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On the Spot: Countless Funny Stories
Transform an ordinary story into a silly one with stickers or found objects in this Mad Libs–esque adventure! For fans of Press Here and Tap the Magic Tree .
New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal ( Uni the Unicorn and I Wish You More ), Lea Redmond, and Sanne te Loo have created a picture book with a story that rhymes and very lovely illustrations. But, oops—they’ve left out some important pieces of the story . . . and it’s up to YOU to fill them in!
Step 1: Grab any small object or pick stickers from the back of the book. Step 2: Place them on the blank spots as you read along. Step 3: Laugh at the crazy story you’ve just created. Step 4: Pick new items and start all over again!
Story time will take on a new dimension of play as kids use the stickers or scamper in search of the most hilarious items to occupy the blank spaces in the text. The endlessly innovative Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Lea Redmond bring us a way-outside-the-box adventure in which readers get to bend the rules and feel a bit rebellious as they tamper with the ordinary and expected.
New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal ( Uni the Unicorn and I Wish You More ), Lea Redmond, and Sanne te Loo have created a picture book with a story that rhymes and very lovely illustrations. But, oops—they’ve left out some important pieces of the story . . . and it’s up to YOU to fill them in!
Step 1: Grab any small object or pick stickers from the back of the book. Step 2: Place them on the blank spots as you read along. Step 3: Laugh at the crazy story you’ve just created. Step 4: Pick new items and start all over again!
Story time will take on a new dimension of play as kids use the stickers or scamper in search of the most hilarious items to occupy the blank spaces in the text. The endlessly innovative Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Lea Redmond bring us a way-outside-the-box adventure in which readers get to bend the rules and feel a bit rebellious as they tamper with the ordinary and expected.
32 pages, Hardcover
Published May 30, 2017
About the author
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
96 books1,110 followersSHORT BIO:
Amy Krouse Rosenthal was.
She divided her time.
NOT SO SHORT BIO:
Amy Krouse Rosenthal was a person who liked to make things.
Some things she liked to make include:
Children's books. (Little Pea, Spoon, DuckRabbit)
Grown-up books. (Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life)
Short films. (The Beckoning of Lovely, The Money Tree)
Guided journals. (The Belly Book)
Something out of nothing. (see above)
A longtime contributor to WBEZ and to the TED conference,
Amy lived with her family in Chicago and online at whoisamy.com.
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June 5, 2017
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Another inspiration for creativity for children from author Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
Another inspiration for creativity for children from author Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
June 14, 2017
I love interactive picture books and I love Amy Krouse Rosenthal, so it should be no big surprise that I love On the Spot.
Each page of this book has an empty "spot". Before you start reading, you need to gather some small items to place on the spots. You'll want to pick out a lot (get specific number) so you don't have to reuse any of your items. We picked things like a raisin, a crayon, scissors, white-out, erasers, coins, that kind of thing. Then, as you read the book, you place your items on the spots and insert their names into the story. The result is a silly, often gut-busting good time for young readers.
When we first opened up this book, my kids were pretty skeptical. But as soon as I got them collecting items, their curiosity got the better of them. Before we knew it, they were giggling and reading the story over and over. They must have read it five or six times in a row before they had to put it away.
This book is brilliant. It's a fun way to get kids interested in reading a book even if they don't usually like reading. Nobody can resist a goofy story that changes every time you read it.
Perfect for fans of interactive picture books like Press Here and Touch the Brightest Star. Highly recommended!
Each page of this book has an empty "spot". Before you start reading, you need to gather some small items to place on the spots. You'll want to pick out a lot (get specific number) so you don't have to reuse any of your items. We picked things like a raisin, a crayon, scissors, white-out, erasers, coins, that kind of thing. Then, as you read the book, you place your items on the spots and insert their names into the story. The result is a silly, often gut-busting good time for young readers.
When we first opened up this book, my kids were pretty skeptical. But as soon as I got them collecting items, their curiosity got the better of them. Before we knew it, they were giggling and reading the story over and over. They must have read it five or six times in a row before they had to put it away.
This book is brilliant. It's a fun way to get kids interested in reading a book even if they don't usually like reading. Nobody can resist a goofy story that changes every time you read it.
Perfect for fans of interactive picture books like Press Here and Touch the Brightest Star. Highly recommended!
June 30, 2017
Rosenthal, Amy Krouse and Lea Redmond On the Spot: a book you don’t just read, you play, illustrated by Sanne te Leo. PICTURE BOOK WITH STICKERS. Random House, 2017. $17.
A little girl goes through her day, but on each page is a large hole, waiting for you to fill it with a surprise object. In the back of the book are stickers that you can use, but right on opening page of the book, it encourages you to find small random objects to fill in the spaces. The stickers provided are nice and thick and there is a page in the back to keep them for as long as you can. What I really like is that none of the stickers are what you would expect to fill ANY of the holes. For example, on one page the girl is outside and she feels a drop of ________________. A drop of banana? Teddy Bear? Potato? What for for a great nonsense book. It will drive logical kids crazy, but hopefully all will join in the goofiness. Think of it as an easier version of MadLibs.
GIFT - ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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A little girl goes through her day, but on each page is a large hole, waiting for you to fill it with a surprise object. In the back of the book are stickers that you can use, but right on opening page of the book, it encourages you to find small random objects to fill in the spaces. The stickers provided are nice and thick and there is a page in the back to keep them for as long as you can. What I really like is that none of the stickers are what you would expect to fill ANY of the holes. For example, on one page the girl is outside and she feels a drop of ________________. A drop of banana? Teddy Bear? Potato? What for for a great nonsense book. It will drive logical kids crazy, but hopefully all will join in the goofiness. Think of it as an easier version of MadLibs.
GIFT - ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
http://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2017/...
May 20, 2017
The frame of a story is provided here with rhyming text, but on every other page, one word has been left out so that readers can fill in the blank or complete the story in any way they wish. There are also 13 colorful stickers that readers can use for inspiration, which will surely jump start anyone with writer's block or anyone hesitant to come up with something absurd to move the story along. There's even a place where the stickers can be stored as readers come up with their own stories, possibly changing everything about the story each time they tell it. I like the fact that the blanks for the stickers are round, providing ample space for the stickers, and how the stories being told could be quite mundane or over the top in absurdity. It all depends on the reader or the storyteller, in this case.
May 15, 2017
This is a very clever interactive book for young children written by the late great Amy Krouse Rosenthal with Lea Redmond. The rhymed verse is missing one word on each page and readers are encouraged to use included stickers to fill the missing words. The stickers can be removed and rearrange to create stories that are silly or more thoughtful. Lots of potential uses with young children at home or in the classroom. In the classroom, it could be feature in a discussion of word strategies and vocabulary. It can also be used to show the link between words and and writing. As long as you can hang on to the stickers, the book will be enjoyed in repeated readings.
May 24, 2017
It's an illustrated version of Mad Libs!
Kids will be giggling like mad as they fill in silly words in this goofy, rhyming book. I actually didn't realize there were stickers in the back that readers could use to fill in the blanks...although I was a sticker maniac as a kid, I still felt this was sort of an unnecessary gimmick. Kids are very good at coming up with silly words and ridiculous imagery on their own, without sticker prompts.
Kids will be giggling like mad as they fill in silly words in this goofy, rhyming book. I actually didn't realize there were stickers in the back that readers could use to fill in the blanks...although I was a sticker maniac as a kid, I still felt this was sort of an unnecessary gimmick. Kids are very good at coming up with silly words and ridiculous imagery on their own, without sticker prompts.
June 20, 2017
It's bittersweet to read this wonderfully fun, interactive picture book knowing that Amy Krouse Rosenthal was taken away from us way too soon. But at the same time, I think that she would love the idea of folks cuddling up with children and having fun sharing a story that can be different every time it's shared. I'm sure there will be many giggles and attempts to find the silliest items to place in the designated spots on the page to complete the rhyming story.
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July 31, 2017I think this book is fun to read, but I also think it could be useful as a writing prompt for informal writing. The book comes with reusable stickers that can be placed on the empty "spot" of each page. A reader then reads the text with the image in place--and writing can extend beyond that. The inspiration, I hope, comes from the incongruity between words and pages. If somebody tries it before I do, please let me know.
May 30, 2017
This is going to be so fun for young children to read - and it encourages them to read the same book over and over.... something readers do!!
My only complaint is in one scene there is an illustration of a painting of a Native American girl dressed in a stereotypical fashion. Why did that even need to be there?
My only complaint is in one scene there is an illustration of a painting of a Native American girl dressed in a stereotypical fashion. Why did that even need to be there?
October 5, 2017
A mad-libs-ish picture book. The story itself is nothing too fancy, but there are spots where the reader is instructed to put stickers (reusable) or other random things lying close by on the spot to fill in the blanks. Funny!
Notes: the stickers are quite sturdy, plus the end pages are made for resticking the stickers to afterwards so you don't lose them.
Notes: the stickers are quite sturdy, plus the end pages are made for resticking the stickers to afterwards so you don't lose them.
November 29, 2017
This super cute book features blank circles in several key parts throughout the story of one girls day. the reader is instructed to grab three objects to palce on these circles before reading so the story changes each time it's read. But the basic structure of the story is what makes this book fun. preschool and up
May 8, 2017
I wonder if kids will enjoy this fill-in-blanks picture book. I thought it was kind of gimmicky with the concept of adding the stickers (or whatever you want to add) to the blank circle in the story. This book was not for me but maybe children will like it.
May 29, 2017
Whimsical, random, and quirky... this book is full of endless stories! Fill in the blank with any odds and ends you find laying around the house - and then do it all over again with different stuff! So much fun!
July 16, 2017
A fun, interactive picture book that inspires imagination by having the reader place objects on pages to create a different story every time. Reuseable stickers are included to get things started but encourage youngsters to use objects they find around the house.
May 26, 2017
A very cute idea, almost like Mad Libs but using stickers and random household objects- to create a new reading experience every time.
June 5, 2017
Unique.
July 9, 2017
Here's a really fun idea! Kids can use the included re-usable stickers or objects from around the house to read this interactive story. Can't wait to try this out on the focus group.
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January 22, 2018-one to get alissa!
July 5, 2025
Impulse grab at the library. I opine it would have been better if it didn't come with stickers. Esp. for library use, but even within a family. Not only will they get lost, but one would be too tempted to just go for the easy answer. The idea works better if one follows the instruction to collect small household objects and fill them in at the spots, Mad Lib style. (One could even use magazine pictures or words and sketches if one wanted to fill in river, car, grandma, etc.) The idea is definitely one that can indeed lead to lots of giggles and my littles and I would have had some fun. Not quite four star's worth, though.
December 14, 2019
The idea behind this book is really creative and original, kind of like a mad libs picture book. The reason I'm giving it 3 stars instead of at least 4 is because they were one short of including enough stickers for all the empty spots in the book! In my opinion, they should have provided MORE stickers than they had empty spots for in the book so that kids would have more fun choices to pick from for the fun word/picture game.
October 8, 2023
A simple rhyming story in which key words are omitted and replaced with a white circle. The reader is encouraged to place items they've gathered from around the house in each circle to complete the text. A picture book version of Mad Libs for early readers and pre-readers.
April 11, 2021
Delightful interactive sticker book could use a few more stickers.
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