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The book with no pictures

by Novak, B. J., 1979-

Format: Print Book 2014
Availability: Available at 36 Libraries 42 of 93 copies

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ACLA Mobile Library Services Preschool Children's Picture Books J PS PB NOVAK READ
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Collection  Preschool Children's Picture Books
 
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Andrew Bayne Memorial Library Picture Book E Nova
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Collection  Picture Book
 
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Andrew Carnegie Free Library Juvenile Easy E NOVAK
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Bridgeville Public Library Picture Books JUV E NOV
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C.C. Mellor Memorial Library - Forest Hills Picture Books E Nov
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CLP - Beechview Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Carrick Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - East Liberty Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Hazelwood Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Hill District Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Homewood Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Main Library First Floor Children's Department - Closed Stack Area j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Sheraden Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - South Side Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Woods Run Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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CLP - Woods Run Children's Picture Books j FICTION Novak
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Carnegie Library of Homestead Juvenile Picture Book J PIC Nova
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Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
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Carnegie Library of McKeesport Picture Books P NOV
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Collection  Picture Books
 
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Community Library of Castle Shannon Picture Book PICTURE BOOK Novak
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Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  PICTURE BOOK Novak
 
 
Cooper-Siegel Community Library Picture Book E NOV
Location  Cooper-Siegel Community Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
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Cooper-Siegel Community Library - Sharpsburg Childrens E NOV
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Collection  Childrens
 
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Crafton Public Library Juvenile - Picture Books PICT F NOVAK 2014 CRAFTON 7/15
Location  Crafton Public Library
 
Collection  Juvenile - Picture Books
 
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Green Tree Public Library Children's Easy E AUT NOV
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Hampton Community Library Juvenile Picture Book GENERAL JPIC NOVAK
Location  Hampton Community Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
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Jefferson Hills Public Library Easy Fiction E FIC NOV
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Collection  Easy Fiction
 
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Moon Township Public Library Easy PICTURE BOOK JE NOVAK
Location  Moon Township Public Library
 
Collection  Easy
 
Call Number  PICTURE BOOK JE NOVAK
 
 
Moon Township Public Library Easy PICTURE BOOKS JE NOVAK
Location  Moon Township Public Library
 
Collection  Easy
 
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books J PIC NOVAK
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Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
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Oakmont Carnegie Library Easy Fiction E NO
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Collection  Easy Fiction
 
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Plum Community Library Easy Reader E FIC NOV
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Collection  Easy Reader
 
Call Number  E FIC NOV
 
 
Robinson Library Juvenile Picture Books PICT FIC NOVAK
Location  Robinson Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Books
 
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Sewickley Public Library Juvenile Picture Books J E NOV
Location  Sewickley Public Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Books
 
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Sewickley Public Library Juvenile Picture Books J E NOV
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South Fayette Township Library Juvenile Picture Book J E NOV
Location  South Fayette Township Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
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South Fayette Township Library Juvenile Picture Book J E NOV
Location  South Fayette Township Library
 
Collection  Juvenile Picture Book
 
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Springdale Free Public Library Children's Picture Books CF NOVA
Location  Springdale Free Public Library
 
Collection  Children's Picture Books
 
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Upper St. Clair Township Library Picture Books ADVANCED PICTURE NOVAK
Location  Upper St. Clair Township Library
 
Collection  Picture Books
 
Call Number  ADVANCED PICTURE NOVAK
 
 
Western Allegheny Community Library Picture Book JP PIC NOVAK
Location  Western Allegheny Community Library
 
Collection  Picture Book
 
Call Number  JP PIC NOVAK
 
 
Wilkinsburg Public Library - Eastridge Picture Books E NOV WORDS
Location  Wilkinsburg Public Library - Eastridge
 
