July 5, 2023 | Picture Book Review

No Reading Allowed: The WORST Read-Aloud Book Ever

Haldar, Raj
Carpenter, Chris
Gladfelter, Bryce - illustrator

2020, Sourcebooks eXplore

Nonfiction

Grades Pre-K - 3; Lexile 320L

Print copy at library; eBook available through Libby

The hero had super vision.
The hero had supervision.

Man, a tea sounds great.
Manatee sounds great!

Sir Francis Bacon
Sir, France is bakin'!

What is going on here?!
You can't believe everything you hear! A single word can have many different meanings. And sometimes two words that sound alike can be spelled completely differently. Ptolemy the pterodactyl is back to show us all how absurd and fun language can be when homophones, homonyms, and tricky punctuation are at play!

No Reading Allowed allows children and their parents to laugh together while also learning something new. ​

Read a review by Gennifer King:

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