Don't Push the Button!

by Bill Cotter

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A fun and engaging storytime awaits anyone who brings Don’t Push The Button. As the title suggests, there is only one thing you can’t do but really, what would happen if you did it?

Larry the monster is up to his usual shenanigans in this USA Today bestseller by Bill Cotter. A great read-aloud, interactive picture book that kids will go back to time and again.

There's only one rule in Larry's book: don't push the button.

(Seriously, don't even think about it!)

Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen?

Okay, quick. No one is looking... push the button.

Uh, oh.

Why readers love the Don't Push the Button series:

• Celebrate curiosity with this silly monster book
• A fun read-aloud and bedtime book
• Screen-free fun for kids
• Makes a great gift for children!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728250083
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	08/16/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	36,682
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD400L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bill Cotter is the author and illustrator of the bestselling Don’t Push the Button! series, now with over 1 million copies sold worldwide. He has traveled to visit schools in China, Japan, and the Middle East to share his work with children. When he’s not making books, Bill likes to play video games, write music, and hang out with his cat Button.

Editorial Reviews

"There’s still monstrous fun to be had in Don’t Push The Button! . . . interactive, silly, and just plain good fun. The simple but colorful illustrations are absolutely fitting for the idea of the book and the age of the readers." — Parenthood.com

"Kids have fun pushing the button, shaking the book, and scratching Larry's tummy. This is a winner for reading aloud to a group." " — Atlanta Parent

From the Publisher

11/01/2013
PreS-Gr 2—A rounded purple monster named Larry hosts this interactive picture book. Throughout, he dominates the right-hand pages, while a giant red button lives on the left. He begins by insisting that readers not push the button, but he soon seems conflicted about this rule: "It does look pretty nice though. I wonder what would happen if we pushed it." Doing so causes Larry to change colors and even multiply. Getting him back to normal requires the assistance of a helpful guidebook called, "So You've Pushed the Button." The flat art falls short, and the figures are often confusingly out of focus. For a better-developed and more polished look at this interactive concept, stick with Hervé Tullet's Press Here (Chronicle, 2011).—Julie Roach, Cambridge Public Library, MA

School Library Journal

2013-10-01
There is only one rule: Don't push the button. Larry is a rounded purple monster, similar to McDonald's Grimace but with horns. He stands alone on the page, next to a single red button across the gutter. Red buttons almost always signal danger, but an unmarked button is also impossible to resist. Larry tells readers to not push the button. He comes in closer and growls, "Seriously. Don't even THINK about it." But then Larry experiences some inner turmoil. That button does look awfully tempting….He whispers in a conspiratorial tone, "Psst! No one is looking. You should give the button one little push." With the turn of the page, Larry has turned yellow! Thus begins a familiar romp in which readers are given directions, and poor Larry gains spots and then multiplies into many other monsters. The urgency, desperation and dire pleas contradict a child's natural curiosity (and perhaps the ever-tempting urge to do what is forbidden). Have we seen this shtick before? Yes. Has it been done in a more engaging, creative way? Yes. (See Press Here, by Hervé Tullet, 2011). But will kids care? No. They will still laugh. At least the red button doesn't initiate the self-destruct sequence--though many more stories of this ilk may cause a market implosion. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews