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Gerry
A novel thought for a book in that not only does Herb get into the books that he reads, and cuts up, merely he is then surrounded with collaged illustrations that more often than not add to his woe and add to the readers' enjoyment.

It was a book of fairy tales that he was reading when he dozed off to sleep with his caput on one of the pages. Next matter he knew he was awakened with Goldilocks screaming at him to tell him that he was not immune in her story. Just he was in that location ...

He runs away merely passes puss in kicking,

A novel idea for a book in that not merely does Herb get into the books that he reads, and cuts up, merely he is then surrounded with collaged illustrations that mostly add to his woe and add to the readers' enjoyment.

It was a volume of fairy tales that he was reading when he dozed off to sleep with his head on one of the pages. Next affair he knew he was awakened with Goldilocks screaming at him to tell him that he was not allowed in her story. But he was in that location ...

He runs away merely passes puss in boot, who scares him then much he ran away again only to find himself at a party with Prince Charming present. Adventures with the ugly sisters follow before he confronts Cinderella in her kitchen.

'What shall I do next?' queried Herb and he was told to 'climb upwards the text' past his fairy godmother and having done so, despite the cries of Goldilocks that he was 'getting away' he lands with a bump on his bedroom floor!

He then spent the rest of the night putting back together the book that he had cutting up and then everyone lived happily e'er subsequently!

Baronial 2022 update: I didn't realise that I had read this volume 4 years ago only I am pleased that I gave it a 2d reading for it is practiced fun with Herb nodding off and suddenly finding himself within the pages of a book, not just any quondam volume, a Large, Bad Book!

Herb is an avid reader and he reads his books everywhere and so much so that many of the pages were 'stickily stuck together, soggy round the edges and ordinarily had bits of banana, biscuit and the odd pea squashed between the pages'. What a style to care for a volume - it is no wonder that when he found himself within the pages of one of his books, it acquired him a lot of woe.

The volume was one of fairy tales so the people that he met proved to exist some quite quirky characters. Goldilocks, who screeched at him that it was her book and he had no correct to exist on the same page(s) as her. Surprise, surprise he then met the three bears, followed by Hansel and Gretel nibbling a ginger bread business firm, puss in boots, a purple party, without Prince Charming for Herb had previously cut the book up and used the Prince elsewhere. Eventually he had to escape from the irate king and queen and he did so by cut a hole in the page and nipping through it.

But in doing so he ran straight into the stepmother and the ugly sisters and and so Cinderella and the fairy godmother. All he wanted from the fairy godmother was for her to cast a spell to get him out of the book but at first she was reluctant to practice annihilation equally he was not her fairy godchild and he had previously scribbled and snipped the book, which caused mayhem within information technology. 'But I can't detect my mode out,' pleads Herb.

While the fairy godmother was contemplating what to do, a chasing Goldilocks and the wicked stepmother come up on the scene and want to trap Herb. So the fairy godmother piles upwardly the text, Herb climbs up the messages, escapes and finds himself on the floor of his bedroom. Herb and his friend Ezzie then spend the rest of the night putting the storybook back together, at least every bit best they can for there was nevertheless some creasing on Prince Charming'southward leg so that he would never be able to dance properly again!

In one case done, they all lived happily always after and a sparkling story from Lauren Child sadly comes to an terminate.

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Zaynab Modaykhan
I personally think this is 1 of the best children'southward books I have read!I honey the illustrations as they encompass the entire page, some pages fold out to show fifty-fifty more adventures going on, the writing are of different fonts, sizes and all over the pages! I retrieve this book has actually defenseless an astonishing imagination of readers and I love the actual storyline of the volume. Information technology starts off with a character named Herb who is not such a great reader, but loves reading regardless. It immediately catches a rea I personally think this is one of the best children'southward books I have read!I love the illustrations as they cover the entire page, some pages fold out to bear witness fifty-fifty more adventures going on, the writing are of different fonts, sizes and all over the pages! I recall this book has actually defenseless an amazing imagination of readers and I love the actual storyline of the book. It starts off with a graphic symbol named Herb who is not such a great reader, only loves reading regardless. It immediately catches a readers attention equally many people tin can relate to Herb. Herb takes his books everywhere with him and sometimes doodles on some of them. One mean solar day, he invites his friend Ezzie over for a sleepover. Herb starts reading a book and soon dozes off to sleep.. He wakes upwards to detect himself in his actual books! He sees Goldilocks and the three bears. Goldilocks is quite aroused as Herb is ruining her centre stage scene of the story. Herb is confused and runs out of the house. He passes by Hansel and Gretel who are eating a house fabricated from ginger bread biscuits. He passes by Puss in Boots. The page of the volume opens upward and Herb finds himself in a ballroom political party with the queen. The queen is angry every bit Herb had fatigued a moustache on her and cut out her thrown. Herb is scared and finds a pencil to redraw the throne. He finds an eraser and starts to rub off the queens moustache from her face! The queen is fuming! Herb runs into another room and sees Cinderella's ugly sister and step mother! The pages are written upside downwardly every bit Herb has ripped that role of the story out and cello-taped it the incorrect manner. Herb sees Cinderella and remembers he had cutting our Prince Mannerly! By this time all the characters in the volume are aroused at Herb! Herb sees the fairy god mother and begs her to get him out of his book! Herb's wish comes true and he finds himself dorsum in his room next to Ezzie! Herb and Ezzie spend the balance of the dark putting the books back together again and rubbing out all the doodles Herb had fabricated.
Moral of the story: respect books or beware!
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Anna Laskownicka
'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?' is a story well-nigh a little male child Herb, who didn't really take a good intendance of his books. It was always ok for him to eat while reading, making the pages dirty of food. He besides liked drawing on the pages, and cutting off unlike characters just to play with them later.
Herb have never really thought near the consequences of his deportment, until he had get a character of the story himself.

