The book that no one wanted to read / Richard Ayoade ; illustrated by Tor Freeman.
"The life of a book isn't easy, especially when people judge you by your cover (not every book can be adorned with sparkly unicorns!). And this narrator should know--it's the book itself, and it has a lot of opinions. It gets irritated when readers bend its pages back, and it finds authors quite annoying. But it does have a story to tell. Through witty direct address and charming illustrations, readers meet a book that has never been read, with a cover the boring color of a school lunch table and pages so dry they give bookworms indigestion. But what happens when this book meets you, a curious reader? Multitalented author Richard Ayoade and award-winning illustrator Tor Freeman bring to life a hilariously subversive take on the nature of books and reading, with a heartening theme of finding the courage to tell our own stories. Readers of all ages will be delighted by the myriad bookish references and laughs on every page." -- Publisher marketing.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781536222166
- ISBN: 153622216X
- Physical Description: xiv, 108 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2022.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Laugh out loud funny and full of heart - Noel Fielding, Host of the Great British Baking Show."-Cover. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 8-12. Walker Books. Ages 10+ |
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Subject: | Books > Juvenile fiction. Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Fiction > Authorship > Juvenile fiction. Book covers > Juvenile fiction. Children's stories. |
Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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- 25 of 27 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Juniata County. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 27 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Juniata County Library | J F AYO (Text) | 39640100657426 | JUNM Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Allentown Public Library | J AYOADE, RICHARD (Text) | 34455007004498 | Juv Fiction | Available | - |
Ashland Public Library | JFIC AYO (Text) | 3039900037080% | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bethlehem Main Library | jY (Text) | 33062009732513 | Juv Middle Reader | Available | - |
Bethlehem South Side Branch | jY (Text) | 33062009843757 | New Juv Middle Reader | Available | - |
Clymer Library | JUV FIC AYO (Text) | 32596000545664 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | J AYO (Text) | 91084330 | GFWM Robinson Room | Available | - |
Highland Community Library | J AYO (Text) | 35610001008999 | HGHM Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Hughes Library | JF AYO (Text) | 32378005250701 | Juv New Fiction | Checked Out | 05/10/2024 |
Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library | J FIC AYOADE (Text) | 39636100455365 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |