Press Here

Jul 22, 2011 Lisa Vegan rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: all beginning readers and even younger children who know a bit about colors & counting

Shelves: childrens, fiction, picture-books, reviewed

I was pressed to read this book. Ha! I wasn’t expecting to like it but I ended up loving it.

It’s very clever. I like that children’s/readers’ actions “write the book” and that it’s an enjoyable activity, and that it helps young kids with fine motor skills, and counting skills and with learning colors, and directions (left, right, up, down). As readers follow the directions, it will seem to them that they are creating what’s on the next page. What a great idea!

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Feb 14, 2012 Paul rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: childrens-lit

Opening the first page, it felt like this was going to be a fun. And it was! Very simple, physically interactive, great use of what appear to be finger paints -- including fingerprints -- in primary colors with a few guided suggestions. It's whimsical and three of us adults passed it around -- almost as much fun to watch someone else turn the pages and experience it/experiment with it. Can't wait for my grandson to discover it at whatever age that happens. PS. I'm back after venturing further in...more

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May 21, 2012 Kelly Maybedog Hawkins rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: how-picture-book

Brilliantly simple, this interactive book is very simple. The illustrations are pretty much circles in primary colors. But the beauty is that each page has simple instructions such as "stand the book straight up" with the next page containing a reasonable result of such action, in this case all the circles laying on the bottom of the next page. I wish I'd known about this book when my nephew was just a little younger and would have been amazed.

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Oct 04, 2012 Kim rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: interactive, children-s-books, picture-books

I read this to the kids in my classroom this year. There are seven kids and three have autism. This book was a wonderful way to get everyone engaged in storytime. Each student got to touch the book and follow along with the directions. Pretty neat!

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Sep 24, 2012 Ary Nilandari rated it 5 of 5 stars

unusual, creative, and fun...

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Mar 24, 2013 Brittnee Pettie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Comments: “Press Here” was a fun book, to say the least. It was a creative approach to not only encouraging, but provoking children to interact with the words and illustrations during the reading process. It is the kind of book that incorporates important concepts of early childhood development through the use of sensory skills such as sight, touch, and sound. It also emphasizes the important task of following instructions. I was equally surprised and thrilled by how engaged I, myself became in...more

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Nov 16, 2012 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is so incredibly entertaining! It is such a simple, idea yet I would never had thought about it! It would be so neat to use as a read aloud to a class, because I could show them exactly how the book is supposed to be read and used, and it literally will look like magic to the children's eyes! Very awesome book! I would recommend this book to adults to read to children ages 4-9.

From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Tullet's brilliant creation proves that books need not lose out to elec...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Kacy Sullivan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: sullivanbookreviews

A Sick Day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead, is the sweet story of a man and his daily activities. At the beginning of the story the reader is introduced to Amos McGee and his daily rituals. He wakes up, changes into a neatly pressed uniform, makes his morning breakfast with tea, and then goes to the zoo where he spends time with all of his friends – The animals. Amos spends time playing chess with the elephant, racing the tortoise, sitting with the pen...more A Sick Day for Amos McGee, written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead, is the sweet story of a man and his daily activities. At the beginning of the story the reader is introduced to Amos McGee and his daily rituals. He wakes up, changes into a neatly pressed uniform, makes his morning breakfast with tea, and then goes to the zoo where he spends time with all of his friends – The animals. Amos spends time playing chess with the elephant, racing the tortoise, sitting with the penguin, blowing the rhino’s nose, and reading to the owl. Every day, Amos McGee goes to the zoo, until one day he wakes up feeling under the weather. He must stay home from the zoo. All of the animals were worried about Amos, so they piled into a bus, and traveled to Amos’ house where they all took care of him. Each animal spends some quality time with Amos, repaying him for the attention he gives to him or her each and every day. Amos says goodnight to all of his animal friends and on the last page there is a picture of all of the animals lying on Amos McGee’s floor together.
This is such a sweet story to read. The underlying theme of the story was the value of friendship. Amos dedicated his days to being a friend to all of the animals in the zoo, and they were all there for Amos when he needed them. I think children would be quick to pick up on the theme of friendship.
This would be a good book to use in a classroom if you were talking about friendship. The characters are all sweet and nice to each other, and especially to Amos, who had always been a friend to all of them. This book teaches what a good friend is, and that is an important lesson for young people. This would be a fun book to recreate with students. Each student could choose an animal and what activity the animal enjoys to do with Amos, then write and draw their animal and activity and create a class book incorporating each child’s page.
This book is not limited to just an audience of children. The main character, Amos is an old man. He is sweet and would appeal to young and old people alike. The illustrations are whimsical, old fashioned, and humorous.
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Jun 16, 2012 Sue Morris rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children, picture-book