The volume in a great manner shows that the characters from unlike picture bo

'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?' is a story about a petty boy Herb, who didn't really accept a good care of his books. It was always ok for him to eat while reading, making the pages muddied of food. He also liked drawing on the pages, and cutting off different characters only to play with them later.
Herb have never really thought about the consequences of his actions, until he had get a character of the story himself.

The book in a cracking way shows that the characters from different flick books accept souls - every alter, fifty-fifty the smallest one, can have an impact on their lot in the story. What I really like about this book is the combination of different well-known fairly tales, and the way the male child goes from i story to another. Information technology is depicted by the changes of illustrations, but as well the text - it has different fonts and sizes, depending on the story Herb visits. I likewise like the way the text changes the positions in the volume, the messages flow, increment or decrease, appear upside down. For me, the text can be treated as i of the characters of 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book', because information technology gives a sense of motility, and dynamics.

The bulletin of this book is also appealing to me, namely we every bit readers should have a good intendance of our books! It is definitely advisable to teach this to children.

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Aleksandra
May 17, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Book? By Lauren Kid is ane of the best motion-picture show books that I have always read. The author came up with a great idea to combine some of the well-known fairy tales for kids and create a humorous story with a small boy Herb who finds himself as a principal protagonist. The moving-picture show book is in a big format which I consider equally a very positive feature which certainly draws children attention. I really capeesh and enjoy her distinctive illustrations with a mixture of exuberant c Who'southward Afraid of The Big Bad Volume? By Lauren Child is one of the best moving-picture show books that I take e'er read. The author came upwards with a great idea to combine some of the well-known fairy tales for kids and create a humorous story with a small boy Herb who finds himself as a main protagonist. The moving picture book is in a big format which I consider as a very positive feature which certainly draws children attention. I actually capeesh and enjoy her distinctive illustrations with a mixture of exuberant collage and simple pictures which, in most cases, cover the whole page. Lauren Child does a very creative work by using a diversity of fonts in different shapes and sizes which turn upside down on several pages. The text is evocative and in some places challenging due to a sophisticated choice of vocabulary that a immature reader might struggle with. However, I consider this as a positive element of the book and a factor that helps a child to improve and aggrandize one'due south vocabulary. Indubitably, the picture book is worth reading to children and using it as a instruction tool in classes. ...more
Serena Wheatley
This book is about a little boy named Herb, who has a book full of fairy tales and he always mistreats them. I day, Herb falls asleep on this book while reading information technology and he ends up in the fairy tales themselves! Equally the main character goes through the story, he bumps into more and more characters from the fairy tales in his book. He learns that the characters are upset that he mistreats the book, draws on them, and leaves crumbs on the volume.
I really enjoyed this book, it is hilarious, captivatin
This book is well-nigh a piddling boy named Herb, who has a volume full of fairy tales and he always mistreats them. One solar day, Herb falls asleep on this book while reading it and he ends up in the fairy tales themselves! As the master grapheme goes through the story, he bumps into more and more than characters from the fairy tales in his book. He learns that the characters are upset that he mistreats the book, draws on them, and leaves crumbs on the book.
I really enjoyed this book, information technology is hilarious, captivating, and entertaining all in one. It is the perfect book for children, the illustrations are funny, and they keep the reader engaged. They bleed on the full folio and have more of a collage format that I believe makes them all the more fun and interesting. The story engages the reader as nosotros recollect the fairy tales told in the story and how the primary character is connecting with them. The main matter I enjoyed most this volume is the dissimilar sized fonts, color utilize, and illustrations in the book. It is amazing!
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Meagan
Sep 24, 2007 rated it really liked it
Recommends information technology for: parents trying to teach their children to respect books
Herb loves to read, but he's non very skillful well-nigh taking care of his books. In particular, his book of fairy tales has had prince mannerly cut out, is full of stains and crumbs, and all the characters have been doodled on. When Herb falls comatose while reading the fairy tales, he finds himself in the earth of the book! The fairy tale characters are fed upwardly with the crumbs and ball-indicate pen mustaches, and are determined to teach Herb a lesson. This picture book is unique and funny, and the collage- Herb loves to read, but he'due south not very expert about taking care of his books. In item, his book of fairy tales has had prince charming cut out, is full of stains and crumbs, and all the characters have been doodled on. When Herb falls asleep while reading the fairy tales, he finds himself in the world of the book! The fairy tale characters are fed up with the crumbs and ball-bespeak pen mustaches, and are determined to teach Herb a lesson. This picture book is unique and funny, and the collage-like illustrations are perfect for depicting Herb'southward driveling volume. The bulletin to intendance for your books so yous can keep reading them is there, but the story never gets also preachy and it's obvious that Lauren Child doesn't expect her readers to treat their books similar gold. Her message seems to be "have fun with the wonderful stories in your books, only make sure the books are around to read over again." ...more than
Kori
Apr 09, 2019 rated it really liked it
"Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Volume?" is a fun story almost Herb, the boy who fell into a book of fairy tales. Equally he is trying to notice his way out of the volume he travels through various famous fairy tales. Herb interacts with the characters and realizes he has had an upshot on the stories past previously drawing mustaches on the characters. Information technology is an engaging story and it is fun to imagine yourself, similar Herb, jumping into the book and having it come up live.

This would be a bang-up book to use in 2nd-4th

"Who'due south Afraid of The Big Bad Book?" is a fun story about Herb, the boy who fell into a book of fairy tales. As he is trying to find his manner out of the volume he travels through diverse famous fairy tales. Herb interacts with the characters and realizes he has had an event on the stories by previously cartoon mustaches on the characters. Information technology is an engaging story and it is fun to imagine yourself, like Herb, jumping into the book and having it come alive.

This would be a neat book to use in second-fourth grade classrooms. I recollect younger ages might be confused by the dialogue and series of events, just slightly older kids would understand and appreciate the sense of humour. This would be a fun starting point for students to write their own versions of fairy tales, or to write stories where they insert themselves into the fairy tale.

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CH - Marvin Childress
Author/Illustrator: Lauren Child; Age: 2nd/3rd
The story follows Herb, a young boy, who is not the best reader. Herb finds himself trapped inside a book, and he travels through diverse fairy tales; with Cinderella being one of them.

This is an excellent book. The illustrations are drawn with a mix of live-action photos; everything comes to life in this book, even the text, which sometimes resembles shape poetry. Students volition exist captivated from start to cease.

Nojood Alsudairi
This is the all-time Lauren Child book ever. My daughter adores it.
Elaine
Nov 14, 2008 rated information technology it was amazing
I remember this is a hilarious book! It'due south so clever. Lauren Child has a smashing imagination. She intertwines unlike fairy tales, esp. The Three Bears and Cinderella. Fun! I think this is a hilarious book! It's so clever. Lauren Child has a great imagination. She intertwines different fairy tales, esp. The Three Bears and Cinderella. Fun! ...more
Illey
Popular-ups are ever amazing, but when you fall into one... you autumn in love with information technology! I loved reading this story!
Serena
Feb 07, 2020 rated it actually liked it
Lovely idea of falling into a book! With a bulletin to brand sure you lot take care of books. Perfect for children in KS1 and LKS2.
Andrew Davies
Sep 07, 2019 rated information technology it was amazing
Sequels often fail to exceed the original, only I found this, Lauren Kid's sequel to 'Beware of the Storybook Wolves', even more than entertaining and mind-bending than the original! This fourth dimension, rather than characters escaping from their books, Herb falls into a bookful of fairy tales himself, rushing to escape, like Alice almost Lewis Carrollesquely, from Goldilocks to the Queen in Cinderella to her wicked Stepmother and the two Ugly Sisters. Even more amusingly, scribbles and adaptations Herb made Sequels frequently neglect to exceed the original, simply I found this, Lauren Child'south sequel to 'Beware of the Storybook Wolves', even more than entertaining and listen-angle than the original! This fourth dimension, rather than characters escaping from their books, Herb falls into a bookful of fairy tales himself, rushing to escape, like Alice almost Lewis Carrollesquely, from Goldilocks to the Queen in Cinderella to her wicked Stepmother and the two Ugly Sisters. Even more amusingly, scribbles and adaptations Herb made to the book whilst reading it when younger come up back to haunt him, equally he finds food stuck to the pages he runs through, the Queen angry at a moustache he once appended onto her face, Prince Charming missing completely because he cut him out to stick on his mum'southward altogether card....and telephones he scribbled onto each page out of fun existence used by the book's characters to rails him down as he escapes! At that place are further Anthony Browne Behave-like events, where Herb discovers his former pencil case in the book, draws the Queen a new throne (much to her dis-satisfaction) and so cuts a hole in a page to avoid her wrath. There'due south enough text and fairy tale references here to challenge an LKS2 reader, and Child turns traditional text layout formats for fiction or picture books on their head by arranging sentences in extraordinary ways - quite literally in i case where the text is all upside-down afterward Herb ripped a page out whilst reading last year and re-inserted it the incorrect fashion round! Shouted paragraphs take on the shape of megaphones; the story of Rapunzel is written in the shape of a belfry; text appears in blocks on mirrors, walls and the sides of boxes; and (my favourite) one sentence is even arranged equally a staircase so that Herb tin climb information technology to escape. As in 'Storybook Wolves', font sizes and styles reflect volume and style of speech, every bit well as the nature of the action being described; Child'southward illustrations are collage-upshot and in a few cases 3D in their design: readers must open the large doors to the Purple Ballroom themselves using a folded-folio double-spread. The imagination backside the amalgamation of fairy stories is immense, and again the author leaves a concluding conundrum: in one case safely rescued outside the book, Herb and friend Ezzie take out their vengeance on the characters