Don't Push the Button! A Christmas Adventure: A Funny Interactive Holiday Book For Kids

Don't Push the Button #3

by Bill Cotter

From the amazing mind of author and illustrator Bill Cotter comes one of this year's best Christmas books for children! Larry the lovable monster from Don't Push the Button! is back for the holidays with another hilarious, interactive adventure in this toddler Christmas book! It's almost Christmas and Santa is coming! You don't want to end up on the naughty list, do you? With no elves in sight, Larry thinks he can get away with some last-minute holiday mischief before Santa arrives. Whatever you do―DON'T PUSH THE BUTTON!! Well, maybe just once can't hurt...uh oh! "There's still monstrous fun to be had in Don't Push The Button "― Parenthood.com , Don't Push the Button! "Kids have fun pushing the button, shaking the book, and scratching Larry's tummy. This is a winner for reading aloud to a group"― Atlanta Parent , Don't Push the Button!

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Storytime, Juvenile, Fiction

22 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Bill Cotter is an artist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Bill spends his time teaching art and music to children, playing live music around the city, and perfecting his ping pong skills.

Reviews

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This very simple book is exactly what the synopsis claims it to be: a holiday companion to Don't Push the Button! The premise is exactly the same, with Larry the monster asking kids to push the big red button... with varying results.

Of course, being a Christmas book, the changes that happen on the pages have a holiday theme. There are Christmas colours, candy-cane stripes, snow, elves... and a visit from Santa himself. And Santa has an important request for the reader...

I can't say that I love these books, and I do question how many times kids are going to go along with the shtick before the novelty wears off, but this one is still fun. Larry is endearing, and the interactive nature of these books ensures that kids will pay attention... at least once.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so cute, seriously just so cute! We love Don't Push the Button! and Don't Touch This Book! so I had to grab this one for my 4 year old's stocking. It's adorable fun for all ages.

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cotter, Bill Don’t Push the Button! Christmas Adventure. BOARD BOOK. Sourcebook Jabberwocky, 2017. $9.

Larry doesn’t want you to push the big red button, but who can resist? Now you will have to help Larry get back to normal before Santa finds out he has been naughty.
A well-written interactive board book is so much fun! The Christmas theme is only mildly necessary, but pushing the button and messing up Larry is oh so much fun!

Pre-K – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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[Chrystopher’s Archive · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clever use of metatextuality.

[Gayle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a re-tread of the other 2 Larry books, but it's cute and it gets a 4th star because it made my 4 year-old say "Again, again!" 4 times in a row. :) There aren't a lot of simple Christmas stories for little ones, so this is a hit in that niche.

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are just so much fun for a toddler. I had the original book as a digital galley and every time my nephew pushed the button the page changed. He loved it, and I am sure he would love this edition as well.

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another interactive book with Larry giving in to the temptation to push the button. Some of the transitions between pages didn't make sense, to the point where I flipped back and forth to see if I skipped a page.

[Elizabeth Cotter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, interactive, fun...kids love Larry!

[Gail · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun Larry book. Read it to my niece (age 3) about six times in a row. A hit.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love these books...great for story time. Kids love them.

[Ali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super cute book. Looked at it while it was slow at the register at work. Definitely a great book for little kids

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

We had SO much fun with this one!

[Joy Reinbold · Rating 4 out of 5]

My kid LOVES this book, and that's good enough for me. Anything that makes my 14-month-old son audibly giggle deserves four stars.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as cute as the Halloween one, but still fun.

[Clarissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable, most Christmas stories aren't very good, but this one is cute. There is a giant red button which you aren't really supposed to press, but then you do anyway, and see what happens.

[Natalie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Push" the button to find out what happens.

[Adrian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Little one loved it.

[Martha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and interactive. Quite fun.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not an enjoyable story per se but if reading the book to a wee one and interacting with them could be fun.

[Lacy | literary_lacy · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed ‘Don’t Push the Button’, and Don’t Touch this Book’, so I picked this book up for her during our last library visit.

She enjoyed this book pretty well, but not nearly as much as the previous books we’ve read by Bill Cotter. This book was just lacking the magic the other books had.

The illustrations are cute, the sentences are simple, and this is a cute holiday book to read around Christmas. If your kids enjoyed either of the other books, then I’m sure they’ll enjoy this one as well.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this one for my niece for Christmas, and of course I had to read it first. She might still be too young for it, but of she isn't ready for it by next Christmas, I'll eat my hats.

[Dallin Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a fun interactive book series and the Christmas adventure is definitely a family favorite. This gets requested by Dallin again and again and again.

[Goshen PL Childrens]

Read at Storytime on December 20th.
Theme: Christmas stories