Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?

by Lauren Child and LUO LUN ?QIAO ER DE ?XIAO PING

Book Overview

Herb never imagined the dangers when he decided to scribble on and cut up his book of fairy tales. But then, he never thought he'd fall into the book one night! After contending with a petulant Goldilocks, a very angry wicked stepmother, and a disappointed Cinderella, all Herb wants to do is find his way off the page. If only he can escape the book, he can make everything continue happily ever after again. . . sort of. With exuberant collage illustrations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786809264
• ISBN13: 9780786809264
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.1" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

An all-time favorite!

This is one of the most fun books you'll find to read to (or with) your children. My 3-year-old daughter loves it! Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book is totally engrossing. It is probably the closest thing to "full-contact-reading", because the reader must open "hidden" pages to find a royal party, must help the main character escape through a hole in the page, and must flip the book upside down and back up again to read certain parts. Besides being entertaining, there's a great message in the book that every librarian (or bibliophile) would love... Have some fun with this one!

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book, Lauren Child - Well worth owning

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book is just excellent. It is a twisted look at fairy tales and a very imaginative perspective on books for a child. My daughter and I just found this book recently and she fell in love. We are on our third straight week reading it every day. The idea that someone can literally fall into a book and interact with the characters is wonderful. Lauren Child's writing and her illustrations are absolutely fantasic.

Delightfully imaginative book!

I have always been a fan of Lauren Child's "Charlie and Lola" series, so I was very excited to come across this book at the library. It does not disappoint! I am a preschool teacher and mother to three children under the age of 5. I read a LOT of childrens books, both at school and to my own children. I must say this is one of the most delightful stories I have read in a long time. My 4 year old daughter also got a huge kick out of it, although she insisted the main character Herb was actually Charlie as a young boy, haha. Although I mainly check out books from the library, this is one that I will most certainly purchase for my childrens' permanent collection.

Great great GREAT! A challenging and exciting read for kids

This is a great book for younger kids who want to be challenged in their reading. The illustrations are fun, but the text is everywhere - it goes up and down, it is upside down, and it even goes in circles. This is the story of a little boy who falls asleep on his book and falls into the story. He then discovers alll the problems he has caused by playing around with it. Prince charming is missing, the ugly sisters are upside down, the queen has no throne, and there are telephones in all the pictures. This allows the various characters to phone one another and make more trouble for him. It is a lot of fun reading for adults and children and you instantly recognise the distinctive Lauren child illustrations - a mixture of collage and simple pictures - women with slanty eyes and pointy chins - Cinderella is even slightly cross-eyed. This is a great book full of in-jokes kids really enjoy. The text is challenging for kids - it goes all over the place and gives them fun trying to work it out. I would really recommend Lauren Child as a good read everytime.

A fun look at fairy tales

I loved reading this to my little one although he was a bit young for it at 2. But it has become a favorite and seems to be checked out at the library so much we had to buy a copy for ourselves and as lots of birthday gifts for others. The pictures are a delight and the goldilocks as a bad girl who breaks into the three bears house and destroys everything is a hoot.