The Button Book
Published on 3. March 2022
Book
Board book
26 pages
978-1-83913-187-5 (ISBN)
Description
'The last one is a sleep button. Good night, children. More confirmation that children's book creators are unsung geniuses.' New York Times
'Bouncy and mischievous' Guardian, Children's Books of the Year
Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it? From a singing button to a tickle button, from a rude sound button to a mysterious white button, there's only one way to find out what they do! A remarkable adventure powered purely by imagination, where the sounds, songs and play are completely up to you and whoever you're sharing this wonderful book with. Reminiscent of picture book legend Herve Tullet's Press Here, this chunky board book will take you on a magical journey of colour, imagination, and play with a wind-down bedtime ending (unless you're asked to read it again).
'Bouncy and mischievous' Guardian, Children's Books of the Year
Here's a button. I wonder what happens when you press it? From a singing button to a tickle button, from a rude sound button to a mysterious white button, there's only one way to find out what they do! A remarkable adventure powered purely by imagination, where the sounds, songs and play are completely up to you and whoever you're sharing this wonderful book with. Reminiscent of picture book legend Herve Tullet's Press Here, this chunky board book will take you on a magical journey of colour, imagination, and play with a wind-down bedtime ending (unless you're asked to read it again).
Reviews / Votes
Bouncy and mischievous, Sally Nicholls's The Button Book is illustrated with giddy, infectious energy by Bethan Woollvin * Guardian, Children's Books of the Year * Wonderfully illustrated... The last one is a sleep button. Good night, children. More confirmation that children's book creators are unsung geniuses. * New York Times * This beautifully simple concept takes readers on a magical interactive journey, powered only by imagination and play. Fresh and charming, with lots of scope for children-and adults-to join in. * The Bookseller * Nicholls' simple, silly narrative and Woollvin's colorfully childlike illustrations result in a fun picture book that incorporates shapes and colors and that can be used at home and in libraries and classrooms. * Kirkus * Each button is made distinct by a specific setting and palette, with Woollvin-an exceptional colorist-utilizing one hue at a time to highlight her black-and-gray illustrations, which makes for dynamic visuals as the pages go by. * Booklist *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 0 to 4 years
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83913-187-5 (9781839131875)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sally Nicholls (Author)
Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, the YA Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.
Bethan Woollvin (Illustrator)
Bethan Woollvin is the author and illustrator of Macmillan Childrens Book Prize winning Little Red, which was chosen as one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books 2016. She graduated with a first class honours degree in Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and she now lives in Sheffield.
Sally Nicholls grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, the YA Book Prize and the Carnegie Medal, twice. She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.
Bethan Woollvin (Illustrator)
Bethan Woollvin is the author and illustrator of Macmillan Childrens Book Prize winning Little Red, which was chosen as one of The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books 2016. She graduated with a first class honours degree in Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and she now lives in Sheffield.