who were unkind to them, cartoon a padlock (for case) on the Three Bears' house so that the rather presumptious and very shrieky Goldilocks tin no longer get inside. In that location are and then many ideas here that a KS1 or LKS2 course could spend a whole sequence of lessons analysing and experimenting with them; I particularly like the mode Herb is described equally not being 'a very practiced reader' however nonetheless loving storybooks and their illustrations, taking them with him literally everywhere, hence the foodstains and pencil case residing inside the book. For children who discover reading a challenge or otherwise demotivating, this is a wonderful message of self-conventionalities and growth mindset: there's no need to be vivid at something in society to enjoy information technology and persevere with it, no demand for perfection in order to be so deeply engrossed in the story as Herb is that we really get role of it. As well as a wonderful guide to children's fairy tales, this book could form the starting time of an inspiring classroom project where young readers tell their ain stories of falling into a favourite book and interacting with the characters, providing their own illustrations or adjustments accordingly. Maybe they could even find a book they read in a previous year at schoolhouse (but similar Herb'due south old fairy tales) to use as a starting bespeak. Reading for pleasure is all about identifying with characters, and entering into the spirit of excitement and endless possibility - and impossibility - with which books avail us. Reading Lauren Child'southward 'Big Bad Volume' would surely instil such a catalyst and an impetus for young readers to seek this in their own reading and writing, both in the classroom and at home. ...more than
Jordan Morgan
Oct 30, 2021 rated it really liked it
One of the features in a postmodern volume is when they may "brand fun of" or "mock" a previous story. In this volume, Herb, falls comatose on a volume of fairy tales only to wake up and find that he has fallen inside this book and encounters many fairy tales characters forth his journey in the book. All the same, their scripts/words are not the traditional words. For example, when he meets Goldilocks, she is chop-chop frustrated that he is there. Thinking that she is the "center" of the book and the virtually impor One of the features in a postmodern volume is when they may "make fun of" or "mock" a previous story. In this volume, Herb, falls asleep on a book of fairy tales only to wake up and find that he has fallen inside this book and encounters many fairy tales characters along his journey in the volume. Nevertheless, their scripts/words are not the traditional words. For example, when he meets Goldilocks, she is apace frustrated that he is at that place. Thinking that she is the "center" of the book and the most important part and thinks that he will ruin it. Some characters even comment on how they are upset with him on how he has treated the book in the past; which is a scrap of an heart opener for Herb.
This would be such a fun book to read to my 3rd graders. It is at a higher level of reading and thinking, only however has a fun side to information technology. Plus I remember they would enjoy the postmodern features to it from the intertextuality and metafiction
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Sydney Cole
Jan 30, 2022 rated it really liked information technology
This volume was so much fun to read. Throughout the story, Herb is found to mistreat his books. Later on he falls asleep and is placed inside the actual fairytales, he finds out that he really has an affect on the dissimilar stories. This book is very engaging and filled with many imaginative aspects. The different sized fonts, colors, illustrations, and intriguing images are by far what makes the book virtually memorable.
Abby Rhodes
Oct xiv, 2019 rated it really liked it
Really liked this book. Information technology was a neat example of a book that has been turned on it'south head. There is no boundaries to the inventiveness, the theme, the linguistic communication. Really liked this book. It was a great instance of a book that has been turned on it'southward head. There is no boundaries to the inventiveness, the theme, the language. ...more
Itzia Alvarez
Jan 09, 2020 rated it it was amazing
This is such a great volume! I am glad I came beyond information technology. The story really plays into people's imagination. The boy in the story, Herb, falls asleep and lands within the story. As he tries to become himself back home he encounters many different fairytale characters. I constantly had a smile on my face while reading the story. I kept saying, this fairytale grapheme is in the story too?!

This volume would be great for students in grades 2 and up. Students below 2nd grade will also enjoy the book, but thursday

This is such a great book! I am glad I came across information technology. The story really plays into people'due south imagination. The boy in the story, Herb, falls asleep and lands inside the story. As he tries to get himself back domicile he encounters many different fairytale characters. I constantly had a smiling on my face up while reading the story. I kept saying, this fairytale character is in the story too?!

