Ayoade, Richard. Book That No One Wanted to Read, The. Tor Freeman, Illus. Walker / Candlewick, 03/2023. 108pp. Fiction. Trade $17.99. 978-1-5362-2216-6. GRADES 3 – 5. HIGH ADDITIONAL.
What makes a book a book, and why do people read what books contain? This and many other fascinating tidbits about what’s inside a book are explored as this book explains the importance of books being read, since this one has never been opened before. Readers will be fascinated by this story that is “written” by a book, which is telling the story to the reader who picked it off of a hidden, dusty, lonely library shelf. Through the combined use of changing fonts (types, sizes, and orientations) and many slightly colored, farcical illustrations, this story propels itself into the reader’s mind—possibly via telepathy? Humorous and easy to read, this story is sure to delight those who can suspend disbelief as they experience this book.
Joshua Rees—Daly City Public Library