Got Your Nose!

by Alan Katz, Alex Willan (Illustrator)

Overview

This hilarious new picture book by New York Times bestselling author Alan Katz and Unicorns Are the Worst creator Alex Willan imagines what happens when a good-natured game of "got your nose" goes too far—and one little girl’s nose runs free.

Becky loves Grandpa Max. When he visits, they have a lot of fun together. But when Grandpa Max pulls his favorite prank on Becky, he accidentally takes her nose—for real!

OH NO!

Now Becky and Grandpa Max have to chase Becky’s runny nose all over town—or else, who nose what will happen?

With vibrant art and hilarious wordplay, children, parents, and grandparents alike will love the funny, fast-paced picture book tale that Today Show cohost Dylan Dreyer said “will leave you smiling.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063025042
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/10/2023
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	76,255
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Alan Katz has written more than forty highly acclaimed children’s books, including Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs, The Day the Mustache Took Over, OOPS!, Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids, and the New York Times bestseller Misty the Cloud, with Dylan Dreyer. Alan has received many state awards for children’s literature, and he frequently visits schools across the country. 

Alan is also a six-time Emmy-nominated writer for series including The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Taz-Mania, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, numerous Nickelodeon shows, and more. He hosted a long-running game show on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live channel, and he’s also created comic books, trading cards, theme park shows, and hundreds of other special projects for kids and their parents. 

Editorial Reviews

2022-10-12
Follow your nose on an adventure!

Becky, a tan-skinned girl with poofy dark hair and a missing tooth, loves playing with her Grandpa Max, who is bald with tan skin. But when Grandpa Max attempts to play a final trick on Becky as he is leaving for the day, our heroine soon discovers that the “got your nose!” joke is no laughing matter—her nose is tucked unknowingly into Grandpa Max’s pocket! She runs after Grandpa Max—or “Mampa Max,” as Becky has to pronounce it now—to tell him what’s going on, and the nose takes off, leaping out of Grandpa Max’s pocket and growing arms and legs. The nose leads them on a merry chase across town before returning back to Becky’s face thanks to a combination of luck and smart thinking. As the duo are about to part, Becky’s game of “got your ear!” starts the mischief all over again. It’s a clever idea, but some clunky choices along the way impede the story. Becky’s mispronunciations sans nose are amusing, but some don’t work. This becomes apparent when reading the story aloud: “We mustn’t mive up mope,” says Becky, but anyone plugging their nose can easily pronounce give and hope. Additionally, the nose’s motivations—initially it seems to seek out its favorite smells—give way quickly to less logical activities like minigolf and swimming. (Who likes getting water up their nose?) The digital images do a lot of heavy lifting humorwise, but they can’t save this story. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Lost by a nose. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews