The Book with No Pictures Kindle Edition

I read this book to my son's kindergarten class on the recommendation of his teacher - genius that she is. The kids were skeptical at first. No pictures? How could that be fun? But once I was declaring that my only friend was a hippo named BooBoo Butt, they were sold. The nonsense words and sound effects I, as the reader, was forced to say (because that's how books work) were the stuff hilarity is made of. My only caution would be not to try to read this book with any sense of dignity or decorum. You gotta let that go. After all, your only friend is a hippo named BooBoo Butt.

You will have so much fun reading this book to your grandchildren. My 7 yr old granddaughter loves to read it to her 4 yr old brother.

My 3 yo laughs hysterically at this book! Great for parents who don't mind being silly narrators. It does use the word "butt" for humor at one point if you are sensitive to that.

Excellent fun! Good bonding time. I pre-read the book, so I knew to ask my son first if he wanted to read it. In the book it refers to the child choosing the book. So when we got to that part he felt extra smart. This book was recommended by someone else and I’m so glad they did. Very good for bonding time.

The kids loved it I would say it's perfect for 6 and up

Great book. Funny and the kids really enjoy hearing it!

Reading to children is one of the most important things parents and grandparents can do for children. I grew up with my mom reading Dr. Seuss to us, and I still have fond memories of those days. I read to my children all the time. Now that I have my first grandchild on the way, I bought this book for my daughter.I am a long time fan of The Office, and know what a great writer B.J Novak is regarding TV comedy. When I got this book, I read it aloud to myself. I was laughing so hard...what a great concept! With all the technology out there and parents foolishly giving cell phones and tablets to kids, book reading is falling by the wayside. Parents and grandparents MUST STOP giving kids these electronic devices and read them books like this! It is funny, it encourages kids to use their imagination (which electronic devices will NEVER do) and it will make them laugh. Nothing is more sweeter to the ears than a child's laughter.Buy this book, put on your best goofy voice, and read this to your kids/grandkids. They will be the better for it.

I have yet to find a kid that doesn't absolutely love this book. I get it as gifts all the time

Absolutely fantastic, I have to say my son was not impressed to receive a book with no pictures; however by page 3 he was in hysterics and completely won over! As I turned the last page with tears rolling down our cheeks from laughter - I heard the phrase "read it again Mummy"By the end of the second reading my son declared it "the funniest book ever" and he has a lot of books and has read and been read to a lot.Buy it, you won't regret it and by the end you too will probably be crying with laughter.My child is aged 7 years.

I currently work in Year 1 and decided to read this charming book to my class on their very first day. Needless to say, with them probably being so nervous about being in school, it didn't quite get the reaction I wanted, having read it before.However, days after I first read it aloud to them, the penny dropped and they still ask for me to read this to them. My classroom will then be filled with their giggles as well as a vivid future flashback of their (poor) teacher looking and sounding quite silly at the front of the room back in 2022.You will have great fun reading this to your little person or people, I do! Thoroughly recommended.

My four year old LOVES this book! It's very strange, and does indeed have no pictures! Instead, the premise is that the reader has to read *everything* on the pages, even things which don't make sense, made up words, or are really daft like 'my best friend is a hippo called Boo Boo Butt!'.

I bought this because of the positive reviews but my 5 year old found it really boring and I don't think she really understood what was supposed to be funny about it. Dissapointing. The idea is there but it needs more funny lines. The made up words had no effect, the only bit she liked was where the reader had to say that the child they were reading too was brilliant or something to that effect.

My 4 year old didn't QUITE understand why mummy had bought her a book with no pictures but soon became a fan!There aren't a lot of words on each page so I think it could have done with being a little longer, there are only a few pages that get really 'silly' so I think how you read it to your child plays a big part in how successfully it will go down with your child!