Picture-less book a hit with kids
A book titled ¡°¤¨¤¬¤Ê¤¤¤¨¤Û¤ó¡± (¡°E ga Nai Ehon,¡± or ¡°The Book With No Pictures¡°) , taking top spot on early last week.
The book was written by B.J. Novak, who is well-known for his work on NBC¡¯s comedy series ¡°The Office.¡± As the title suggests, the book isn¡¯t illustrated. It begins by obligating the person reading it to say what¡¯s written on the page ¡ª without exception. The prose starts out simple ¡ª ¡°I am a monkey who taught myself to read. Hey! I¡¯m not a monkey!¡± ¡ª before becoming increasingly silly, with readers being forced to utter nonsensical words (¡°blork,¡± ¡°bluurf¡°) and ridiculous phrases (¡°My only friend in the whole world is a hippo named BOO BOO BUTT¡°).
Teachers and parents alike have been singing the book¡¯s praises online.
¡±,¡± @amethyst525 wrote on Twitter. ¡°Everyone was laughing so hard.¡±
¡°I read the book to my son before he went to bed last night, ¡± wrote @you_mat_09, ¡°but he didn¡¯t fall asleep until after 10 p.m. because he couldn¡¯t stop laughing.¡±
If you¡¯re thinking about picking up a copy of the book for Christmas, be sure to remember the rule: You must say out loud what¡¯s written ¡ª no matter what. To find the book in Japanese on Amazon, visit . For English, see .
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