Reddit reviews The Book with No Pictures

http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Pictures-B-J-Novak/dp/0803741715

So get it and support Ryan!

His book in case you're wondering. Very funny!

Went out shopping with my gf for one of my childhood friends that recently had a baby and got a cute bunny plush and one of my favourite children's books from my childhood. She also suggested this cute book for friend's baby's first birthday.

Also my mom has been pestering me the past little while on when we're gonna get married. Been giving her the roundabout answer of soon cause even though I wanna marry tf outta my lovely GF, I don't wanna be rushing into it, plus I don't have an engagement ring picked out yet.

The Book With No Pictures is my #1 favorite for creating hysterical laughter.

I try to up the humor of this already funny book by dressing myself in a silly outfit (kid sunglasses, large sunhat, big scarf) and telling them I'm going to read a very serious book and there must be NO laughing. I then proceed to become horrified every time I have to say something silly and keep reminding them they must not laugh!

I think I might like it even more than the kids, lol.

Your mom might like this book since she's a preschool teacher! If you haven't heard of the Humans of New York fb page, you should check it out, it's awesome!

Brother might like this book too, has great reviews, very interactive.

I am already looking on Amazon :)

Some ideas for OP:

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Pigeon-Drive-Bus/dp/078681988X/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419580113&sr=1-4&keywords=pigeon

Plus - the boardgame that about the pigeon driving the bus. So cute, and great for social skills.

For your 7 year old: http://www.amazon.com/Book-No-Pictures-B-J-Novak/dp/0803741715/ref=lp_10238950011_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419580437&sr=1-1

It is meant to read out loud - hilarious!!

These are awesome: http://www.amazon.com/Fiskars-Gel-Pen-48-Piece-Value/dp/B000S161FO/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1419580561&sr=1-1&keywords=gel+pens

And should go with this for the 7 year old:

http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Doodle-Book-Pictures-Complete/dp/0762435062/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1419580657&sr=8-14&keywords=doodle

And if you have some tolerance for crafting :) this: http://www.amazon.com/Klutz-Spiral-Draw/dp/B00BEKOAYW/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1419580776&sr=8-9&keywords=spiral+art

Does your little one need jammies? http://www.amazon.com/Leveret-Stars-Piece-Pajama-Cotton/dp/B00P1NL1JU/ref=sr_1_9?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1419580939&sr=1-9&keywords=pajamas

What about a backpack? This might work for the 7 year old: http://www.amazon.com/Everest-Backpack-Front-Pockets-Orange/dp/B00DQMWN6S/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1419580816&sr=8-5&keywords=kid+backpack

:)

It might be BJ Novak's The Book with No Pictures

He also wrote a great kids book:
The Book With No Pictures

Here is a clip of him reading it to a group of elementary school kids.

The Book With No Pictures is a fun book. It requires some effort from you during the reading but it's sure to get a laugh.

The book with no pictures has a great page of nonsense words to read really fast. ( https://www.amazon.com/Book-No-Pictures-B-Novak/dp/0803741715/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=book+with+no+pictures&qid=1574704377&sr=8-1 )

Also This Little Piggy by Tim Harrington https://www.amazon.com/This-Little-Piggy-Tim-Harrington/dp/0062218085/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=this+little+piggy&qid=1574704395&sr=8-9 Really funny for Preschool Read Alouds because of that wall of text to read really fast!

Update:


Thank you all for your suggestions!! I bought a few of the ones mentioned here as well as some others. I went a little overboard, but I figure I can space out the gifts for later in the year, and some are for her little brother too.

1. Nancy Drew (1-5) I LOVED these when I was younger, they're such a classic and Nancy's take charge attitude taught me so much.
   
   
2. Little Pea (for her brother) A cute little kids book about a young pea who has to eat all of his candy for dinner, so he can have veggies for dessert! It's so charming and silly and is a fun reversal for kids who don't want to eat their veggies :)
   
   
3. The Planets in Our Solar System (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science) Thanks for the suggestion /u/tectonicus!
   
