Don't Shake the Present!: A Funny Interactive Book For Kids

Don't Push the Button #5

by Bill Cotter

Don't miss the newest board book in this bestselling series.

Larry wants your help to figure out what his present is.

But whatever you do...

DON'T SHAKE THE PRESENT!

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday

22 pages, Board Book

First published October 1, 2019

About the author

Bill Cotter is an artist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Bill spends his time teaching art and music to children, playing live music around the city, and perfecting his ping pong skills.

Reviews

[Luciana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Larry, a monster, wants to shake his present to find out what's inside. He tries different ways to figure out what's inside, but when he does, he apologizes to Santa. Santa is fine with that because a present is always something you should open. A creative, interactive & good holiday read for preschoolers!

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very fun and cute book that I think most children will enjoy and most adults will enjoy reading to their child.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A purple creature named Larry wants the reader to help open their present, but what could it be?! Readers will enjoy the interactive aspect of the book as they shake, stretch, and squish it. However, the ending is abrupt and could be confusing for some readers.

For: readers looking for an interactive Christmas book.

Possible red flags: being sneaky/mischievous and opening presents early.

[Briana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but not quite the best interactive picture book I've read. It was a little confusing, for instance, when it said to "shrink the present" with your fingers. I think maybe it meant pinch like you would on a touchscreen, but the kids I was reading to didn't know what to do, I guess because they're not on iPads all day?? It's also just kind of a lot of shake this way and that way. The ending also fell a bit flat for the kids I was reading to.

[Concetta Kellough · Rating 1 out of 5]

So this monster opens the present and then gets sucked through it? I can’t quite tell what’s happening there but he comes flying out of the box. And Santa tells him he can open that present anytime because the book is the present? Are some kids opening their presents ahead of Christmas looking for this book so they can see Santa? I think the book is too confusing.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, but my son felt bad about opening the present. He knows he isn't supposed to, so he refused to do some of the actions. I think he became okay with it when Santa revealed it wasn't the real gift.

[Sarah Flood · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun and interactive for storytime. nice to sort of refer to the holidays but not say an actual holiday name, so it can be inclusive

[Eliza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interactive kids books are the best!!!

[Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute continuation of the series.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The holidays are here and ready to be given but this one comes with a warning. Perfect for little ones.

[RJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great interactive book. Got my son to knock on the book/present and say the word knock for the first time. He’s 14 months and now knocks on every surface of our home saying knock knock!

[Charul Palmer-Patel · Rating 1 out of 5]

The ebook version of this isn't a great adaptation.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Larry talks the reader into helping him open his present early, with .... odd results.

[Chris Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

My grandson was distracted, but I couldn’t put it down!

SPOILER! The book IS the present!!

[Veronica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute story with lots of fun interaction opportunities.

[Caitlyn Lobb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this in the store for free #freeisfree

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

We'll have to read this one again next Christmas too!

[Margot Hatfield · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a cute interactive little book! I enjoyed shaking the present and pulling on the ribbon. We were surprised by Santa's appearance at the end, though. Deducting a star for not being evergreen.

[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book. Preschool kids enjoyed it.

[Leo]

12 month old Leo does not like this book.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as good as Don't Touch the Button.

[Reanea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful! My students love these books!

[Amanda Baumann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and interactive. It's the perfect addition our Christmas book stack for our 2 year & 4 year olds.