Saturday, June 13, 2009

Let's Do Nothing by Tony Fucile

PreK-2. Frankie and Sal have done it all. They've painted, read, baked, played sports, played board games, in short, they've done everything. So what's next? NOTHING! The boys challenge each other to do nothing for 10 whole seconds! First, they try to be statues. Then, they try to be giant redwood trees. Next, they try to be the Empire State Building. Everytime they try to do nothing, their imaginations get the better of them and the boys stumble upon a great discovery: there is no such thing as doing nothing!

This laugh-out-loud funny book will thrill kids, especially those who can read on their own because this author does a very good job of tapping into the ways kids think, act, talk and, most importantly, imagine. In addition to the text, kids will really respond to the illustrations. This is the authors 1st picture book, but Fucile has spent more than 20 years animating cartoon characters and this is apparent in the way he lays out the book and illustrates the two boys. I highly recommend this title!

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