This book would be great for students in grades ii and up. Students below 2d course volition also enjoy the book, but they would need support with reading. As the volume is a bit complicated. In the classroom, this volume could exist used to back up writing, since the story plays a lot with imagination. This tin aid students visualize that stories tin can be written thinking exterior the box. Not all stories need to be the same, and have the aforementioned structure and ending.

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Jenny
Aug 23, 2013 rated it information technology was amazing
Herb is a boy that loves story books, particularly those with loads of brightly coloured exciting pictures that tell yous and then much. Herb is e'er reading and on one detail night when his friend Ezzie had stayed over, Herb falls comatose reading a volume of fairy tales. This is nothing unusual only when Herb wakes up he finds himself in a strange room, in a strange uncomfortable bed with a strange girl shrieking at him telling Herb to become out of this story. Herb was very confused, just then it dawne Herb is a boy that loves story books, particularly those with loads of brightly coloured exciting pictures that tell you lot so much. Herb is always reading and on one item night when his friend Ezzie had stayed over, Herb falls comatose reading a book of fairy tales. This is nothing unusual but when Herb wakes up he finds himself in a strange room, in a foreign uncomfortable bed with a strange girl shrieking at him telling Herb to get out of this story. Herb was very dislocated, simply then it dawned on him. He had fallen into the book and the aroused girl is Goldilocks!

Herb makes a run for it, and can you approximate who he bumps into adjacent? That's right, the 3 bears. Herb runs as quickly as he can out of the house. He runs past Hansel and Gretel, Puss in Boots and at final reaches an enormous door. Herb goes inside and discovers a ballroom full of angry looking people in posh clothes with drawn on moustaches and missing thrones! Herb learns that Prince Charming has gone missing and that all the oddities in the room are due to his 'book ornament'. Herb escapes as the furious guests realise what he has done.

As the story goes on, Herb escapes from one disaster area and stumbles across some other 1, each time bumping into more fairy tale characters along the fashion.

I would highly recommend this hilarious visual story to all children, but particularly those in years one-3 of primary school. Many younger children from the Early Years Foundation Phase (EYFS) would as well actually enjoy this book; and even as an adult, I think it'due south brilliant!

I can fully understand why Lauren Child is a three times Smarties Prize Winner and renowned for her distinguished writing and illustrations; this book has it all. Information technology has a visual fashion narrative of brightly coloured pictures that tell you so much most the story and keeps y'all looking and guessing what will happen next. The text is even displayed using different fonts, sizes, and imaginative layouts to constantly reinforce the narrative. It is written with such imagination and fun that children will love everything about this volume and keep wanting more.

I take shared this book with whole classes of children in years 1-iii and every time I have done this, every single child is excitedly absorbed into the story and images. There is so much that can exist done with this book. Children love looking at the pictures, identifying the fairy tale characters and seeing them in a dissimilar light. They love listening to and sampling the range of voices that can be projected when reading aloud which encourages their ain reading aloud and presentation skills.

The volume makes it easy to generate then many differentiated questions per folio that can really engage all children in word throughout the book; both equally a whole course action and in smaller groups for guided reading activities. Children will relish discussing and describing the different characters, settings culling endings which makes it piece of cake to develop several inspirational cantankerous-curricular links.

For instance, when covering fairy tales in year 2, this book enables children to make connections betwixt fairy tale characters in the story and popular fairy tales facilitating children to be able to write, act out and blueprint their own fractured fairy tales. The style of writing encourages inventiveness and development in children's own writing. Children are also able to develop their own reading aloud skills in a fun way listening to adult and kid models of reading aloud, engaging in role play and practicing doing different voices with this book.

Children could develop their skills in fine art by designing their own fairy tale characters to go with their stories and make apply of Lauren Child'due south manner of creative writing to go around their illustrations. They could also make hand puppets of their characters and deed out the story to their peers and younger children.

In ICT, children could put together a storyboard of their own fairy tales. Cross-curricular links could even be found in numeracy past generating fairy tale based discussion problems equally a fun and interactive quiz.

Therefore, in my opinion and experience, Lauren Child'southward 'Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Volume?' is a fantastic cantankerous-curricular inspirational resources that grips children'due south attention right from the kickoff. There are so many discussion points throughout this book which facilitates actually inclusive teaching and inspires cross-curricular learning. This book is a must for every master schoolhouse!

