Push Button

by Aliki

Push that button and what happens?
Bam!
Click!
Pop!
Wham! Turn the pages of this book and what happens? All of that (thanks to the Push-Button boy) and a whole lot more!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Juvenile

40 pages, Library Binding

First published April 27, 2010

About the author

Aliki has written and illustrated many books, both fiction and nonfiction, loved by readers throughout the world. The books were inspired by a word, an experience, or the desire to find out. Aliki lives in London, England.

Reviews

[Kary]

Very colorful pictures. Cute, simple story with lots of sound effects.

[Jessica]

In a world of screens and electronic toys, this boy loves to push buttons. But what happens when his finger gets hurt? I loved the second half of this book. We don't do a ton of screens with our child, and she's never had electronic toys. She loves books, and she's so creative. I wouldn't have her any other way.

[Ayren Daniels]

This story shows that children can have fun without electronics. I think this is an important conversation to have with children because so many of them don't know how to entertain themselves without a screen.

[Paige Smith]

The push button boy is so cute! I loved this story so much! I specifically loved how colorful the endpages were with all of the buttons! The story is very lighthearted and enjoyable for all ages but geared more towards younger readers or dependent readers!

[Juana]

Color pencils, watercolors, ink, and markers were used to create the illustrations and the text type was Providence. The book is about a little kid who loves to push buttons, but his finger ends up hurting that he must think of other ways to play with other things. I think this book would be perfect for preschoolers and K-2 graders. It is also great because it can differentiate the different sounds that things make. A way to teach this to student is to have them play with them and listen to how things hear differently. The illustration of this book are fantastic and well created. Although the book does not use full bleed, they use the double page spread. it also makes you feel like a little kid that likes to explore around wondering what objects do, sound, or feel.

[Ellen Moore]

With really clear and basic words paired with colored pencil, water color, ink and marker illustrations, this book would be a fun book for a parent to read to their young reader, or the other way around, one-on-one. The story is about a boy who loves to press buttons and is constantly curious about what buttons do what, which is very relatable to many kids, including myself as a child. It’s full of onomatopoeias, and could be a good introduction to that vocab word.

[N]

I dig it's "moral" to encourage gadget obsessed lil youngins to look for some other forms of entertainment! There's plenty out there besides tevee, and cellphones, and video games you little robots. Go paint or dig or read a book!

I should admit that I'm sort of a Luddite. Sort of, I'm obviously using the computer to log the books I read.

[Allison Parker]

A fun, rhythmic tale of a boy who loves pushes buttons. This book could have easily stopped after the fun rhymes detailing the different things that happen when you push buttons, but Aliki adds depth to the story when the character hurts his finger and discovers other actions that are just as fun as button-pushing. Aliki's characteristic bright illustrations are fun and perfect for storytime.

[Sarah]

I really enjoyed this until towards the end when he has pushed too many buttons and his finger hurts and then he tries a lot of other things. I think it took a simple book about noises and buttons and fun and made it a bit too complicated. Maybe if I read it for toddlers I'd not read the end, just do the fun sounds and pushing of buttons!

[Lindsey]

Push button boy does all kinds of exploring with pushing different buttons in this book. After he has pushed so many things, his finger starts to hurt. Then he reads a book and learns about a bunch of other activities he can do besides push. This book has a ton of sound words, and it rhymes. It would be perfect for grades K-1. I personally think that the pages are a little too busy.

[Kate Hastings]

This would be a cute book to read with a storytime about building things or robots or things that go. Toddlers can participate in the book by making noises and actions. Parents will enjoy the familiar situations! Ages 2-5.

[Corrie M.]

Perhaps not the smoothest of rhyming books, but Silas doesn't care. If he could jump into this book he would - so many beeps, lights, and buttons to admire! Extra credit for the homage to Ashley Bryan's illustrated version of What a Wonderful World at the end.

[Leah]

A fun tale about a boy who loves to push buttons. This shows how technology is becoming a big part of the world. By starting off at a young age and teaching them how to work things will defianitly give them the upper hand. Cute pictures.

[Jen]

This book rhymes and has brightly colored pictures, but something is slightly off. Some of the pages felt crowded to me. I could understand while children would relate to the main character. Short enough for a readaloud.

[Korinne Sackela]

I really enjoyed this book, it is really interactive in that kids of a young age can relate to the child and all the noises he's making. It also shows that there is more than one thing a kid can do and how he or she has potential. It is definitely a book I will keep in mind for my teaching career.

[Donalyn]

A small boy who bruises his thumb pushing buttons discovers he can do other things besides push buttons.

[Gwen the Librarian]

This picture book perfectly shows the fun that little ones have pushing buttons - and the vocabulary and onomatopoeia will engage little ones in the story. So cute! This is a winner.

[Molly]

For Baby Storytime. I think the kids will enjoy pushing their noses and making their tongues stick out...not so sure about the parents!

[Kansas]

AFG

[Melanie]

I loved this book. It reminds me so much of my sons. I am so glad that each of them has also found that there are things that they enjoy along with pushing buttons. Very fun book.

[Casandria]

I guess it has a good message that not only buttons are good, but it was rather boring

[Amanda]

This one rhymes a bit, but sometimes felt like a stretch to make it rhyme right. It didn’t hold the attention of my son for very long either- despite all of the cute sound affects.

[Laura]

Perfect for those little boys who just have to push every button they see.

[Candida]

Very cute! This is fun enough and short enough to read at storytime.

[John]

I'll recommend this to the first grade team when they teach verbs.

[Melanie Hetrick]

A good book for movement and sound. But a little too busy for a storytime read-aloud.

[Hillary Steckler]

A fun poem full of sounds and verbs. It maintained my 4 month old's attention perfectly.