For many young people today a book is digital file on a tablet. Print books just aren't a part of their lives. I read books in both formats but I generally prefer a printed book. There is something about how a book feels, how it looks sitting on a shelf, and even how it smells that I love. I have books in almost every room in my home, and book cover images appear in frames on my walls.
In today's picture book you will meet a character who has no idea what a print book is. He is puzzled by the book that his friend is reading because it cannot be twitched on, it doesn't noises, nor can you play games on it. What is the point of a book he wonders. What indeed!
It’s a book
In today's picture book you will meet a character who has no idea what a print book is. He is puzzled by the book that his friend is reading because it cannot be twitched on, it doesn't noises, nor can you play games on it. What is the point of a book he wonders. What indeed!
It’s a book
Lane Smith
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Roaring Brook, 2010, 978-1-59643-606-0
One day Jackass comes over to where Monkey is reading.
Jackass asks Monkey what he has in his hands. Monkey explains that it is a
book. Jackass is not sure what a book does so he asks Monkey a lot of questions
about the strange object that he is holding.
Jackass wants to
know if you can scroll down with a book or blog with it. Does it have a mouse?
Can it make characters fight? Does it tweet or use wi-fi- or make noise like
Jackass’s laptop? It turns out that a book cannot do any of these things. Monkey
shows Jackass that the book he is reading has a story in it about pirates. In
Jackass’s opinion there are too many words. As he takes the book and goes to
sit down, Jackass learns that the book does not even have a screen name, nor do
you need a password to read it. How bizarre!
This wonderful
book shows young readers all the things that a book isn’t. Then, in a sneaky
and completely silent way, it shows us the wonderful magic that can be found in
an object that does not need a power cable, upgrades, or a mouse pad.
With a minimal
text, delightful characters, and touches of humor, Lane Smith gives readers a
fantastic reading experience.
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