Do Not Open This Book

In the spirit of the bestselling classics DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS and THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK comes a riotously funny, interactive picture book from a hot new team.

Excuse me, but who do you think you are, opening this book when the cover clearly says, DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK? The reason you weren't supposed to open this book is because it is not yet written ...You think it's easy to put words together? Hah Now go away--I need time to think.So begins Pig's valiant attempt to pen his masterpiece. But he is constantly interrupted by the reader who is seduced at every turn into foiling his efforts (please go away please do not turn the page)--until at last we reach the final page & discover that together, Pig & the reader have indeed created a book.

Author: Michaela Muntean
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 03/01/2006
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 11.24h x 9.38w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9780439698399
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 104857 / Do Not Open This Book!


Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Winner
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/09/2006 pg. 52
Kirkus Review - Children 02/15/2006 pg. 188
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2006 pg. 321 - Recommended
Booklist 03/15/2006 pg. 53
School Library Journal 04/01/2006 pg. 114
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 312 - Recommended, Satisfactory
New York Times 11/12/2006 pg. 22

About the Author
Michaela Muntean is the author of dozens of books, including the first title in the Pig series, Do Not Open This Book! Michaela has had stints as an editor at Workman Publishing Company, Parents Magazine, and Western Publishing Company for whom she wrote over 65 Sesame Street and Golden Book titles, including Panda Bear's Paintbox and Theodore Mouse Goes to Sea. Michaela currently lives in Ghent, New York, with her husband, Nik Cohn. You can visit her online at michaelamuntean.com
Pascal Lemaître is the illustrator of many books for children, including Do Not Open This Book!, and the New York Times bestsellers Come with Me by Holly M. McGhee and the Who's Got Game? series by Toni and Slade Morrison. He lives with his wife and daughter and divides his time between Brooklyn, New York, and Brussels, Belgium.