The narrators uninspired pleas to readers (Can you stop now? While the story warns against impending doom, children will delight in the consequences of each page turn; the monkeys' artwork results in a lush and tropical landscape of gold, forest green and burnt orange. Nothing is safe from these wild invaders--not the art and not the text. But, not to fear, because there is a p. It becomes quite a bit of a mess there for a while. Just the right amount of suspense to keep her entertained. Christopher, a boy with a clubfoot seemingly doomed to follow in the boring footsteps of his father as a cooper in 17th century England. We love this book. Can't wait to read it to my students. Hardcover Picture Book, August 27, 2013 by Adam Lehrhaupt (Author) Visit Amazon's Adam Lehrhaupt Page. It is a unique offering for young children. The book warns the reader not to read it because you don't want to let the monkeys out. It was a powerful moment with a book that I love. Beware. (Aug.). Forsythe uses the same warm palette for the toucans as the monkeys, adding a nice continuity to an otherwise strange addition that slows down this well-paced story. The witty text is direct, and the art soars and leaps as much as the animals. Wonderful chaos. Members save with free shipping everyday! Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Seriously, go back to. to Cece Meng and Joy Angs I Will Not Read This Book and Jesse Klausmeier and Suzy Lees Open This Little Book. Wed love your help. In the tradition of humorous metafictive offerings of the past, this celebration of chaos is a veritable festival of fun. Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2018. primitive, earth-tone watercolors of the escalating melee. Start by marking Warning: Do Not Open This Book! as Want to Read: Error rating book. [ but all I could think about was a kid asking if the alligator was really going to eat all of monkeys and toucans! Welcome back. Also, I don't think there are enough stars. My 5yo stepson asks us to read it over and over, then takes it to "read" to himself, and then play like the monkeys have escaped and he has to capture them! Reverse psychology runs rampant in this amusing collaboration between first-time author Lehrhaupt and award-winning illustrator Forsythe. by Matthew Forsythe In the spirit of Press Here and other inventive books that play with the possibilities of the page turn, this debut from author Adam Lehrhaupt unequivocally warns children to close this book and turn away from it. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. "Do not open this book!," cautions the narrator of this entertaining little picture-book romp, warning of the dangers - chiefly, monkeys - ahead if this advice is disregarded. Something went wrong. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Not a fan of the ending, which was essentially a trap for the animals involved. The madcap mayhem includes monkeys stealing the illustrator's tools to paint their own drippy forest, a flock of swooping toucans, and an alligator sprawled across several spreads. This book has been very clearly written to entice the reader to turn the page and keep reading. When the narrator again urges readers to turn back, toucans join the fracas. Wonderful chaos. But, not to fear, because there is a plan.