Un Livre is French for Press This, the name of today’s book for review. Here is what the publisher say, on their web page, about Press This: Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the page, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! Espec...more Un Livre is French for Press This, the name of today’s book for review. Here is what the publisher say, on their web page, about Press This: Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the page, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! Especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page, this unique picture book about the power of imagination and interactivity will provide read-aloud fun for all ages!

Press This was originally published in France in 2010. This is an old-fashioned interactive book: no bells or whistles, taped voices, fancy apps, or CDs included. I would not expect a movie to be produced, though one can never tell. Press This encourages children to touch the page and wonder what will happen when the page is turned.

Children are encouraged to press this, clap hands, blow, rub, tilt, and shake then turn the page to find out what happened to the dot(s) after they pressed, clapped, blew, tilted, or shook the page. Press This is a laughter machine and addictive. Each page tells the reader what to do next.

Pres here and turn the page.
Great! Now press the yellow dot again.
Now tilt the page to the left . . . just to see what happens.

What happens is, your child looks in wonder and then laughs. Most likely you will then laugh. Kids will love watching the dot seemingly move and change color or position as they turn the thick, shiny paper. Where is the story? The story is the yellow dot’s journey through the pages as your child interacts with the book. Children need to touch the book; jungle and wiggle the book; shake, rub, and tap the book to move along the yellow dot’s journey. That’s it. That is the story of Press This.

Sound odd? Yes. Sort of Stupid? Yeah, kind of. Briliant? Absolutely!

Press This is a tactile stimulation book and just as amazing as pop-up books, neither of which can happen on an iPad. Your child will learn right from left, up from down, colors, turn on and turn off, and the joy of magic, which is what happens every time your child follows the directions, turns the thick, shiny paper and imagines she did whatever the dot(s) did from the present to the next page. The cover is made of thick cardboard, making this book sturdy and able to weather repeat readings. And Press This is addictive.

When the last page reads, Want to do it all over again? More likely than not, you will hear a resounding “YES!”

Originally reviewed at Kid Lit Reviews
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Dec 19, 2011 Leslie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvenile, natalyas-shelf, young-adult, young-children-s, most-all-ages-really

Press Here is magical—and a delight for any age. The daughter, who is not only a very cool tween, but a TAG reader of books well-above her age, was seen the other day on the floor of the Library with Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, a rather simple looking pre-school interactive book—at least, that is what I thought when I saw it. We were at the “Lucky Day” shelves of the Juvenile Section. I figured the book had been mistakenly shelved. It may have been, but Natalya was pressing and shaking and blowin...more Press Here is magical—and a delight for any age. The daughter, who is not only a very cool tween, but a TAG reader of books well-above her age, was seen the other day on the floor of the Library with Hervé Tullet’s Press Here, a rather simple looking pre-school interactive book—at least, that is what I thought when I saw it. We were at the “Lucky Day” shelves of the Juvenile Section. I figured the book had been mistakenly shelved. It may have been, but Natalya was pressing and shaking and blowing across the pages. She insisted I take a turn with the book. And when we got it home, we insisted Sean take his turn as well.

The instructions in the book are simple. “Press here [on the yellow dot] and turn the page,” “Rub the dot on the left…gently,” “Tap the yellow dot 5 times,” “And five taps on the red…” What is marvelous is what happens when you do and turn the page. It is a magic trick. And while you are older and know that you could just flip the page and the change will occur without following instruction, it is more fun to play along; you have a want to suspend yourself in the magic. As Publishers Weekly writes, “The joy is in the tacit agreement between artist and reader that what’s happening is magic.”

The anticipation builds as you progress through the book and are asked to “tilt the page” this way and that, or clap so many times, or try to press on all the yellow dots that are spread out across the two pages.* What wonderfully whimsical thing will occur next? Even on the second or third pass through the book, or even experiencing the book with another, there is a smile, a delighted laugh ready. Press Here is a book you should not miss out on, regardless of age, or perhaps, especially because of your age.

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*on the last image (which is 3/4s the double-page) it was fun to watch the solution the person came up with to carry out the instruction. In a video I saw, the children pressed the yellow dots in succession. I spread out all my fingers to push them at the same time, Sean and Natalya used an arm.

noted: “Tullet’s brilliant creation proves that books need not lose out to electronic wizardry; his colorful dots perform every bit as engagingly as any on the screen of an iPad.” Publishers Weekly (April) which is something to get excited about.

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Nov 05, 2011 Richie Partington rated it 5 of 5 stars

10 January 2011 PRESS HERE by Herve Tullet, Handprint/Chronicle Books, April 2011, 56p., ISBN: 978-0-8118-7954-5

"PRESS HERE AND TURN THE PAGE"

"GREAT! NOW PRESS THE YELLOW DOT AGAIN"

"PERFECT. RUB THE DOT ON THE LEFT...GENTLY"

I am so jealous! PRESS HERE is so incredibly weird and fun that I want to be the one who gets to share this "interactive" picturebook with storytime audiences full of three- and four-year-olds. I want to be the one who is giving these young kids the chance to take turns c...more

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Jun 14, 2011 Sarah Mayor Cox rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-picture-books

Press Here (Allen & Unwin and written by Herve Tullet - who apparently is the yummiest illustrator in Europe on 2 legs - not that I would know 'cos I wasn't at the special Herve dinner party in Bologna, but I was told, many times by many people, mostly middle aged women type people)

My fellow Book Whisperer, Michelle Prawer and I read it over and over again at the Clunes Children’s BookTown tent in May, 2011 and it was a smash hit. Not least because cleverly when you get to the end of the bo...more Press Here (Allen & Unwin and written by Herve Tullet - who apparently is the yummiest illustrator in Europe on 2 legs - not that I would know 'cos I wasn't at the special Herve dinner party in Bologna, but I was told, many times by many people, mostly middle aged women type people)

My fellow Book Whisperer, Michelle Prawer and I read it over and over again at the Clunes Children’s BookTown tent in May, 2011 and it was a smash hit. Not least because cleverly when you get to the end of the book you are encouraged to go back and start al over again.

I think it is a terrific book on so many levels:
• It encourages children to physically interact with the book
• It encourages prediction (and logic)
• It encourages lots of discussion
• It is a really fun and unique book, I’ve not seen anything like it
• It is ridiculously simple I kept thinking, ‘Oh yeah! Why hasn’t anyone else thought of that before?’
• It is a book that readers of all ages can engage with from 1 month to 100 years old (my 3 boys loved it and two of them are teenagers)

There is however, a visual incongruency in it that I think stops it from being an almost perfect picture book. When the reader is asked to blow away the black background the brush strokes don’t seem to follow the direction of the reader’s breath (even if you presume that the intended audience is being read to and is sitting to the left or right of the reader). Now this might seem a really small thing (and I haven’t spoke to Monsieur Tullet to know why he drew it like this, and I am not a designer – I’m only a critic) but I think it’s important to really follow through the visual consistency and I’m surprised it wasn’t picked up – and I look forward to the publishers telling me where and why I’m wrong because I really did enjoy this book. And I saw so many kids with enchanted faces as we read it together.

You can also see a clip of kids interacting with this book on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj81KC...

pretty snazzy advertising huh?

And here he is talking about his books and his intentions – what a lovely man
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May 24, 2011 Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-books, picture-books

A dot is such a simple thing. A simple thing that turns into something magically fun in this marvelous new book by Hervé Tullet.

Tullet combines simple, colorful dots with simple, clear directions for a book bound to lead to interactive fun.

