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36 pages, Hardcover
First published October 6, 2015
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Adam Lehrhaupt
22 books95 followersAdam Lehrhaupt is the award-winning author of Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, Please: Open This Book!, Chicken in Space (A six book series: Book 2 Chicken in School lands June 20, 2017), I Will Not Eat You and the upcoming I Don't Draw, I Color (March 21, 2016), Wordplay (July 2017), Idea Jar (Fall 2017), and This is a Good Story (Spring, 2018). He has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He firmly believes that opening a book is a good thing, even if there are monkeys in it. Adam currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife, two sons, and two bizarre dogs. Follow Adam on twitter and Instagram @lehrhaupt for the occasional brilliant thought or picture, and at adamlehrhaupt.com.
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March 27, 2024The title made me do it.
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September 7, 2022Let's say you have your new book here, and you want to start reading it, and the first thing you should do is to lay the book down on its spine.
And then open up one cover at a time. Now, lay the book face-up in front of you, for the best result.
The bottom of the book should be parallel to your torso. Attention ! Lift the cover when you open the book. Now, it will be open with the cover being face down towards the table to the left of the rest of the book. Again attention - some non-English books may open to the right instead.
Ok. You could also lay the book on your lap, or you can ask your girlfriend/ wife to keep it in front of your eyes, so you'II be almost sure that she will not walk anymore around the mall, ( at least for a while ) like a drifting ship. ( the book must be appreciable in thickness , in this regard ).
One point is already resolved.
Now, read the first line. If you can't find the word " sex" in it, that's a very bad sign. You better throw away that book immediately, because time is money.
And you need money ,for your girlfriend/ wife's shoppings, if she doesn't want to hold your book, right ?
And then open up one cover at a time. Now, lay the book face-up in front of you, for the best result.
The bottom of the book should be parallel to your torso. Attention ! Lift the cover when you open the book. Now, it will be open with the cover being face down towards the table to the left of the rest of the book. Again attention - some non-English books may open to the right instead.
Ok. You could also lay the book on your lap, or you can ask your girlfriend/ wife to keep it in front of your eyes, so you'II be almost sure that she will not walk anymore around the mall, ( at least for a while ) like a drifting ship. ( the book must be appreciable in thickness , in this regard ).
One point is already resolved.
Now, read the first line. If you can't find the word " sex" in it, that's a very bad sign. You better throw away that book immediately, because time is money.
And you need money ,for your girlfriend/ wife's shoppings, if she doesn't want to hold your book, right ?
February 7, 2019
The monster characters were nice enough and I like books that encourage participation but this had very little to say other than don't close the book we (the monsters) will get stuck inside.
October 29, 2015
Tonight at the library, my coworkers and I were disturbed by this picture book, and eventually, someone put it in the Halloween/scary books display. I'm giving it two stars because the atmospheric art style succeeded and the animals were cute, but it was a rather alarming story.
This unoriginal breaking-the-fourth-wall picture book shows animals in distress, pleading with you not to close the book. "I get that," said one coworker, "but they were showing how they were INJURED AND MAIMED from someone closing the book! How creepy is that, to a little kid?"
"Yeah! This book is basically encouraging children not to read," I said. If I had read this as a kid, it would have brought on all kinds of uncomfortable ideas. I would never have dared to shut the book, and would have kept it lying open in my room until a parent cleaned up after me. Then I would have lived with guilt and fear about these poor, unloved, desperate animals and their maimed alligator friend who were suffering because people shut the book. I mean, yeah, I knew it was imaginary, but there are some things you just don't need in your imagination.
Lots of adults will think this is hilarious and cute, but it's grim, sad, and pitiful, and if your child has a shred of sensitivity, don't read this to them. And if your child thinks it's funny and adorable, they probably need therapy. (No offense to anyone reading this whose child liked it. I'm being facetious, not questioning your parenting or the sanity of your child.) The end.
This unoriginal breaking-the-fourth-wall picture book shows animals in distress, pleading with you not to close the book. "I get that," said one coworker, "but they were showing how they were INJURED AND MAIMED from someone closing the book! How creepy is that, to a little kid?"
"Yeah! This book is basically encouraging children not to read," I said. If I had read this as a kid, it would have brought on all kinds of uncomfortable ideas. I would never have dared to shut the book, and would have kept it lying open in my room until a parent cleaned up after me. Then I would have lived with guilt and fear about these poor, unloved, desperate animals and their maimed alligator friend who were suffering because people shut the book. I mean, yeah, I knew it was imaginary, but there are some things you just don't need in your imagination.
Lots of adults will think this is hilarious and cute, but it's grim, sad, and pitiful, and if your child has a shred of sensitivity, don't read this to them. And if your child thinks it's funny and adorable, they probably need therapy. (No offense to anyone reading this whose child liked it. I'm being facetious, not questioning your parenting or the sanity of your child.) The end.
April 25, 2023
A fun metabook about how you out to leave this book open, the animals inside hate when the book is closed and they get neglected.
The artwork is quite nice by Matthew Forsythe.
