By Richard Ayoade (author) , Tor Freeman (illustrator)
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Shortlisted for the Week Junior Book Awards 2023
What is it that makes YOU want to read a book?
Richard Ayoade's children's debut gives you all the answers in a way that's silly, funny, and thoroughly beguiling. Have you ever thought about how it feels to be a book?
"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding"Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist"Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read." Nadia Shireen"One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read." David BaddielHave you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine BROKEN? What if you don't have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover - who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read - can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader? Spoiler alert: yes.
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"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding "Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist "Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read ." Nadia Shireen "One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read. " David Baddiel Have you ever thought about how it feels to be a book? To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust? To have your pages bent backwards or your spine BROKEN? What if you don't have a sparkly unicorn or dragon adorning your cover - who will pick you out of the bookshop then? This is the story of the sadly neglected Book That No One Wanted To Read - can its destiny change when it finally meets the right reader? Spoiler alert: yes.
Packed with wit, warmth and wisdom - a hilarious but heartfelt guide to the power of the imagination in every child. - Piers Torday
Laugh out loud funny and full of heart Noel Fielding
Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. It should be called The Book That Everyone Wanted To Read. Nadia Shireen
One book that I really think children should read is The Book That No One Wanted to Read. David Baddiel
A very - very - funny book that's also a playfully philosophical exploration of why we write and why we read. - Mac Barnett, author of Sam and Dave Dig a Hole and What Is Love?
Richard Ayoade and Tor Freeman are a dreamus teamus. - Jim Smith, creator of Barry Loser
Richard Ayoade is one of the funniest people ever to write a book, which is an impressive achievement because there have been at least nine books written so far in human history... possibly more! Anyway, this is a book about a book discovering how best to be a book, with the help of someone who knows about books (but isn't a book). Bamboozled? Don't worry, it's properly amazing and the illustrations are perfect. I loved it so very, very much. - Greg Jenner
The most inaccurate title in the entire history of literature The Book That No One Wanted to Read should immediately be re-titled The Book That I Read And Immediately Wanted to Read All Over Again. It's stupendously funny, it's mind-meltingly clever, it's snort-inducingly silly and it's meta-tactically post-modern all at the same time. How is this possible? Only by combining the planet-sized brain of Richard Ayoade and the uber-talented fingers of Tor Freeman. Everything single page is a delight, from camel wrangling to dragon school. Who else but Richard could make the main character in a book... a book? It's such a brilliant idea that it made me sit in the corner in a foetal position for a full hour. - Chris Smith, author of the Kid Normal books
Richard Ayoade is a highly-tolerated British comedian, BAFTA-winning actor (The IT Crowd), writer, director and TV presenter (the 2021 BAFTAS, Have I Got News For You?, Travel Man) and a bibliophile. He regularly appears on comedy panel shows such as 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and The Big Fat Quiz of the Year. He wrote and directed the film Submarine from the novel by Joe Dunthorne, and directed and co-wrote (with Avi Korine) The Double. He has written three books on film; this is his debut children's book. He is married to Lydia, who is also his wife. They have two children, who also have names. They would rather not tell you where they live, but are happy to send you a drop pin via text. Tor Freeman graduated from Kingston University with a BA in Illustration in 1999 and has worked as an illustrator, author and comics-maker ever since. She is the illustrator and creator of many children's books and comic strips, including The Toucan Brothers, the Olive series and Welcome to Oddleigh. Tor is the holder of a Sendak Fellowship, and won the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize in 2017.
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With funny drawings and hilarious jokes, I even bought this book for two of my friends, because this was the best thing I've EVER read.
This book is by the famous comedian Richard Ayoade and beautifully illustrated by Tor Freeman.
This story is written by a book. This may sound odd but this manky old book will tell you about its life, sat on the top shelf, in a dark corner of a library. The book is mad. It is so mad because no one has ever picked it up.
I got this book for my birthday. That night I sat on my bed reading it.... Read Full Review
"Laugh out loud funny and full of heart" Noel Fielding"Funny, bonkers and brilliant" The Stylist"Very funny, with brilliant illustrations. To be left under a whiffy pant pile or shelved, forever collecting dust?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Book That No One Wanted to Read and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
The Book That No One Wanted to Read features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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The Book That No One Wanted to Read was written by Richard Ayoade and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
The Book That No One Wanted to Read has 124 pages
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