Things to love about this book: (not all of which are the usual sorts of things I talk about in reviews)

1. Its size. It is square (8-3/4" x 8-3/4").

2. Its cover. Its cover is made of good stiff cardboard of the sort used to make board books.

3. Its pages. They...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Scope rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

Over time, I’ve prattled on and on about the elements that make for quality kids’ books. Memorable characters, beautiful artwork, compelling plot, and so on and so forth. Today, let’s get more basic than that. What about a book you can hand to almost any kid and it would make them smile? What about a book that will provide some of the most eager page turns you’ve ever seen? Press Here, from the wildly creative French author/illustrator Hervé Tullet, has that ability. Simple in appearance, genius...more

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Mar 09, 2011 Betsy rated it 5 of 5 stars

When we talk about interactive picture books we’re usually talking about pop-up books or tactile books with fuzzy/bumpy details. When we talk about picture books that break down the fourth wall, we’re usually talking about titles that approach the reader directly with a narrative like The Monster at the End of This Book or Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus or Can You Make a Scary Face So where do we slot the little French import Press Here by Herve Tullet? Interactive but also reliant on the pa...more When we talk about interactive picture books we’re usually talking about pop-up books or tactile books with fuzzy/bumpy details. When we talk about picture books that break down the fourth wall, we’re usually talking about titles that approach the reader directly with a narrative like The Monster at the End of This Book or Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus or Can You Make a Scary Face So where do we slot the little French import Press Here by Herve Tullet? Interactive but also reliant on the paper format, this here’s an entirely new breed of book. One that has its finger firmly on the pulse of what kids are used to, while at the same time finding a way to both upset and exceed their expectations.

You know what kids love? Being told what to do. Seriously, it’s a thrill for them. Take Press Here. From the title onward children are given specific directions like “press the yellow dot again” and “try shaking the book”. For every action the child takes, the book seems to respond with the turn of a page. Dots flit and fly in all directions. Sometimes child readers turn out the lights. Other times the dots grow huge on the page with every clap of the reader. By the time you’ve reached the end all the book has to say is, “want to do it all over again?” and you can bet that every reader in the room, tall or small, will scream out an appreciative “YES!!!” in response.

I wonder . . . is this the first picture book of the picture book app age? Could you have published a book quite this specific ten or twenty years ago? Does Press Here (called just Un Livre in its native France) in fact mark the start of a whole new genre of children’s fiction? Which is to say, fiction for children that are familiar with interaction and, indeed, demand it. I say that in full knowledge of the fact that only a certain privileged segment of the current youthful population has the opportunity to play with interactive electronic toys. Still, I’ve enough faith in both the small techies and their non-electronic kin to believe that if you tell them to rub a circle in this book, they’ll still have the wherewithal to know to turn the page afterwards. I think.

I’ve heard people say that while an eBook or an app of a book may be amusing, it doesn’t have the smell of a book. Smell is important, I’ll grant, but I’ve sniffed enough picture books with nasty rotting cheapo glue in their spines to know that not being able to get an olfactory whiff of a title is sometimes a blessing in disguise. No, the real advantage any given book has over its electronic counterpart is the tactile experience. With screens all you’ll ever feel will be a slick, smooth surface. Books (ironically once deplored by the gatekeepers of children’s literature if they ever included interactive parts) have the distinct advantage of getting to be furry, fuzzy, softy, plushy, or downright chewable from the start. Normally such tactile books are relegated to babies. Yet every book is, in its way, a physical experience. Take Press Here. First off you’ve got these thick cardboard covers, clearly built to withstand some serious blows and shakes. Then you’ve the pages inside, which are shiny and thick enough to give you the impression that you’re really accomplishing something when you turn the page. And that, right there, is yet another advantage over the electronic form. While on a screen you can turn a "page" with a mere flick of your index finger, here kids get to revel the pleasure of lifting the thick luscious pages themselves. It’s a magic trick that never stops giving. The page has now become the lifting of a curtain on the world’s most basic stage.

As a children’s librarian I had to consider the readaloud potential of this book. Sure, it’s beautiful for one-on-one experiences. It would even work well with kids who’ve enough experience reading that they know what it’s saying at any given moment. But what about for storytimes with big groups of kids? Since the book is constantly telling “you” what “you” should do next, the reader would have to read the text and then do the instructions themselves. That could be fun, but if I know anything about toddlers and preschoolers, you know that you had better have some pretty long arms if you’re going read this aloud to them. Otherwise you might find them approaching you like small determined zombies, arms outstretched so that they might press and touch and rub and tap the book for themselves. At least you can get a big group to blow and clap their hands for the later portions of the story. That’s pretty good.

I imagine a picture book app for this book with something approaching mild horror. This is odd, particularly when you consider the debt this book owes to the mindset that accompanies that technology. Yet to make this into an app would render this book . . . ordinary. No different from any of the other downloadable games out there and, indeed, much less impressive. What sets Press Here apart from the pack is the fact that it is printed on paper. There’s a magic to the book that is akin to the magic of pop-up books. In paper there is power and Press Here taps into that. It is, I hope, the start of great new things to come with one of the oldest formats on earth.

