ANewYorkTimesBestIllustratedBookof2019KirkusReviewsBestBookoftheYearTheBoringBookisahumorouspicturebookthatfollowsthestoryofoneparticularlyboredboy.Asthestoryprogresses,ourprotagonistdiscoversthere’sactuallymoretoboredomthanwhatmeetstheeye--morequestions,moretheories,andheapsofhumor.Thisexplorationofboredomfromacclaimedauthor-illustratorShinsukeYoshitakeplayfully--andhilariously--unpacksthewaysinwhichaseeminglystagnantstateisactuallyaportalintoadynamic,life-enrichingexperience.-Embracesthetopicofboredom--anever-so-popularkidcomplaint--andrunswithit-Theuniquecomicformat,fastpace,smarthumor,andnarrativeapproachmakesitidealforreluctantreaders-Auniversallyhilariousbookthatwillamusechildrenages5to8,aswellasadultsInadditiontobanishingboredom,Yoshitake’sdistinctiveillustrationspromotevisualliteracyandshowyoungreaderswhattheprocessofcreativethinkinglookslike.Thissmart,laugh-out-loudpicturebookjustmightchangeyourchild’sperspectiveonthestateofboredomforever.-Awonderfulgiftforparents,teachers,educators,librarians,caregivers,andanyonewhohastoanswertothestatement“I’mbored!“-Perfectforreadersofearlychapterbooks-GreatforfansoftheFox&ChickseriesbySergioRuzzier,WaitingIsNotEasy!(AnElephantandPiggieBook)byMoWillems,andI’mBoredbyMichaelIanBlack
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