By Frances Tosdevin (author) , Rhian Wright (illustrator)
"This wonderfully whimsical picture book celebrates the power of words as it invites little ones to definitely NOT giggle at a gaggle of funny phrases."
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A treat to read aloud to hear little ones erupt in uncontrollable giggles as they invent their own fabulously funny words, Frances Tosdevin’s Do Not Say These Words is a sidesplittingly silly interactive story that rejoices in the amusing impact of particular words.
The situation is serious — “Certain words are making children giggle. Giggling produces giggle-gas. And giggle-gas is bad for the planet. With too much giggle-gas in the air, terrible things will happen ...”
But fear not — The Professor narrator of this story has a solution. “Dangerous, gigglesome words are BANNED”, plus she has a “machine that makes funny, world-wobbling words into boring, unfunny words”. So, for example, the word “bottom” is banned” and replaced with “FLOPPY PEACH-CHEEKS”, and “fart” is outlawed in favour of “SMELLY-SPURTLE”.
While The Professor declares all the machine’s alternatives to be “absolutely NOT FUNNY. At all”, little ones listening to the story will, of course, be giggling like nobody’s business, and delightedly answering her request for help: “Reader, I need YOUR help. The future of our planet depends on it! Can you think of sensible, boring, totally UNFUNNY words to replace these? EARWAX. HAIRY TOES. BURP”.
Certain words are making children giggle. Giggling produces giggle-gas. And giggle-gas is bad for the planet.
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The Professor needs YOUR help to save the world. Gigglesome words are BANNED, and are being replaced with boring, totally unfunny words.
So you must never, EVER say these dangerous words again. And you DEFINITELY can't giggle. OK?
Try and keep a straight face from start to finish as you read this hilarious, world-wobbling story. The future of the planet depends on it …
Illustrated by Rhian Wright.
As Frances hasn’t quite grown up (not properly, anyway), it’s perhaps no surprise that she loves writing imaginative stories for children. Having studied Archaeology, Anthropology and Classics at Cambridge, she has a certain fondness for old things, and when she was little, she longed to own a real dinosaur. Sadly, despite writing a particularly persuasive letter to her parents on this matter, aged about four, no dinosaur was forthcoming— but she still lives in hope.
Frances has taken several picture book courses and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. She has been shortlisted five times in picture book competitions, and spends her days turning her numerous ideas into new stories. An observer of small things, she is constantly in awe at the natural world. Her debut picture book, The Bear and Her Book , was published by Uclan Publishing in October 2021 to critical acclaim.
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Kids (especially toilet-humour-loving ones!) will LOVE this stupendously silly, wonderfully interactive picture book, which guarantees giggles from young readers, many of whom will be able to predict the words that must not be said - which only adds to the fun and hilarity! Language lovers will relish Frances Tosdevin’s playful text - a riot to read aloud - and Rhian Wright’s colourful, characterful, comical illustrations are well worth poring over.... Read Full Review
Certain words are making children giggle. Giggling produces giggle-gas.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Do Not Say These Words and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
Do Not Say These Words features in the following genres: Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Picture storybooks, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
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Do Not Say These Words was written by Frances Tosdevin and published by UCLan Publishing
Do Not Say These Words has 32 pages
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