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Oct 16, 2012 Irene rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kuvetakisdigitalbookshelf

Summary: Author Herve Tullet has invented a fun and creative game in this book, "Press Here." Drawn with simple dots, the reader will begin with one yellow dot that leads to rotations, arrays, shifting dots, different colored dots, sequences and patterns, and many more cause and effect relationships as each page is turned. Children will love the hands-on interaction this book demands, and enjoy the surprises as the story progresses. Pick up a copy today to discover what can unfold when a single...more Summary: Author Herve Tullet has invented a fun and creative game in this book, "Press Here." Drawn with simple dots, the reader will begin with one yellow dot that leads to rotations, arrays, shifting dots, different colored dots, sequences and patterns, and many more cause and effect relationships as each page is turned. Children will love the hands-on interaction this book demands, and enjoy the surprises as the story progresses. Pick up a copy today to discover what can unfold when a single yellow dot is pressed!

Audience: This book is great for all ages in the elementary level.

Appeal: This is a very fun and interactive experience for all students because it allows the child to get involved in a book. This is not just a book where you sit and listen to someone read. It is a book that gives you written directions as to what to press, tap, or shift, and when you turn the page you get a result based upon the action you were told to do.

Implementation: I would use this book for math time with students in the elementary level. This is because this book has mathematical concepts that apply to different grade levels, but it fools children into thinking that they are playing a game when they are really practicing math skills. I can have my kindergarten, first, and second graders count the dots, which ties to addition and look to see if any of the dots disappear which applies to subtraction. I can also have the younger students' count how many red dots there are, how many yellow dots there are, and on and on so they can group certain colored dots together. There are also patterns the dots make in certain parts, and I could ask my students about the order of the patterns. I can have my third, fourth, and fifth graders explore the array that is created from the dots which relates to multiplication. In the book, there are five rows with three dots in each row. Five rows of three means the same as five times three which equals a total of fifteen dots.

Bibliography: Tullet, H., & Franceschelli, C. (2011). Press Here. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. (less)

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Oct 12, 2012 April rated it 5 of 5 stars

1. Rating: 5
2. A book review from Publisher's Weekly said, "Tullet's brilliant creation proves that books need not lose out to electronic wizardry; his colorful dots perform every bit as engagingly as any on the screen of an iPad. "Ready?" the voiceover-style narration asks on the first page; it shows a yellow dot on a plain white background. "Press here and turn the page," it instructs. When the page is turned, there's a second yellow dot beside the first one. "Great!" it says. "Now press the y...more

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Apr 25, 2012 Teacher. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: giveaway

Sometimes it seems that the world is full of electronic devices, gadgets, buttons, and entertainment at our fingertips. We depend on buttons to start so many things in our daily lives. This book puts a spin on the push button world, turning a book into an interactive and responsive experience. Press Here is written by Hervé Tullet, a French author and artist. He has captured something utterly unique by combining simple illustrations, really just dots of brightly colored paint, and instructions,...more

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Apr 18, 2012 Amy Musser rated it 5 of 5 stars

Beginning with a small yellow circle, this book takes the reader on an interactive journey. Press the dot and turn the page and now there are two yellow dots. Gently rub the left dot and turn the page and now the dot is red. As you progress there are more instructions and more dots, red, yellow, and blue. The dots multiply, increase in size, and dance around the pages. The last page brings you back to one yellow dot and urges you to start all over again.

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Mar 31, 2012 Kirstin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, want, physical-books

"Simple enough to captivate a two-year old,
yet brilliant enough to garner the attention of an adult,
this book will bring magic into anyone's day who reads it."
-Babble.com

This book is so cute! I first picked it up because the title and the simplicity of the cover appealed to me. I love how interactive it is: "press the dot", "shake the book", "clap your hands." (Now, this could be because I'm easily entertained.) From a time of "magic" that we live in (with Harry Potter being a literary giant)...more

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Apr 19, 2013 Mark rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: art-comic-manga-graphic-novel, teaching-kids

