Don't blink tom booth

Tom booth is an author, illustrator, and character designer who has worked in both animation and publishing at macmillan. Readers will enjoy testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive picture book from. What would happen if you started a staring contest with a group of animals. Children from six months through six years will enjoy the humor. Illustrations are a combination of traditional and digital techniques. Readers will enjoy testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive. Tom booth takes a childhood game of staring and cleverly has the main character in the book, a cute girl with huge brown eyes appropriate for staring, engage in a staring contest with not only many wild animals, but the reader of the book. When everyone gives in at once, each wonders who won, leaving readers the sole witness to the answeran enormous tortoise who very gradually has entered the tale on the righthand page. Dont blink tom booth a girl and her animal friends challenge the reader to a staring contest in this interactive picture book. Readers will enjoy testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive picture book from talented new author tom booth. Dont blink by tom booth 9781250117366, amazon a little girl sits in the middle of the page, looking right at the reader. What about all themand a bunch of their other animal friendsat the same time.

Ingenious, interactive, and just meta enough, it may even convince a few reluctant readers that staring at a book can be a lot of. Pennsylvania native and brooklyn resident tom booth. As readers turn the page in tom booth s dont blink. May 31, 2017 kids can test their staring contest skills with the characters in dont blink, a new childrens book coming out in june. Tom booth is an author, illustrator, and art director. Think you can win a staring contest against an elephant. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.

Readers will delight in being asked how they found this book. Pennsylvania native and brooklyn resident tom booth is an author and. Get ready, get set, and whatever you do, dont blink. Jun 05, 2018 once again tom booth, author of don t blink. Readers will love testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive picture book from talented authorillustrator tom booth.

Tom made his earliest markssometimes on his parents antique kitchen tablegrowing up in pennsylvania. She looks straight at the reader, shouts go, and assumes a fixed but always amiable gaze. When a wideeyed girl looks right at you and says, go. Macmillan is a proud reoccurring client for david taylor design. Presgr 2 booth engages readers with an increasingly difficult staring contest. Overview think you can win a staring contest against an elephant. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dont blink tom booth thank you for reading with me story time bunnies. Now living in brooklyn, new york, tom is currently at work on several picture books on a. An interesting story about a staring contest between the story characters and the reader, who wins. Storytime think you and your storytime attendees can beat an elephant, a giraffe, a fox, and a gorilla along with even more of their animal friends in a staring contest.

Tom booth think you can win a staring contest against an elephant. Tom booth tom booth is an illustrator, author and also art director whose works are widely acknowledged in the art field. What about a gorilla, a cheetah, a fox, or an alligator. A little girl sits crosslegged, staring at the reader, when a bird happens by and inquires as to what shes doing.

Tom booth a girl and her animal friends challenge the reader to a staring contest in this interactive picture book. Aug 15, 2017 tom booth is an author, illustrator, and art director. Surely youve been in a staring contest before, so you might very well convince yourself that it would be easy. What a few gorilla, a cheetah, a fox, or an alligator. Kids can test their staring contest skills with the characters in dont blink, a new childrens book coming out in june. A friendly, bobhaired girl initiates the challenge, and a series of animals ask to join in, including a red bird, a fox, a crocodile, a monkey, a giraffe, a gorilla, an elephant, a frog, a porcupine, an owl, and a cheetah. A girl and her animal friends challenge the reader to a staring contest in this interactive picture book. Booth wisely keeps the background flat beige to enhance. Join us and authorillustrator, tom booth, for his first picture book, dont blink.

Think you could win a staring contest opposed to an elephant. Dont blink tom booth think you can win a staring contest against an elephant. Once again tom booth, author of dont blink, breaks the fourth wall to delight and entice readers young and old in this sweet and funny, experiential picture book. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service todays deals new releases customer service. Jul 25, 2017 don t blink by tom booth 9781250117366, amazon a little girl sits in the middle of the page, looking right at the reader. Have you ever thought about having a staring contest. A little girl sitting crisscross applesauce on the left side of the opened book stares at the reader while several animals come along asking her what is it that. His story opens with a brighteyed girl sitting crosslegged in a minimally rendered outdoor setting. Artist tells a heartfelt story about loss through his 12. Dont blink read along with me simple story time youtube. If any readers are still a little uncertain about what is transpiring, the girl acknowledges that shes having a staring contest. Ingenious, interactive, and just meta enough, it may even convince a few reluctant readers that staring at a book can be a lot of fun. As girl and animals wonder who it was that gave away the secret of the books existence to the reader, an elephant named harvey approaches. This is a perfect gift for parents or the classroom.

His books include derek jeter presents night at the stadium and dont blink. Jun 06, 2017 tom made his earliest markssometimes on his parents antique kitchen tablegrowing up in pennsylvania. Now living in brooklyn, new york, tom is currently at work on several picture books on a table all his own. Tom made his earliest markssometimes on his parents antiqu. Tom booth is an illustrator, author and also art director whose works are widely acknowledged in the art field. The entire book revolves around a little girl and a series of staring contests. What about all them and a bunch of their other animal friends at the same time.