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Mione Knight
Aug 21, 2014 rated it really liked information technology
Lauren child's motion-picture show book 'Who's agape of the Big Bad Volume?' is a truly unique and imaginative story. The story follows a immature boy called Herb who loves to read. I night Herb is reading 'a book of Fairy tales' when he falls asleep and falls into a dream where he is stuck inside the book! He wakes up to Goldilocks screaming at him. He then goes on to meet other loved characters such every bit the three bears and Hansel and Gretel. The majority of his dream all the same, involves complications with Cind Lauren kid's movie book 'Who's afraid of the Large Bad Book?' is a truly unique and imaginative story. The story follows a immature male child called Herb who loves to read. One night Herb is reading 'a book of Fairy tales' when he falls asleep and falls into a dream where he is stuck inside the book! He wakes upward to Goldilocks screaming at him. He then goes on to meet other loved characters such as the 3 bears and Hansel and Gretel. The bulk of his dream notwithstanding, involves complications with Cinderella and her evil stepmother. Prince Charming is missing because Herb has cut him out of his book and the stepmother is stuck upside down because the folio had been ripped out and stuck dorsum in incorrect. Herb eventually escapes the storybook and wants to assist out the characters he has met and so put correct everything he has defaced, or cut out of the book.

The unique story line where a fictional character meets other characters from unlike stories is complimented by the unique fashion Child'south tells the story. Kid uses a mixture of child-like graphics, illustrations and varied typefaces which all seem to be jumbled together, you even accept to turn the page to read upside down text! This makes each folio different and heady and actually brings to life the different characters. For example, when a character is shouting the text changes to bold writing, or when Herb falls asleep the text mimics this past slanting off the page, as if to be falling into the dream with him.

The book is fantastic because information technology is suitable for weak and strong readers. The vibrant pictures and funny story line is sure to engage new readers, however, the stronger reader will non be bored. A knowledge of the fairy tales explored in the book that a stiff or older reader will have helps make the volume more entertaining. Furthermore, a weaker reader would enjoy the book beingness read aloud to them but may struggle to read it as an private. The complicated manner the book is written with different fonts and upside down or slanted writing poses as a fantastic and fun way to claiming a young reader.

The imaginative storyline opens up a great opportunity for a teacher to apply the book in a classroom. For example, children could write a story where they fall into a book and encounter characters from their own favourite books. This would be a really fun action for children and would allow them to have the freedom to express their individuality whilst doing a chore that will aid develop their writing skills. Some other idea would be to utilise the story in an art lesson where children can draw or pigment scenes from fairy tales with Herb or themselves involved in it.

In determination, this book is a really fun book that would be easy to introduce to a classroom as it would spark the interest of readers of all abilities. When read aloud to a grouping of children the volume is a truly exciting and energetic read simply when read as an individual the book poses equally a positive challenge, perfect for a classroom environment.

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Rachel
February 19, 2018 rated it it was amazing
I really loved this book and plant it interesting start to finish. When I first picked it up I idea it was about a child not liking books, finding them scary, all the same once I read information technology I realised it was more about a child learning how to correctly treat books - a good moral for readers.
This book depicts a child who has fallen into the book he was reading, a book of fairytales. Every bit the book progresses it depicts him going through the pages of the fairytale book and along the way seeing the differi
I really loved this book and establish it interesting starting time to stop. When I get-go picked information technology up I thought it was virtually a child not liking books, finding them scary, still once I read it I realised it was more about a child learning how to correctly treat books - a expert moral for readers.
This book depicts a child who has fallen into the book he was reading, a book of fairytales. As the book progresses it depicts him going through the pages of the fairytale book and along the fashion seeing the differing things he has done to each page eg drawn moustaches on characters, cut bits out etc all calculation to the moral of how to treat books correctly.
The illustrations bleed over every single page making the reader feel a participant in this adventure. The illustrator uses appropriate colours throughout - for example darker colours for the woods whereas brilliant colours for the palace. The text is written in differing fonts throughout which is actually effective equally suggests change in footstep and makes the text more interesting.
Due to this book including aspects of fairytales, so linking to other fairytale stories, the reader will already need to know and empathise the fairytale stories to exist able to understand and savour the story more than.
Analysing the offset two pages depicts ii boys in bed. The background is a very low-cal xanthous colour which makes the other objects stand up out more. Y'all equally the reader are looking down at the two boys - one on the recto and one on the verso. This could suggest you as the reader take higher power or the boys are weakened or unstable. Spread about the room are spread objects such as a chair and a board game - this portrays to the reader, even without the text, that this is a sleeping accommodation. Stereotypically a boys sleeping room due to the mess everywhere. Both boys are depicted as the aforementioned size suggesting equal ability and status. The text is peculiarly interesting in this page, similar the rest of the volume written in third person, but is written in varying sizes as well as including addicts such every bit some letters are back to forepart or upside down which could portray the master characters character every bit well once again making the text more highly-seasoned and interactive to read. The reader will accept to already have letter cognition to understand and option up the humor of the letters which are back to front.
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Wilde Sky
A boy falls comatose and enters a volume.

Good idea, merely a bit jumbled.

Reading time around thirty minutes.