The artwork is quite nice by Matthew Forsythe.
January 2, 2016
Love the black pages. It made me sad to close it!
October 29, 2015
I'm kinda sick of meta-books.
October 31, 2018
Ha ha! Funny and very meta. The animals in the story don't want you to keep reading and finish the book, closing them in there.
January 8, 2016
Review originally posted on Le Book Chronicles
I really enjoyed this kid’s book. I thought it was very funny and kids would love it! I wouldn’t really recommend for kids over maybe 9 because it is aimed for the younger kids. But then again, I enjoyed it so why not? From a teacher's perspective I feel like there's a lot you can do with this book that I think students would really engage with. The illustrations were funny and very vibrant against the black pages, kids would definitely love them
It’s just entertaining and I’m sure the little kids would love this during their fruit break or after lunch. Overall, if you have kids under the age of about 9, then I think this book would be worth buying.
I feel like it's hard to rate children's books because I am obviously not the target audience. Education wise, I would give this 3.5/5.
I really enjoyed this kid’s book. I thought it was very funny and kids would love it! I wouldn’t really recommend for kids over maybe 9 because it is aimed for the younger kids. But then again, I enjoyed it so why not? From a teacher's perspective I feel like there's a lot you can do with this book that I think students would really engage with. The illustrations were funny and very vibrant against the black pages, kids would definitely love them
It’s just entertaining and I’m sure the little kids would love this during their fruit break or after lunch. Overall, if you have kids under the age of about 9, then I think this book would be worth buying.
I feel like it's hard to rate children's books because I am obviously not the target audience. Education wise, I would give this 3.5/5.
February 5, 2017
Si, es un libro para nenes de 4 en adelante, pero me encantó, tiene un mensaje muy claro y como amante de los libros esta muy lindo para ir enseñandole a los mas pequeños y los dibujos son muy lindos!!
Me dan ganas de tener un hijo para leerle este libro, despues me acuerdo que tendría que criarlo por 18 años y se me pasa. Jajaja. Por suerte tengo una sobrinita que en un par de años va a tener que soportar que le tía le lea todo el día.
Me dan ganas de tener un hijo para leerle este libro, despues me acuerdo que tendría que criarlo por 18 años y se me pasa. Jajaja. Por suerte tengo una sobrinita que en un par de años va a tener que soportar que le tía le lea todo el día.
November 22, 2015
Perfect, perfect second book. Laughed aloud in the bookstore and had to buy it. Love the brown mushy banana.
February 5, 2017
OMG So cute and so funny Love this writer and illustrator team
November 30, 2019
In this follow-up to his meta-fictional picture-book debut,
Warning: Do Not Open This Book!
, in which the narrator warns the reader of the dangers posed by monkeys, toucans and an alligator if they open the book, Adam Lehrhaupt once again depicts those various creatures, who are now begging the reader not to close the book they are holding. They show the damage done - monkeys in the dark, an injured alligator, an almost ruined banana - by the reader's last 'visit' with them, and continue to advise her not to be a 'book closer...'
I enjoyed Please, Open This Book!, appreciating the way in which Lehrhaupt once again involves his young readers and listeners in a world of imaginative play through his narrative. I didn't find it quite as appealing as the first (so often the case, with sequels), but it was still quite entertaining. Matthew Forythe's illustrations, created digitally, are just as engaging here as in the first title. I liked the use of the rear cover, both under and upon the dust-jacket, as the final page of the story. Recommended to anyone who enjoyed the first outing with these characters, or who likes meta-fictional picture-books.
I enjoyed Please, Open This Book!, appreciating the way in which Lehrhaupt once again involves his young readers and listeners in a world of imaginative play through his narrative. I didn't find it quite as appealing as the first (so often the case, with sequels), but it was still quite entertaining. Matthew Forythe's illustrations, created digitally, are just as engaging here as in the first title. I liked the use of the rear cover, both under and upon the dust-jacket, as the final page of the story. Recommended to anyone who enjoyed the first outing with these characters, or who likes meta-fictional picture-books.
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July 29, 2023Read this children’s book in the library and it was so slay
February 6, 2018
GR Level: E
Lexile: 300-600
Grade Level: 2nd grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Date: October 6th, 2015
Pages: 34
Genre: Children`s metafiction
Summary:
Please, Open This Book, sequel to Warning, Do Not Open This Book, is a work of Metafiction that encourages children to be a “book opener” instead of a “book closer”. In this book, the characters plead the reader to leave the book open so they don’t get trapped inside. Throughout the course of the book the main character, a red monkey, shows the readers what happens to the characters when a book is closed. With every page that passes, the red monkey gives the reader another reason why books should never be closed. The author uses other metafiction techniques to get the reader thinking about the elements of a story. This book would make a great read aloud to get students not only engaged in reading but also interested in the use of narrative techniques.
Teaching Idea:
One way I could use this book in the classroom is to talk about story elements. Since the story starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover, we could talk about how that changes the story. We could also talk about how the narrator of the book is the main character and he talks directly to the readers.
Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
Lexile: 300-600
Grade Level: 2nd grade
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Date: October 6th, 2015
Pages: 34
Genre: Children`s metafiction
Summary:
Please, Open This Book, sequel to Warning, Do Not Open This Book, is a work of Metafiction that encourages children to be a “book opener” instead of a “book closer”. In this book, the characters plead the reader to leave the book open so they don’t get trapped inside. Throughout the course of the book the main character, a red monkey, shows the readers what happens to the characters when a book is closed. With every page that passes, the red monkey gives the reader another reason why books should never be closed. The author uses other metafiction techniques to get the reader thinking about the elements of a story. This book would make a great read aloud to get students not only engaged in reading but also interested in the use of narrative techniques.
Teaching Idea:
One way I could use this book in the classroom is to talk about story elements. Since the story starts on the front cover and ends on the back cover, we could talk about how that changes the story. We could also talk about how the narrator of the book is the main character and he talks directly to the readers.
Standard:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5
Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6
Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.
August 11, 2017
I don't get what's the purpose of writing such books?! I mean it's only about "don't close the book, we all animals will die. Just keep the book open!"
Now, what are we learning from it? I understand not every other book is for gaining knowledge but some are for entertainment too. But that entertainment should be sensible as well. If this is the kind of books we are producing now, then I can also write one meaningless & purposeless book too, like this one & get an easy fame! :/
Seriously, I cannot understand why was I reading this book! Completely clueless!
Now, what are we learning from it? I understand not every other book is for gaining knowledge but some are for entertainment too. But that entertainment should be sensible as well. If this is the kind of books we are producing now, then I can also write one meaningless & purposeless book too, like this one & get an easy fame! :/
Seriously, I cannot understand why was I reading this book! Completely clueless!
January 23, 2018
This book was so good that I didn't want to close it! It's been open for days and all the characters are now gone. It's just a bunch of blank pages. This is a library book too, and I'm pretty sure they're going to charge me for losing all the characters...
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July 8, 2015I see myself reading this over and over and over and...
September 22, 2015
Genius technique and genuinely hilarious! Loved it.
October 10, 2015
Such a fun look at what happens inside of a book when you close a it, it left me tempted to never close another book again!
October 18, 2015
Would be great for Kindergarten
October 24, 2015
Cute book! If you enjoy solipsistic kids' picture books, this is this year's entry!
October 29, 2015
Another sad, sloppy, unimpressive attempt at breaking the fourth wall.
August 23, 2016
Maybe slightly less tedious than the first one.
May 24, 2017
This book is mildly disturbing, and I'm pretty sure if anyone had read it to me as a child I would have been traumatized.
September 15, 2023
This book is about a group of animals who really don't want you to close the book. They sadly explain how the last reader closed the book, trapping them inside and destroying part of their book environment in the process. They want you to keep reading and rereading the book so they can go about their business since they seem to be trapped in an unmovable state whenever the book is shut. Once you start nearing the end of the book they become more frantic in their pleas to not close the book, finally on the back cover they urge you to flip the book over where you will then read the title "Please, Open This Book!".
I thought this book was cute. It seems kind of spooky since the illustrations have a very dark color scheme and the animals themselves are in an interesting art style. There also seems to be an underlying theme of the animals being almost in peril with how distraught and worried they seem about the reader potentially closing the book. There doesn't seem to be any lesson or deeper meaning to this book other than an easy and fun stand alone or read aloud.
I would use this book to try to spark students to read. I think the attempted guilt trip into getting students to read and reread the same book over and over could be effective for students who would feel sorry for the animals. I think the connection could also loosely be made that authors can often be like the animals and really desire for people to read and reread their books, so could in a round-about-way get students to read more if they can feel sorry for authors in the same way they feel sorry for the animals trapped in the book. I don't think this would be the most effective way or realistic way to try to reason with students to read more books though: reading must be desired not guilt tripped.
I thought this book was cute. It seems kind of spooky since the illustrations have a very dark color scheme and the animals themselves are in an interesting art style. There also seems to be an underlying theme of the animals being almost in peril with how distraught and worried they seem about the reader potentially closing the book. There doesn't seem to be any lesson or deeper meaning to this book other than an easy and fun stand alone or read aloud.
I would use this book to try to spark students to read. I think the attempted guilt trip into getting students to read and reread the same book over and over could be effective for students who would feel sorry for the animals. I think the connection could also loosely be made that authors can often be like the animals and really desire for people to read and reread their books, so could in a round-about-way get students to read more if they can feel sorry for authors in the same way they feel sorry for the animals trapped in the book. I don't think this would be the most effective way or realistic way to try to reason with students to read more books though: reading must be desired not guilt tripped.
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January 21, 2020The characters in this book speak directly to the reader, pleading for the reader to keep the book open so they can enjoy hanging out and eating bananas instead of being cooped up in dark pages. There were some funny jokes.
December 22, 2021
Hilarity ensued. If you liked The Book with No Pictures, this is for you.
February 13, 2025
Clever!
October 28, 2019
1st grade
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