Picture-less book a hit with kids
A book titled ＾えがないえほん￣ (＾E ga Nai Ehon,￣ or ＾The Book With No Pictures＾) , taking top spot on early last week.
The book was written by B.J. Novak, who is well-known for his work on NBC¨s comedy series ＾The Office.￣ As the title suggests, the book isn¨t illustrated. It begins by obligating the person reading it to say what¨s written on the page ！ without exception. The prose starts out simple ！ ＾I am a monkey who taught myself to read. Hey! I¨m not a monkey!￣ ！ before becoming increasingly silly, with readers being forced to utter nonsensical words (＾blork,￣ ＾bluurf＾) and ridiculous phrases (＾My only friend in the whole world is a hippo named BOO BOO BUTT＾).
Teachers and parents alike have been singing the book¨s praises online.
￣,￣ @amethyst525 wrote on Twitter. ＾Everyone was laughing so hard.￣
＾I read the book to my son before he went to bed last night, ￣ wrote @you_mat_09, ＾but he didn¨t fall asleep until after 10 p.m. because he couldn¨t stop laughing.￣
If you¨re thinking about picking up a copy of the book for Christmas, be sure to remember the rule: You must say out loud what¨s written ！ no matter what. To find the book in Japanese on Amazon, visit . For English, see .
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