{"product_id":"this-book-is-not-for-you-a-picture-book-without-any-ninjas-zombies-or-aliens-9781641709927","title":"This Book Is Not for You: A Picture Book Without Any Ninjas, Zombies, or Aliens","description":"\u003cb\u003eCBC Hot of The Press August 2024 Title \u003cbr\u003e With dynamic illustrations by Susanna Covelli that hilariously contradict the story, \u003ci\u003eThis Book Is Not for You\u003c\/i\u003e is told hilariously by Howard Pearlstein in the voice of an oblivious narrator who explains why this book is not for you \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre you a kid? \u003cbr\u003e Are you reading this book? \u003cbr\u003e If so, drop it like a hot potato. \u003cbr\u003e Seriously, skipper. \u003cbr\u003e This book is not for you.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Packed with everything a kid could never want--nothing funny, gross, cool, cute, or silly--this picture book is really not for you. There definitely aren't any monsters or ninjas, and you can forget about aliens. You probably won't even like this story. But you're going to read it anyway, aren't you? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The narrator, a curmudgeonly man with an impressive mustache, is delightfully unaware of the funny, gross, cool, cute, and silly things happening around him and his anxious dog (who is very aware). Whenever the narrator speaks, monsters, aliens, and all the things that a kid would like jump off the page. So if this book is not for you, who is it for? (The answer is absolutely not at the end.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Pearlstein\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three picture books and is an advertising creative director who has worked on some of the world's most popular brands, including Toyota, Verizon, and Mitsubishi. A California native, Howard now lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife, Debi. Howard has three daughters: Amanda, Jacquie, and Emily, who live across the country, and one dog, Maeby, who still lives at home. \u003cb\u003eSusanna Covelli\u003c\/b\u003e was born in a small town in Piedmont, Italy, earned an MA in architecture, and followed her passion for art and decided to attend a specialization course in both traditional and digital illustration at Scuola Internazionale di Comics in Turin. Her art expresses her own imagination and inspiration from nature, and she has always been attracted by sinuous shapes, baroque style, and out-of-the-ordinary perspectives.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Familius","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899514360082,"sku":"9781641709927","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe39008d-bf52-4f21-88a1-89a7d3f5d568.jpg?v=1738358762","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-book-is-not-for-you-a-picture-book-without-any-ninjas-zombies-or-aliens-9781641709927","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}