This Book Is Not for You!

This is a book about a kid who goes to a bookmobile. Instead of the 'bookmobile lady' being there, there is a substitute. An old man who discourages our MC from checking out the book he wants to read (The Mysterious Sandwich) because "Looks like this book is about a girl. You don't want this one, do......more

When I was a girl I actually rarely liked books about boys but I’m glad I got to choose which books to read. This is a wonderful book about letting children read books that they find appealing. It’s a fun story and some of it is very amusing. I chuckled out loud a couple of times. Sweet and with a g......more

A perfect book to start the discussion with students the absurdity of “girl books” and “boy books.” I’m grateful that Shannon Hale thought write a book that could be used as an opportunity to have a whole-class discussion on this topic since teachers and librarians are often having them on the side......more

Family Picture Book Read-Aloud Afternoon: A Nine-Book Pile! I was expecting a book about straight-up censorship, but it's a strange fantasy about a sexist old man running a bookmobile who acts as a gatekeeper and tries to steer the children, robots, and animals who come looking for books toward ones......more

I’ve read and appreciated author Shannon Hale’s tweets about “girl books” and “boy books” and was thrilled to find that she’d taken the message to the picture book arena, depicting it well in a light and humorous way. The adorable illustrations by Tracy Subisak took the book for the top for me. I’ll......more