Wait!

Books That Drive Kids CRAZY! #4

by Beck Stanton, Matt Stanton

From the brilliant brains behind This Is a Ball, Did You Take the B from My _ook? and The Red Book comes a brand-new giggle-inducing bestseller!

For the Grown-Ups:

'Wait! Just wait!' You find yourself saying this all the time, right?

Well, we're sorry, but you're gonna hate this book!

This book is going to make you wait too. Once you and the kids start reading it, you can't do anything else until it's finished.

You'll just have to ... wait.

And the kids will love it!

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

Published March 19, 2018

About the author

Beck Stanton is the co-creator of the Books That Drive Kids Crazy series and a mother, primary school teacher, and the creative director/owner of mybabymoments.com.au. She has worked extensively with children throughout her teaching career and in roles that include before-and-after school care center director, nanny, and youth and children’s worker.

She lives by the beach in Sydney with Matt Stanton and their daughter Bonnie and son Boston.

Reviews

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I figured I might as well finish this series, even though I really didn't like the last book, This Book Is Red, which could also be titled: How to Gaslight Your Kids. Wait! isn't quite as annoying or potentially damaging as This Book Is Red, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the first two books in the series, either.

Here, the premise is that once you start reading this book, you're not allowed to stop until you get to the end. You just have to wait, no matter how bored you are. (I don't know what the consequences for DNFing this one is. It's never specified.) This could be hard enough for kids, but the tables get turned when the adult reader starts to get bored too and wants to go off and do "adult" things (like the dishes). But, wait! They're not allowed to, either. So everybody's miserable together.

The overall idea for these books is okay, although I question whether This Book Is Red should be part of anyone's collection. The other three books aren't too bad, and if kids enjoy the gimmick, then I guess they could be fun reads. I don't know if I'd ever want to read them to kids, though, for fear they might become favourites. Never mind driving kids crazy; these books have the potential to drive adult readers a bit nuts, too.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

The premises of this book is not being able to start the book for a variety of reasons. The reader is told to wait and I imagine kids would find this fun and frustrating. A different approach to children’s picture books.

[Mehsi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tja, ik vond het aan het begin nog wel leuk, maar de noviteit was er al na een paar paginaatjes van af. In dit boek moet je WACHTEN. En nog eens wachten. De lezer is gelukkig niet de enige die moet wachten, ook de schrijver/hoofdpersoon moet wachten. Ik vond het wel mooi hij eerst ons probeerde te manen tot geduldigheid maar daarna zelf probeerde weg te komen.
Er zijn wat simpele illustraties die ik wel OK vond.

[Bash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of fun :)

[Grietleest · Rating 5 out of 5]

Voor de liefhebbers van Het boek zonder tekeningen.
Lees je graag voor aan je kind? Nichtje? Buurjongen?
Doe dat kind en jezelf een plezier en lees voor uit Wacht!
Belangrijk is dat eens je in het boek begint, je het ook helemaal uitleest.
Er zit niets anders op dan te wachten en te wachten. En te wachten tot het verhaaltje uit is.

Heerlijk grappig boekje. Ideaal om je kind een fijne tijd te geven zo voor het slapen gaan.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great. The authors obviously know kids well. It's laugh-out-loud funny and has great visuals (in a simple yet striking style reminiscent of Dick Bruna). It's a joy to read to yourself, and excellent as a read-aloud.

[Librarian Jessie (BibliophileRoses) · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book may be written for children, but it’s obviously meant for adults. “I have bills to pay, a car to register, and I have to call what’s-her-name to wish her happy birthday.” 😂 But seriously it’s a good kids book

[Freddie D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lots of silly fun.

[Rochelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable but I didn't find this one as much fun as the others in the series. I do love how these books are interactive between the reader and the child being read to.

[Carolienvanderwaarde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grappig, hoewel het wel erg doet denken aan Het boek zonder tekeningen
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