I Do Not Like Books Anymore!

Lovable monster siblings Natalie and Alphonse are back with big plans in a second surprisingly touching tale in which Natalie is ready to learn how to read.

Natalie and Alphonse REALLY like books. Picture books with Dad, scary stories with Mom, and especially stories they remember or make up themselves. So when it's time for Natalie to learn to read, she thinks it will be exciting -- she can have all the stories in the world now, and even read them to Alphonse. But when Natalie gets her first reading book, the letters look like squiggles and it isn't even a good story; it's just about a cat that can sit. "I do not like books anymore " Natalie declares. But she still wants to make up stories. With Alphonse's help, can she find a way to turn a love of telling stories into a love of reading stories? With her one-of-a-kind voice and wonderfully droll artwork, Daisy Hirst captures the familiar frustration of struggling to learn something new -- and the particular pride that comes when you finally succeed.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 11/20/2018
ISBN: 9781536203349
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.30h x 10.10w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2018
Publishers Weekly 10/01/2018
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 58
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 199275 / I Do Not Like Books Anymore!
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5