The Book No One Wants to Read
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- Create Date：2021-07-10 18:31:09
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Beth Bacon
- ISBN：006296254X
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Reviews
Ryan
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This book is so funny。 At the start it kind of reminds me of the books in the movie the Pagemaster where they complain about no one reading them。 And that is how this book starts out。 But then the reader makes friends with the book and they have a grand ole time。 This book would be so much fun at story time。 Every library needs to add it to their collection。
Edward Sullivan
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Fun， interactive metafiction especially for luring in reluctant readers。
Jennifer Cruz
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is a really cute children’s book for children who don’t read。 There is a scratch and sniff （which was hilarious） and activities to pretend your reading！ I made a joke about how the book has anxious attachment issues at the beginning。
Diana
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So cute - reminiscent of "The Monster at the End of this Book。" Fun and a little goofy - I bet kids would really like this one。 So cute - reminiscent of "The Monster at the End of this Book。" Fun and a little goofy - I bet kids would really like this one。 。。。more
Stefanie Kellum
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*I read a digital ARC of this title from the publisher via NetGalley。
Jen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Let me start off by saying the formatting on this eARC did not work for my eReader， so I didn't get the full effect of the book as it was intended for the reader。That being said， the story was cute at some points and head scratching in others。 It seemed almost TOO anti-reading in spots， like the book was trying too hard to be funny and it went too far。It might be good for a reluctant reader， but then again it might re-enforce the idea that reading is not fun if the reader is literal minded and d Let me start off by saying the formatting on this eARC did not work for my eReader， so I didn't get the full effect of the book as it was intended for the reader。That being said， the story was cute at some points and head scratching in others。 It seemed almost TOO anti-reading in spots， like the book was trying too hard to be funny and it went too far。It might be good for a reluctant reader， but then again it might re-enforce the idea that reading is not fun if the reader is literal minded and doesn't get the joke。 They also might get the joke and be insulted by it。 Delicate balance and I think it would take knowing the child this is being suggested to well enough to know how they might react to it。 3， you need to know the audience， stars。My thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books for an eARC copy of this to read and review。 。。。more
michelle
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* Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for a digital review copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。A farce of a book to make any reader or listener laugh。 Similar to The Book with No Pictures and There's a Monster at the End of this Book， The Book No One Wants to Read breaks the literary 4th wall and is the book talking to the reader。 It is a book that no one wants to read and tries to make a deal with the reader who doesn't want to be reading。 The book suggests that they goof off and m * Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for a digital review copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。A farce of a book to make any reader or listener laugh。 Similar to The Book with No Pictures and There's a Monster at the End of this Book， The Book No One Wants to Read breaks the literary 4th wall and is the book talking to the reader。 It is a book that no one wants to read and tries to make a deal with the reader who doesn't want to be reading。 The book suggests that they goof off and make people "think" that the reader is reading and then the book will also be a little less bored while sitting on the shelf。 Even though intended to be a game between the book and reader， this has the potential to be a great read aloud that kids would also love to check out。 。。。more
Cassie Thomas
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This is such a fun， and clever way of getting students into the fun of reading if they're super anti-books。 I had a blast reading this， and I love reading！！！ I can't wait to share with students。 This is such a fun， and clever way of getting students into the fun of reading if they're super anti-books。 I had a blast reading this， and I love reading！！！ I can't wait to share with students。 。。。more
Michael Rank
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As just some dude， being a youth librarian， in a public library， I don't know where this book would sit on the shelf。 It has the simplicity and "call and response" nature of a classic picture book， but it's *176* pages long。 Amazon ages it between 6-10， but I can't imagine it going into the juvenile fiction area either because no 5-grader is going to be drawn to the book。The book is just TOO LONG。 It gets repetitive and boring。 I don't think the type of story genre Beth Bacon picked can stretch As just some dude， being a youth librarian， in a public library， I don't know where this book would sit on the shelf。 It has the simplicity and "call and response" nature of a classic picture book， but it's *176* pages long。 Amazon ages it between 6-10， but I can't imagine it going into the juvenile fiction area either because no 5-grader is going to be drawn to the book。The book is just TOO LONG。 It gets repetitive and boring。 I don't think the type of story genre Beth Bacon picked can stretch to 175 pages。 I think this book would A++ benefit from cutting some pages。 。。。more
Ciera Moore
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While this book was a tad too long for my liking， I did enjoy it overall。 I love how interactive it was and how it was able to tell a story and give a lesson without using illustrations。 It was very creative in that way！ I do believe that a lot of kids will enjoy this book and find that they can relate to it。
Kathy Iwanicki
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This is a super fun read！ It would appeal to readers of all kinds， especially reluctant readers as it is silly and highly engaging。 Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC。
Nic
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These are such great books for reluctant readers。 Highly recommend。
Stephanie Rivera
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This was a really fun book to read。 It engages kids who might not like to read into reading。 The book makes a deal with the reader to keep turning the pages and they will make it fun。 There are puzzles and games that the book has you do as well as letting you “pretend” to read it until you have actually read it all。 It is a fun concept and I think it will work really well on engaging reluctant readers。 Thanks to HarperCollins Children’s Books and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book This was a really fun book to read。 It engages kids who might not like to read into reading。 The book makes a deal with the reader to keep turning the pages and they will make it fun。 There are puzzles and games that the book has you do as well as letting you “pretend” to read it until you have actually read it all。 It is a fun concept and I think it will work really well on engaging reluctant readers。 Thanks to HarperCollins Children’s Books and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form。 All opinions in this review are my own。 。。。more
Andréa
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Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss。
Jennifer
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The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！This book was a bit all over the place but was a fun and creative read。 The book is narrated by the book itself in a very cheeky voice and includes jokes， puzzles， and interactions （like I said， a bit all over the place）。 This book is mostly aimed at reluctant readers and encourages the kid to "pretend" to read。 I guess in pretending to read， you actually end up reading。。。 but I would hav The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you！This book was a bit all over the place but was a fun and creative read。 The book is narrated by the book itself in a very cheeky voice and includes jokes， puzzles， and interactions （like I said， a bit all over the place）。 This book is mostly aimed at reluctant readers and encourages the kid to "pretend" to read。 I guess in pretending to read， you actually end up reading。。。 but I would have liked it to be a little more pro-reading。 It was silly and fun; I could see kids getting a kick out of it。。。 but I'm not sure how much re-read value it has nor would it really work in a group setting。 It might work for an intriguing booktalk for lower elementary。 。。。more
Darcie Jenkins
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As a school psychologist， I frequently observe kids in the classroom picking up books that are too hard for them during silent reading and flipping aimlessly through the pages to "look like they're reading。" This book is the perfect balance of reading and fun for the reluctant readers out there。 For those children who have difficulty reading on grade level， this book is silly enough to be fun but removes the element of being "too young to be cool。" As an adult， I found myself interacting with th As a school psychologist， I frequently observe kids in the classroom picking up books that are too hard for them during silent reading and flipping aimlessly through the pages to "look like they're reading。" This book is the perfect balance of reading and fun for the reluctant readers out there。 For those children who have difficulty reading on grade level， this book is silly enough to be fun but removes the element of being "too young to be cool。" As an adult， I found myself interacting with the book and smiling throughout。 I will be recommending this book to many of my elementary classrooms！ 。。。more
Regina Ekaputri
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This book made me giggle！ It's such a great book for reluctant readers- kids who think reading is a chore。 I can already picture them flipping the pages， doing what the book is asking them to do （wiggling their nose， ears， and bum at the same time， ha！） and reading the whole book to themselves。 I will definitely get a copy for my classroom！*I received an advanced copy from the publisher through NetGalley for an honest review。 This book made me giggle！ It's such a great book for reluctant readers- kids who think reading is a chore。 I can already picture them flipping the pages， doing what the book is asking them to do （wiggling their nose， ears， and bum at the same time， ha！） and reading the whole book to themselves。 I will definitely get a copy for my classroom！*I received an advanced copy from the publisher through NetGalley for an honest review。 。。。more
Laurie
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Fun， entertaining， and a must have for my classroom library！ The book lures you into reading it， leading with jokes and activities that engage the reader while including just the bare minimum of words per page to keep readers hooked。 Thank you， NetGalley， for the ARC。
NayDoubleU
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My goodness！ This was the cutest interactive book i have ever read。 I cant wait to get my hands on this book for my 6 year old nephew who is a total book worm！ This book will be great in preschool through elementary classrooms。Definitely going on my favorites list
Kaitlyn
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I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This was a really funny book for kids who don't like to read。 The best part is the book has a conversation with you， and before you know it， you've read the whole book！ I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This was a really funny book for kids who don't like to read。 The best part is the book has a conversation with you， and before you know it， you've read the whole book！ 。。。more
Steff Fox
