I Don’t Want to Read This Book

From actor Max Greenfield (fan-favorite "Schmidt" from television's New Girl) comes a hilarious picture book for every child who thinks they don't like to read books (and all the kids-and grownups-who do).Words, sentences, and even worse, paragraphs fill up books. Ugh! So what's a reluctant reader to do? Actor Max Greenfield (New Girl) and New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery bring the energy and laugh-out-loud fun out for every child (and parent) who thinks they don't want to read a book. Joining the ranks of favorites like The Book With No Pictures and The Serious Goose, this clever and playful read-aloud breaks the fourth wall and will have all readers coming back for laughs again and again!

CELEBRITY AUTHOR: Max Greenfield is an actor well known for his role as fan-favorite Schmidt in the series New Girl and currently stars on The Neighborhood with Cedric the Entertainer. With his natural sense of humor and massive appeal, he's built quite a following on social media with 1.6 million followers on Instagram and 520k on Twitter. Max is super excited about this project and eager to promote to his fans and network.IN HIS OWN WORDS: "I think we all know or can remember the child who always had a book in their hand. The one who sat quietly in the corner. The one that just couldn't stop reading. This book is a love letter to all the other kids."FROM A PERSONAL PLACE: "My kids don't like to read books, so I wrote one about not wanting to read one in the hopes that they read it. What was most interesting to me though was WHY so many children don't want to read. In my experience, it was because I found reading to be very difficult - a hard thing for a child to articulate and to admit. For a lot of kids, I Don't Want to Read This Book will be the book they choose when they are feeling playfully rebellious.GREAT READ-ALOUD: You don't have to be a comedian to read this book and make your kids laugh! Max's hilariously witty (and irreverent) text and Mike's eye-catching lettering and illustrations go hand-in-hand to make this the kind of book parents will want to read-aloud and that kids will be clamoring to be read again and again.BRIGHT, ENERGETIC ILLUSTRATIONS: New York Times bestselling illustrator Mike Lowery has been the perfect partner with his fantastic hand-lettering and zany illustrative energy amping up the humor and playfulness of Max's text.MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE: This is a truly fun, funny book that appeals directly to kids-that happens to be written by a famous actor. In other words, we've got the best of both worlds here!