That Is Not a Good Idea!
Hardcover – Picture Book, April 23, 2013
HarperCollins · Hardcover · April 23, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- Silent-movie villainy meets audience participation in a picture book built for lively rereading.
- Themes
- Humorous animal encounter
- Genres
- Funny Stories, Bird Stories, Fox Stories
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Start with this bookAbout this book
That Is Not a Good Idea! is a hilarious, interactive picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems, the creator of books like Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, the Knuffle Bunny series, the Elephant and Piggie series, Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and many other new classics. Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner.
Continue reading
As with the beloved Pigeon books, kids will be calling out the signature refrain and begging for repeated readings. The funny details in the full-color illustrations by three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems will bring nonstop laughter to story time.
A Call-and-Response Caper
Silent-movie villainy meets audience participation in a picture book built for lively rereading.
Come here for
- A hungry fox, a goose, and deliciously dubious intentions
- A refrain children can call out right along with the story
Expect
- Full-color illustrations rich with funny details
- A read-aloud that invites repeat visits and room-wide reactions
Where it sits
| Funny Stories | 56% |
|---|---|
| Fox Stories | 54% |
| Bird Stories | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animal Stories
- Bird Stories
- Fox Stories
- Ducks & Geese
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- Fairy Tale Collections
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Folktale Retellings
- Funny Stories
- Authors
- Mo Willems
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 23, 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Humorous animal encounter
- Reading lane
- Animal Stories