Collection  Picture Books
 
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Avalon Public Library Childrens IN TRANSIT
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Baldwin Borough Library Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Bethel Park Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Braddock Carnegie Library Picture Books ON HOLDSHELF
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Brentwood Library Easy CHECKED OUT
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C.C. Mellor Memorial Library Picture Books ON HOLDSHELF
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CLP - Allegheny Regional Children's Picture Books ON HOLDSHELF
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CLP - Allegheny Regional Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Allegheny Regional Children's Picture Books ILL RETURNED
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CLP - Brookline Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Brookline Children's Picture Books IN TRANSIT
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CLP - East Liberty Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Hazelwood Children's Picture Books ON HOLDSHELF
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CLP - Knoxville Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Lawrenceville Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Lawrenceville Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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CLP - Squirrel Hill Children's Picture Books IN TRANSIT
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CLP - West End Children's Picture Books IN TRANSIT
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Community Library of Allegheny Valley - Harrison Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Coraopolis Memorial Library Juvenile Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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F.O.R. Sto-Rox Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Hampton Community Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Hampton Community Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Monroeville Public Library Juvenile Picture Books IN TRANSIT
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Monroeville Public Library Juvenile Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Moon Township Public Library Easy CHECKED OUT
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Moon Township Public Library Easy CHECKED OUT
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Picture Books MISSING
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Mt. Lebanon Public Library Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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North Versailles Public Library Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Northern Tier Regional Library Picture Book MISSING
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Northland Public Library Children's Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Penn Hills Library Juvenile Easys ON HOLDSHELF
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Pleasant Hills Public Library Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Scott Township Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Shaler North Hills Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Shaler North Hills Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Shaler North Hills Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Shaler North Hills Library Juvenile Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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South Park Library Juvenile CHECKED OUT
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Collection  Juvenile
 
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Upper St. Clair Township Library Picture Books IN TRANSIT
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Western Allegheny Community Library Picture Book CHECKED OUT
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Whitehall Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Wilkinsburg Public Library Picture Books CHECKED OUT
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Summary
A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian.
You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say . . .

BLORK. Or BLUURF.

Even if the words are a preposterous song about eating ants for breakfast, or just a list of astonishingly goofy sounds like BLAGGITY BLAGGITY and GLIBBITY GLOBBITY.

Cleverly irreverent and irresistibly silly, The Book with No Pictures is one that kids will beg to hear again and again. (And parents will be happy to oblige.)
Published Reviews
Booklist Review: "Best known for his work on TV's The Office, Novak follows his adult short-story collection (One More Thing, 2014) with a picture book well, sort of. There's, like, no pictures. That's the whole idea. But Novak has isolated a curious truth about picture books: the person reading the book aloud is obligated to say what's on the page. No exceptions. Thus commences what is basically a one-character stand-up routine in which the one reading aloud must struggle against increasingly silly demands. I am a monkey who taught myself to read, insists the simple black-on-white text. Then, in smaller text, Hey! I'm not a monkey! Color and font changes are introduced as the demands upon the speaker become more infuriating: And my head is made of blueberry pizza. You see where this is going: humiliating songs, declarations that the kid listening is the best kid ever, and a two-page spread of rude noises. Sure, it's one joke, but it's a great one, and kids will adore adults who commit to the ridiculous performance.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2014 Booklist"
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Publisher's Weekly Review: "Actor Novak's expert sense of comic timing is on full display in his first picture book, which, true to its title, only contains words on a white background. Different font types, sizes, and colors signal important changes in tone and voice to whomever is reading the story aloud (and the book's jokes rely on a readaloud setting). "It might seem like no fun to have someone read you a book with no pictures," Novak writes early in the book, his words set in a black serif font that all but demands a serious, James Earl Jones-style voice-over. Then the kicker: "Here is how books work. Everything the words say, the person reading the book has to say. No matter what." Cue sound effects ("BLUURF") and nonsense statements ("I am a monkey who taught myself to read") designed to make a laughingstock of the adult reader while keeping children howling, even as the reader's "voice" lodges its protests ("Wait a second-is this whole book a trick?"). A strong first showing for Novak that's sure to deliver big laughs. Ages 4-8. Agent: Richard Abate, 3 Arts Entertainment. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved."
(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Additional Information
Subjects Books and reading -- Juvenile fiction.
Books and reading -- Fiction.
Humorous stories.
Humorous fiction.
Publisher New York, New York :2014
Language English
Description 1 volume (unpaged) ; 26 cm
ISBN 9780803741713
0803741715
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