Adassa Delgado
5 out of 5

We meet a male child named Herb, who LOVES to read and emphasizes on how expert of a reader he is. Nosotros learn the mistreatment he does to the books where he falls asleep on his book, doodles on them, and leaves crumbs in the pages. One twenty-four hour period while he is sleeping on the book, he ends upwardly getting sucked into a fairy tale stories where he meets multiple character who express their feelings to them about his mistreatment.

This books ability to keep the reader engaged based of all the multimodal devices

5 out of 5

We meet a boy named Herb, who LOVES to read and emphasizes on how adept of a reader he is. We learn the mistreatment he does to the books where he falls asleep on his book, doodles on them, and leaves crumbs in the pages. One day while he is sleeping on the book, he ends upwardly getting sucked into a fairy tale stories where he meets multiple character who limited their feelings to them about his mistreatment.

This books ability to keep the reader engaged based of all the multimodal devices is incredible. The font is highly meaning in this book, for it is more engaging that other books, also every bit the drawing for how much is going on in each page. I gave this book a 5 out of 5 for the attention given to each page from the drawing and the fonts, to also the story in general. It took a concept that isn't discussed equally much equally it should be, to another level.

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Erica Selley
Nov 28, 2016 rated it it was amazing
This was i of my favorite books as a child, and now being a sophomore in college, this book is still one of my favorites. Lauren Child does a expert job at explaining the consequences Herb faced when he draws on and cuts his fairy tale books. This is a good book to read to children when yous're educational activity them about how to respect their books, that is how I learned.
The beautiful illustrations combined with the hilarious text makes this volume a classic. There is a mixture of collages and full-page p
This was one of my favorite books as a kid, and at present existence a sophomore in college, this book is still one of my favorites. Lauren Child does a adept task at explaining the consequences Herb faced when he draws on and cuts his fairy tale books. This is a good book to read to children when you're teaching them about how to respect their books, that is how I learned.
The beautiful illustrations combined with the hilarious text makes this book a classic. There is a mixture of collages and full-folio pictures brand the story interesting and more than fun to read. I would 100% recommend this book, it is a children'south volume archetype for sure.
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Arminzerella
Apr 25, 2018 rated it really liked it
This review has been subconscious because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Herb falls into one of his books i night and races through its pages trying to escape from a very bossy Goldilocks, Cinderella'southward stepmother, and some other fairytale characters who are super irritated with him. Apparently, he drew mustaches on a agglomeration of fancy dress ball attendees, cut out the Prince (who was supposed to attend the ball with Cinderella), added phones to all of the illustrations, as well as making other annoying (to the characters of the volume) alterations. When he finally gets Herb falls into one of his books one night and races through its pages trying to escape from a very bossy Goldilocks, Cinderella's stepmother, and some other fairytale characters who are super irritated with him. Apparently, he drew mustaches on a bunch of fancy dress brawl attendees, cut out the Prince (who was supposed to attend the brawl with Cinderella), added phones to all of the illustrations, also as making other annoying (to the characters of the book) alterations. When he finally gets out, he has a better appreciation and respect for his books and tries to set things to right. Except for Goldilocks. Who gets an ugly wig. Funny, fractured fairytale! ...more
Cristal Trujillo
The encompass of the volume, well the book'due south vertical orientation tells me the story is going to have people. Illustrations done in the book have a folk fine art mode mixed with a layering-collage sort of affect. Pages containing illustrations had no borders, instead having a full drain so it tin can make readers feel more involved in the book's story. The story contains a situational classic called, 'the quest' where there is a search for a person or thing that volition bring peace or practiced issue. The main id The embrace of the volume, well the book's vertical orientation tells me the story is going to have people. Illustrations done in the book have a folk art fashion mixed with a layering-collage sort of impact. Pages containing illustrations had no borders, instead having a full bleed so it tin can make readers experience more involved in the volume'due south story. The story contains a situational archetype chosen, 'the quest' where at that place is a search for a person or thing that will bring peace or proficient outcome. The main idea or plot of the story is Herb'southward journey to find a right book to read even though he is not the all-time reader. This message can be encouraging to other young kids that struggle with reading. ...more
Lana Smith
Jan 31, 2012 rated information technology actually liked it
I throughly enjoyed the illustrations in this book. They were unique in the sense that yous never see that collage-similar await in many children's books. Or maybe its just the ones I've read.I thought Lauren did a wonderful job. Initially I thought this was going to be a extremely silly book which is why I must finish judging these books by the covers and so much. I think the words were pretty necessary which makes it a illustrated book. Like "No, David!" this book was fairly tall because it was a portrai I throughly enjoyed the illustrations in this book. They were unique in the sense that y'all never meet that collage-like look in many children's books. Or mayhap its just the ones I've read.I thought Lauren did a wonderful task. Initially I idea this was going to exist a extremely empty-headed book which is why I must stop judging these books by the covers so much. I remember the words were pretty necessary which makes it a illustrated volume. Like "No, David!" this volume was fairly tall because it was a portrait book. ...more than
Heather
Mar 14, 2012 rated information technology liked it
35 months - I'yard on the contend near this one. I'g non a huge fan of this illustration style although I capeesh the inventiveness of putting it together to await like collage. The story was inventive but seemed a bit disjointed of course part of that was due to a page being missing from our library copy right at the indicate where everything goes upside down. I guess this is one of those love it or detest information technology type books and I want to honey it but I just don't. O seems to like it as we've had to read it a 35 months - I'm on the argue nigh this one. I'm not a huge fan of this analogy style although I appreciate the creativity of putting it together to await like collage. The story was inventive but seemed a scrap disjointed of course part of that was due to a folio beingness missing from our library copy right at the point where everything goes upside down. I guess this is i of those dearest it or detest it type books and I want to dearest it just I just don't. O seems to similar it as nosotros've had to read it a few times then far. ...more than
Jennifer
Jul 02, 2013 rated information technology really liked it
Ane of the children I babysit for had checked this volume out which inspired me to bank check it out. I absolutely honey the illustrations. Lauren uses different types of media to create an over all picture rich in colors and textures. It really brings life and dimension to the story. I also actually enjoyed the fun and interactive text that pulls readers of all ages in. In that location is as well a squeamish bulletin about being respectful of your books. Not one that a young reader could tackle on their own though. The fon One of the children I babysit for had checked this volume out which inspired me to check it out. I admittedly love the illustrations. Lauren uses different types of media to create an over all picture rich in colors and textures. It really brings life and dimension to the story. I also really enjoyed the fun and interactive text that pulls readers of all ages in. At that place is also a nice bulletin nearly being respectful of your books. Not one that a young reader could tackle on their own though. The font choices sometimes make reading difficult. ...more
Jandy
This one intrigued me immediately, because I love stories where people become into books. I did savour the story on this one, with the little boy going into his fairy tale book and realizing that the stories are all messed upwards because he'due south mistreated the book - cartoon mustaches on princesses, cutting people out, pasting pages in upside downwards, etc. But the fine art style is really manic and fifty-fifty though I liked the thought of making it look like paper cutting-outs (equally per the theme of the book), information technology just wasn't plea This ane intrigued me immediately, because I dearest stories where people get into books. I did enjoy the story on this one, with the little boy going into his fairy tale book and realizing that the stories are all messed upwards considering he'southward mistreated the book - drawing mustaches on princesses, cutting people out, pasting pages in upside downwardly, etc. But the fine art style is really manic and fifty-fifty though I liked the idea of making it look like paper cut-outs (as per the theme of the volume), information technology only wasn't pleasant for me to look at, verging on ugly at times. ...more
Brianda Cruz
Apr 26, 2015 rated information technology really liked it
This volume reminded of this evidence i utilise to watch when I was younger. This book is basically bought a niggling male child who absoultly loves books. The pages are very colorful and everything is just everywhere and falls asleep with a book in his hand that happened to be a fairy tall book and has a very interesting dream well-nigh some of those fairytales. I won't say much more than considering information technology will ruin the story. But the pictures are very poppy and very cartoon similar and they take up 2 pages and the words unde This book reminded of this show i use to watch when I was younger. This book is basically bought a little boy who absoultly loves books. The pages are very colorful and everything is but everywhere and falls asleep with a book in his hand that happened to be a fairy tall volume and has a very interesting dream about some of those fairytales. I won't say much more considering it will ruin the story. But the pictures are very poppy and very cartoon like and they take up ii pages and the words underneath. ...more
Lauren Kid MBE is an English author and illustrator. She was the UK Children'due south Laureate from 2017-19.

