。more
Jacqueline Verrue
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This book is hilarious and is guaranteed to be a fan favorite with children。 When I read this book I could totally picture myself reading this to my future class of elementary school students。 This book is very interactive and goofy。 This would be a great book to read to children on a friday for fun or when students need some cheering up！
Ashlee
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This was such a great book for a postmodern reading！ B。J。 Novak is a wonderful and very funny actor so him coming out with a postmodern book for children had to be great！ And it is！ It is a great book for the listeners and the reader to connect on a silly level and even without pictures it was great and the kids stayed intrigued。
Astroleah Kadow
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I really loved this book， it was so fun and silly as an adult so I can only imagine how funny it would be for kids。 I would love to read a book like this to my student I think its a great way to get kids excited and enjoying reading books。 I used to only want to read picture books for a long time as a kid and I think this would be a great transition book for kids like me too start different kinds of books。
Sugi
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Amusing and entertaining。 Literally everyone should read this book to their children。
Kevin Docherty
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My daughter and I genuinely loved reading this book。 She had a lot of fun with it！
Cathleen Coleman
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