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| Review on Reader Fox Blog | You're not one of those kids who thinks books are boring， are you？ I've always kind of hated these supposedly clever， "oh， you hate reading， well here's something for you" books。 In general， they kind of just annoy me。 I think this is a testament to how much I just don't think they work。 They're almost always conglomerates of goofy nonsense and， barring the irritating attempt at simply enticing kids to engage with reading， never teach much。The Book No One Wan | Review on Reader Fox Blog | You're not one of those kids who thinks books are boring， are you？ I've always kind of hated these supposedly clever， "oh， you hate reading， well here's something for you" books。 In general， they kind of just annoy me。 I think this is a testament to how much I just don't think they work。 They're almost always conglomerates of goofy nonsense and， barring the irritating attempt at simply enticing kids to engage with reading， never teach much。The Book No One Wants to Read by Beth Bacon， however， is very different。 Pretend you're reading。 The Book No One Wants to Read is the first of the "you don't like reading so read this！" books I've ever actually liked or considered worthwhile。 Now， it still has the irksome the book is talking to the kid theme to it， but where it didn't work with previous books， it actually works in this one。 Instead of just acting goofy， this book is conspiratorial with the reader。 Readers find themselves making a deal， appeasing not only the supposed distaste they have for reading but entering into a secret in the process。Not only that， but the pull here isn't on actually reading the book。 Instead， it's simply on flipping through the pages。 I was honestly amazed。 But then， even better， the reader is making a friend in the book。 By sneakily getting away with pretending to read， the book gets some time off the shelf and eventually asks if it can consider the reader a friend。 It's adorable and effective。 But when some kids read， they drag their finger under the sentence。 The book goes on to play some goofy games with the reader， very clearly citing fooling around as their course of action。 The book suggests that the best way to deal with the boredom they both have is to play some games。 And the games are engaging。 But， what I loved most about this book is that it doesn't just begin and end with the conspiratorial nature and games。 Instead， it takes opportunities to impart lessons。 For those who 'hate' reading， it can often be a result of struggle。 The fact that Bacon includes a piece about how kids point to words while reading struck a cord with me。 Most young readers probably won't notice how impactful this moment is。 But， as an educator， this single section meant so much to me。It's one thing for a book like this to focus solely on engaging a reluctant reader。 But to include subtle tips on how to aid in reading skills is kind of unheard of for me。 In this sense alone， The Book No One Wants to Read blew every other book like this out of the water。 I don't know if I'll ever turn to a different one。 What if。。。you sit here and turn my pages， and。。。we just goof off？ Now， the artwork isn't exceptional or anything。 But it is colorful。 I think engagement level really depends on who is reading this book。 And， admittedly， it is unfortunate to say that there are a number of kids who might not even be able to read all of it。 The language is， in my opinion， a little advanced。 Even that line that I love so much。。。sentence？ You could have used words， sent the same message， and made it far easier for struggling readers to access。So， this book isn't perfect by any means。 I don't really expect it to be。 Ultimately， I still think it's a great starting place。 I was provided a free copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。| Reader Fox Links | 。。。more
Tabrizia
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Thank you Edelweiss and HarperCollins for an advanced in exchange for an honest review。This a fun and interactive way to encourage those reluctant readers to enjoy reading。 The bright colors and easy to follow text is a draw for readers with reading disabilities but also with parents and teachers。
Amy （what_amy_reads）
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ADORABLE。 Thank you to Net Galley and Harper Collins for the ARC！ This book is such a cute way to get your little reluctant readers READING without them "knowing" it。 With cute games and bright， graphic illustrations， this book is sure to keep the pages turning。 Reminds me a lot of Herve Tullet's Mix It Up and Press Here in that this book is totally interactive and sure to bring the laughs。 I'll definitely be adding a copy to our library's shelves。 ADORABLE。 Thank you to Net Galley and Harper Collins for the ARC！ This book is such a cute way to get your little reluctant readers READING without them "knowing" it。 With cute games and bright， graphic illustrations， this book is sure to keep the pages turning。 Reminds me a lot of Herve Tullet's Mix It Up and Press Here in that this book is totally interactive and sure to bring the laughs。 I'll definitely be adding a copy to our library's shelves。 。。。more
Penny Cook
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Very cute book。 It was funny and kept you interested by games and puzzles。 I liked how it kept you engaged。。
Prudence Jarvis
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Oh how I wish we were in person learning right now！ I want to give this book to all my striving readers。 They will love it。 A quick， silly read that before they know -they’ll have read a whole book！
William or Nicole Russell
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Fun and funny for reluctant readersThis gem of a book is great for reluctant readers ages 5 to 9。 The simple drawing and humorous dialog were fun， even for me， as an adult。
Raven Black
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More a 3。5 than true 3 rating。 This book is more amusing than their first。 The simplicity has a skeleton holding it together。 A plot/action。 Younger readers can appreciate the basic， easy and large text。 Older readers will get the puns。
Emma
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This book is perfect for any reader who is struggling to find a connection to reading。 With the interactive pages combined with the carefully chosen pages， this book can be read repeatedly。 For ages 6-10 （grades 1-5）， this book can be perfect for a reader who may be struggling at their recommended reading level for their particular age。 As a bookseller， I will be recommending this book to teachers when it comes out， in particular。。。 reading specialists。
Trung Tin Dao
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