Child grew upwardly in Wiltshire as the middle child of three sisters and the daughter of two teachers. She has always been interested in the many aspects of babyhood, from gazing into toy store windows to watching American children'south shows from the 1960s. Subsequently attending two Art Schools, she travelled

Lauren Child MBE is an English author and illustrator. She was the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland Children'due south Laureate from 2017-nineteen.

Child grew up in Wiltshire every bit the center child of three sisters and the daughter of ii teachers. She has ever been interested in the many aspects of childhood, from gazing into toy shop windows to watching American children'due south shows from the 1960s. Subsequently attending two Art Schools, she travelled for six months, notwithstanding unsure about which career to commence upon.

Before writing and illustrating children's books Child started her ain visitor 'Chandeliers for the People' making lampshades. It was simply when she came to write and illustrate the book Clarice Bean, That's Me that she decided to devote her fourth dimension to writing and illustrating books for children, which combines her fascination for childhood and her talent for designing and creating. Child gets her inspiration from other people's conversations or from seeing something funny happen.

Her volume I Will Not Ever Never Eat A Tomato plant won the 2000 Kate Greenaway Medal. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named it i of the top 10 winning works, which comprised the shortlist for a public vote for the nation'due south favourite. Information technology finished third in the public vote from that shortlist.

Kid lives in N London.

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