Monday, July 20, 2009

1000 Times No


By Mr. Warburton


PICTURE BOOK (ages 3 and up)


Anyone who has spent any time with a toddler will soon learn their favorite word - "NO." In fact, it's one of the first words my little cousin said (even before "Dada"). This book celebrates that word in all it's formats. Little Noah's mom tells him "it's time to leave" and he responds "no." But he doesn't just say "no" in English; he says it in Russian ("nyet"), Pig Latin ("o-nay"), Robot ("negative"), and in many other languages and ways (word search or Morse code, anyone?). When he's all "no'd" out, his mom tells him if he doesn't want to go to the playground he can stay home. Well, Noah just can't say no to that. But putting pants on is a whole other battle and on the last page we see Mom leading Noah to the park is his diaper-bottomed glory. The illustrations are bold and colorful and depict Noah with blond hair, curls poking out of the top if his head, and a large diaper that looks like it's about to fall off at any moment. He dons the appropriate outfit for his voyage through different cultures and children will enjoy seeing the many ways you can say "no." This book is absolutely delightful!

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