The Boring Book: (Childrens Book about Boredom, Funny Kids Picture Book, Early Elementary School Story Book)
Product ID: 123054829
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A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year The Boring Book is a humorous picture book that follows the story of one particularly bored boy. As the story progresses, our protagonist discovers there's actually more to boredom than what meets the eye—more questions, more theories, and heaps of humor. This exploration of boredom from acclaimed author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake playfully—and hilariously—unpacks the ways in which a seemingly stagnant state is actually a portal into a dynamic, life-enriching experience. • Embraces the topic of boredom—an ever-so-popular kid complaint—and runs with it • The unique comic format, fast pace, smart humor, and narrative approach makes it ideal for reluctant readers • A universally hilarious book that will amuse children ages 5 to 8, as well as adults In addition to banishing boredom, Yoshitake's distinctive illustrations promote visual literacy and show young readers what the process of creative thinking looks like. This smart, laugh-out-loud picture book just might change your child's perspective on the state of boredom forever. • A wonderful gift for parents, teachers, educators, librarians, caregivers, and anyone who has to answer to the statement "I'm bored!" • Perfect for readers of early chapter books • Great for fans of the Fox & Chick series by Sergio Ruzzier, Waiting Is Not Easy! (An Elephant and Piggie Book) by Mo Willems, and I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black
| Dimensions | 8.45 x 0.45 x 10.7 inches |
| Edition | Illustrated |
| Grade Level | Kindergarten - 3 |
| Isbn 10 | 1452174563 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1452174563 |
| Item Weight | 2.31 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 40 pages |
| Publication Date | August 6, 2019 |
| Publisher | Chronicle Books |
| Reading Age | 5 - 8 years |
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8yr old is obsessed!
My 8 year old LOVES this book! She’s a big reader and usually does chapter books but she got this book in our Amazon Book Box and is obsessed. She’s reading it multiple times a day and asking me to read it to her as well. Highly recommended for the 6-8 age range, probably doesn’t make sense to younger kids which is why some reviews are negative, my almost 4 year old isn’t interested in it yet at all. If you have an inquisitive elementary school age kid though complaining about being bored this is the book for them!
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Great children’s book for kids and parents
This book is funny and smart with illustrations that you can talk about for hours. Both my 4 year-old and I love this book.
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Takes a look at what it means to be bored
I tutor a first grader who tells me he is often bored with things. This book helped him to see that it's natural to be bored sometimes and what you can do to not be bored. It's fun to read and the illustrations are very funny. It definitely held his attention and he was not a bit bored.
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Mostly about what to do if you have freedom to do anything
Edit: bumping from 4 to 5 stars because there is a little graph on one page showing how over time a person would go through neutral, fun, bored, very bored, very fun, etc. and it turned into a really insightful discussion where I could list scenarios (e.g. dance class, math class, recess) and my kiddo would point to how they felt about them. It’s often hard to get them to share stuff like that and this book helped!Original review:We were hoping this book would cover “necessary boredom” like when you’re sitting in class and the lesson is not interesting to you or you already know it. However it doesn’t really get deep into things. My 6 year old liked it though, I just don’t think it really taught any valuable lesson or gave them any ideas for how to deal with boredom.
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A perfect shadow book
This is a perfect book to read to children，The guessing game between the child and the mother was so cute，it does require a little Japanese culture background to be able to guess what the child was trying to make herself into
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3 yo loves to say boring
my son loves this book and loves to say boring in the most dramatic way. this opened a lot of room for conversation on why we get bored and what we can do with boredom. it helped prep him for transitioning from his 1 nap to quiet time instead
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Fun story, not boring
The tale of a kid who is bored, or is he actually having fun?Hmmm. My 8 year old and I enjoyed it and weren’t bored.
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Thr Boring Book
Excellent boring explanation about being bored,jajaI love the character’s expressions, the drawings, all of it.I hAve a grandchild who asks me: I am bored, what can I do?He will love this story. Thank you,!
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Interesting for kids and adults
Good read. Great message
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mis alumnos lo amaron
a mis alumnos les encantó trabajar con este libro.
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Fun and funny book to read with kids or alone
Read this with my 6-year-old son and we giggle all the way through pages.
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Un po' scontato
Consegna ottima e senza ritardi né danni. Il libro pensavo meglio, mi sono fatto convincere dalle recensioni, ma non mi sembra così straordinario il tema e il suo svolgimento. Comunque buono dai
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Unique story that let children learn and laugh
My kids like to say I am bored.. when we see this book we are interested to know what will happen in the story and it's unique and interesting 😀
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