   
4. The Daring Book for Girls - a fun reference for knowledge and classic kids games, always ideas for fun stuff to do!
   
   
5. Getting To Know The World's Greatest Artists - These art history books for kids gave me such a decent foundation in art history that when I finally took it in college I got my first A+ at a university level. Not to mention, having that knowledge made my time at art museums for field trips and such so much more relevant as I grew up! Also, I give these books full credit for my success in Jeopardy studio auditions :)
   
   

• >Van Gogh
  
• >Monet
  
• >O'Keefe
  
• >Da Vinci
  
• >Rockwell
  
• 
  
  
  
  
  (She's French born, so I made sure to include some American artists in there too.)
  
  

6. The Paper Bag Princess - another one of my favorites that my dad used to read to me when I was younger. I loved it because when the Dragon strikes, it's the princess who has to outsmart him to save the bratty prince :)
   
   
7. The Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System, and The Magic School Bus On The Ocean Floor. Classics! Thank you /u/tectonicus, /u/mariposamariposa, and /u/caemin!
   
   
8. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak - couldn't tell too much about this one, but it's supposed to be very clever and leave a lot to the kid's imagination, fun to read out loud!
   
   
9. Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman (Childhood of Famous Americans). Another book I enjoyed as a girl about a young woman who who "broke the mold" - stepping outside of social boundaries and working hard at something she was incredibly talented at.
   
   
10. The Way Things Work - This one looks great!
    Thank you /u/mariposamariposa, and /u/moration!
    
    
    Edit: For the commenters saying I should just give her princess stuff if that's what she likes - I have and will continue to. This year I spent over 100 hours making her an Elsa from Frozen dress for her birthday. This should be proof enough that I encourage and share her enthusiasm. http://imgur.com/a/ga9DQ

Good reminder for Bob's Burgers. I've been meaning to get back to that.

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Here's some books that we liked around Kindergarten:

• https://smile.amazon.com/Jimmy-Zangwows-This-World-Moon-Pie-Adventure/dp/068985563X/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423133080 ( We Are in a Book! (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Gruffalo-Julia-Donaldson/dp/0142403873
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Day-Crayons-Quit-Drew-Daywalt/dp/0399255370
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Book-No-Pictures-B-Novak/dp/0803741715
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Press-Here-Herve-Tullet/dp/0811879542/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Case-Stripes-Scholastic-Bookshelf/dp/0439598389
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Have-Filled-Bucket-Today-Bucketfilling/dp/099609993X
  
  Really any Tony Diterlizi, Dave Shannon, or Mo Williams books are good.
  
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There's a few things that you should consider:

1. Children don't really have book level attention span until they're over 2 years old. Books for one year olds are really more like toys they can chew on that are shaped like books and typically have 0-2 words per spread. These are called board books. A lot of the "classic" picture books that people think of are written for children age 4-6.
   
   
2. If you wanted to get a book printed and shipped to you by Christmas, using standard shipping, you have 1-2 weeks to write your story, get it illustrated, and do the layout. That seems ambitious. Also, a baby will destroy a book with paper pages and I don't know of any print on demand services for board books. Board books are pretty expensive to manufacture.
   
   
3. Books for young children are illustrated, unless you are B.J. Novak. You didn't really mention how you intend to address this. If you want to write a story that doesn't need pictures, you're bumping up the age range to around 6 years old. If you intend to hire an illustrator, you're going to need to budget a substantial amount of money and push this gift to next Christmas. If you want to draw the illustrations yourself, I recommend giving it a try and seeing what it looks like (and if you enjoy it) before making that kind of commitment.
   
   I think it's admirable that you want to do a book for your nephew, but I think it's an unrealistic goal to aim to have it done by Christmas, and even if you get it done, it will be years before he can actually appreciate it.
   
   If you decide that you do want to do a picture book, I recommend starting with the following exercise:
   
   
4. Go to your local independent bookstore and find 5 picture books you like.
   
   
5. Buy one or two of them.
   
   
6. Get the rest of them at the library.
   
   
7. Transcribe the books into google docs.
   
   
8. Print out the docs and read the stories to yourself. Pay attention to the sentence structure, how the words sound as you read them aloud, and what you are missing without the illustrations.
   
   
9. Change one thing about the story and re-write it.
   
   
10. Repeat this exercise until you understand picture books.