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About Play This Book and Pet This Book:
There are lots of ways little hands can make music or take care of animals. Each page of these interactive books invites readers to TAP, STRUM, CRASH — PLAY or PAT, FEED, BRUSH — LOVE! With delightful rhyming texts and engaging illustrations, these books are full of instruments — and animals — who can’t wait to play. The only thing they need is YOU! Just use your imagination, turn the pages, and PLAY THIS BOOK/PET THIS BOOK!
A clever combination of interactive elements and good old-fashioned read-aloud know-how. Whether it’s storytime for a large group or one-on-one laptime, just try and stop kids from following this book’s titular encouragement. — Kirkus (PLAY THIS BOOK)
Music-loving kids will go nuts for this interactive book. . . . Wiseman’s illustrations shine with bold strokes and bright colors and an inclusive cast of kid musicians. The book ends, of course, with thunderous applause. — School Library Journal (PLAY THIS BOOK)
Written in snappy, bouncy rhymes and featuring pictures on expansive spreads, this book is an excellent choice for group sharing. . . . The illustrations . . . feature bold, bright colors, making it eye-catching for young readers. . . . A fun, interactive read-aloud perfect for a pet-themed storytime. — School Library Journal (PET THIS BOOK)
The inclusion of lively sound effects for each animal will indeed encourage interactive participation . . . and the bold illustrations make this a natural for read-alouds. — Booklist (PET THIS BOOK)
- Play This Book — School Library Journal’s 2018 Picture Books list
- Play This Book — School Library Journal’s 2018 Picture Book Readalouds list
- Play This Book — Nominated for the 2019 Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award
- Pet This Book — Amazon Best Book of the Month for May
- Play This Book — BookRiot’s “50 Must-Read Preschool Books“
- Play This Book and Pet This Book— Nominated for the 2019 Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy (CLEL) Bell Awards in the categories “TALK” and “PLAY”
Other options for ordering PLAY THIS BOOK:
IndieBound Barnes & Noble Amazon Books-A-Million Powell’s
Other options for ordering PET THIS BOOK:
IndieBound Barnes & Noble Amazon Books-A-Million Powell’s
Activities: Print coloring pages and activities to go with PLAY THIS BOOK and PET THIS BOOK!