Hey, I have an idea: let's take a concept that makes sense as a tablet app, and turn it into a book where it doesn't. I'm guessing that this is one of those books about how books are so great, but it does more to highlight the limitations and inadequacies of the codex format. Don't get me wrong, as much as I like the idea of e-readers, I still prefer the dead-tree edition for most purposes, but if that's the point you're trying to make, something like Go Away, Big Green Monster! or Joseph Had a ...more

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Jun 05, 2012 Brian rated it 4 of 5 stars

I admit that I was skeptical when I first read Press Here to my son. And I still don't know if he's "fooled" or just likes doing different things on each page. But either way we both really like reading the book. It's a little long and doesn't work when attention spans are short, but it does have enough different "tasks," that it can be enjoyed multiple times. I also noticed that if he doesn't follow directions exactly right, you can sometimes account for it by skipping pages (without him knowin...more

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Dec 11, 2012 Jessica Garcia rated it 4 of 5 stars

I always enjoyed looking through interactive books. Most that i have encountered usually require lifting a flap and seeing something hiding behind. Others include pressing buttons or making sounds. In Press Here, I found myself captivated by the small yellow dot that starts off in the first page. Each page has a set of directions in which you press the yellow dot and something happens when you turn to the next page. Each page consists of a new surprise and fun interaction never knowing what will...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Treasa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: babies-toddlers, grades-k-2, picture-books, interactive

Such fun! This is an interactive book without any batteries or obnoxious noises or anything like that. You just do what the book tells you to and see the results on the next page.

As I was reading this book to myself, while sitting at the information desk of my library, I couldn't bring myself not to do what the book told me to. I had to follow the instructions. It's part of the joy of the book. I do know that the next page would have been the same whether or not I followed the directions. But wh...more

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Jan 05, 2012 Jen3n rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: children-s-book

This is going to sound really stupid. I love this book. This book has less words in it than this review. It is a book for children aged one to about 4 year old. I would guess. I don't know. But this book is great. I sat, totally sober, mind you, at the home of a good friend and read this book to myself while we were waiting for the small child to whom it belonged to be put down for a nap. I was enthralled. I'm not being ironic: I enjoyed pressing the buttons and shaking the book. I imagine it is...more

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Oct 06, 2011 Romaine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Received as a present because I am known to love books and collecting so always have to find unusual ones.
This book starts with a single circle that says press here when you do you just turn the page and follow everything the book says and look on as the pages transform because if your actions.

This book is very interactive it doesnt make any sound however but it is a whole lot of fun. I enjoy doing all the things the pages said so much I forgot what I was doing before I received it. It is a gre...more

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May 19, 2011 Cathy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: picture-books

If you only buy one picture book this year make sure it is PRESS HERE. It is everything a picture book should be. The text and illustrations are the most symbiotic I have seen in a long time. This little book defines the word "interactive." It has had children of all ages intrigued and delighted. I had to pry it out of the hands of a gaggle of sophomores who simply could not get enough and then the freshemnt wandered in and that was the end of that. After that the eighth grade wandered through a...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Jeanne rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: lutzbookreviews

Press Here is an adorable book by Herve Tullet. This book is intended for a preschool or young elementary audience, somewhere in the age range of 1-7. The book is a play on a touchpad with the joke being that it is just a book. For example, one page has a bunch of dots all over the page and instructs the reader to tilt the book to the right. The next page then shows all the dots bunched up on the right-hand side of the page as if the reader tilting the book made it happen.

It is cute because chi...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Laurie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: elementary, grades-k-3

Parents need to know that this seemingly simple book is surprisingly rich, offering a wealth of opportunities for to reinforce basic concepts in math and art -- and plenty of fun for both kids and grownups. In an age of technological wizardry, this book shows how much fun you can have with paper, paint, and a little imagination.
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Educational value

The book’s simple instructions give kids plenty to practice: identifying left and right, counting up to five, recognizing patterns, and following inst...more

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Jun 30, 2012 Shannan rated it 5 of 5 stars

If you have a child between the ages of 20 mos and 6 six - walk, nay, RUN to your nearest library or bookstore to pick this little gem up.

Would you believe in this day and age that a children's book filled with simple simple words and pictures of dots would be more entertaining than a screen? Well believe it because my two young children ages 2 and 4 loved this book and read it constantly. I think I may have to buy two copies because they fight over who gets to take it to bed at night.

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