Warning! Do Not Touch!

by Tim Warnes

Mole's best friend, the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing, has found a hat. On it there's a label that reads Warning! Do Not Touch! The Lumpy-Bumpy Thing picks up the hat and puts it on his head. But Mole is worried. "Quick! Take it off!" he cries. "It could be dangerous!" Suddenly, a bunny hops out of the hat, and then another, and another! Soon, there are too many bunnies to count! What can Mole and the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing do now?

Genres: Picture Books, Humor, Childrens, Storytime, Animals, Magic, Rabbits

32 pages, Paperback

Published July 6, 2021

About the author

Storyteller Tim Warnes' first book was published in 1995. A writer and illustrator, he now has more than 80 original titles to his name.

Tim's weekly blog, My Life in Books - www.timwarnes.com - is for lovers of kid lit. Part memoir; part commentary; part review by an industry insider. It is intended to give readers confidence and encouragement to share their passion for literacy - creating connections through kids’ books with their loved ones, and inspire a new generation to value reading for pleasure.

Tim's married to illustrator Jane Chapman. He loves comic strips, wearing fancy hats, playing his banjo and of course - reading bedtime stories!

See more of Tim's work at www.chapmanandwarnes.com

Reviews

[Villain E · Rating 3 out of 5]

The follow up to Dangerous! The mole who likes labelling everything and his friend the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing discover a hat which already has a label on it: Warning! Do not touch! But of course they do touch and out of the hat come rabbits which multiply like, well, rabbits.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was cute. And the moral of the story: Always read the labels. Mole didn't do all that hard work just so you could ignore them. ;)

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tämä taitaa olla jatko-osa Vaarallinen!-kuvakirjalle, ainakin samat laputtajat tässä seikkailee! Tim Warnesille tyypillistä huumoria, näihin tarinoihin ei kyllästy ihan hetkessä.

[Ms. Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story that could work well with littles to discuss the importance of listening (in this case to the signs the characters see!)

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would be great for teaching labeling or synonyms.

[Tapani Aulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taikurinhatusta tulee pupuja pupun perään, eikä mikään tunnu auttavan. Mitäs sitten tehdään? Mahtava kuvitus ja hassu tarina.

[Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny and cute and, though it won't matter since I'll be doing it for storytime and the kids won't be able to get super close, there are fun little labels that adults and older children might appreciate.

[Julie Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok another children's book we grabbed at the library that I had to record because again I loved it and my younger and older kids.

This is a fun, laugh out loud and just plain enjoyable book for any age. I loved it! ;-) The mole, the lumpy bumpy thingy(hee hee) and the magical hat. Those three things combined can add lots of mischief and entertainment. I loved the labels for everything. We giggled at those just as much as the story.

Once again I loved the fun illustrations, very bright and colorful and full of funny little pictures and great finds if you look at all of the pictures.

Definitely worth reading and I think it would definitely capture the attention of boys or girls of any age (yes the young to the old).

We borrowed it from our local library!

Happy Reading!!!

[Aimee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable. Sooo many bunny rabbits. I love that Mole has a good word for everything except his best friend, who's an alligator, but Mole refers to him as "the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing." The more I say, "the Lumpy-Bumpy Thing did x," the more I have to laugh. This is also a good example of a book that will grow with a child. It's cute and simple enough for two year olds, but could also make a good "I spy" and vocab book for older children.

[Alice · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.75 stars So, it had me a bunnies and then it caught me at ridiculous! So I liked the pictures but I wasn't thrilled by the bunnies! The moral of the story...read the signs...I wish people would read my library signs but no one does...like shh...and love your books...and this is not a gym...one day.......

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mole, who still loves to label things, and his friend, the Lumpy Bumpy thing, find a magician's hat and soon have a bunny problem!

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not nearly as good as Dangerous, but cute just the same.

[Robin Raines-Bond · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly story with nice illustrations. Read and pay attention to the signs, people.

[Brittany · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not much of a label-er, and as much as I wish people would read signs, this rendition of the lesson didn't really do it for me.
Lengthy and not quite punchy enough.

[The Bougie Twins · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Fred Pollock · Rating 4 out of 5]

We had a great time with this silly story in story time! Warnings are issued for a reason. In this case, so that you aren't overrun by rabbits! Fun read with preschoolers.

[Cat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was hilarious and the labels were so fun to read. I can't wait to do a magic storytime and read this. So many fluffy bunnies!!

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun children's book with a silly story and great adjectives to explore.

[Meredith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book about the dangers of bunnies or at least touching something that you shouldn't. Classroom application would be to have the students create their own illustrations with labels of current vocabulary

[Lindsay Paige]

Very cute