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A hilarious new book about a boy who refuses to wear clothes, from comedian Michael Ian Black and illustrator Debbi Ridpath Ohi, the team that brought you I'm Bored , a New York Times Notable Children's Book.
Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ridpath Ohi, whose "smart cartoony artwork matches Black's perfect comic timing" ( The New York Times Book Review ), have paired up again to showcase the antics of an adorable little boy who just doesn't want to get dressed.
After his bath, the little boy begins his hilarious dash around the house...in the buff! Being naked is great. Running around, sliding down the stairs, eating cookies. Nothing could be better. Unless he had a cape...
Author Notes
Michael Ian Black is a writer, comedian, and actor who has appeared on Another Period , The Jim Gaffigan Show , and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp . He created and starred in many television series, has written screenplays, and regularly tours the country as a stand-up comedian. Michael is the bestselling author of the book My Custom Van , the memoir You're Not Doing It Right , and the children's books Chicken Cheeks , The Purple Kangaroo , A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea , I'm Bored , Naked! , Cock-a-Doodle-Doo-Bop! , and I'm Sorry . Michael lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi is the author-illustrator of Where Are My Books? and I Want to Read All the Books . Her illustrations also appear in Sea Monkey and Bob , written by Aaron Reynolds; I'm Bored (a New York Times Notable Book), Naked! , and I'm Sorry , written by Michael Ian Black; as well as ten Judy Blume chapter books and middle grade titles. For more info, visit DebbieOhi.com or @InkyElbows on Twitter.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Black and Ridpath Ohi follow up on their I'm Bored (S & S, 2012) with another humorous picture book that taps into children's emotions. After soaking in a bubble bath, a rambunctious little boy runs through the house in his birthday suit. His parents' initial facial expressions suggest that they do not share in their son's enthusiasm, but eventually Mom lightens up. The exuberant youngster imagines the fun of attending school, playing on the playground, and dancing the Hokey Pokey, all in the nude. Each time he stops for a cookie snack, he settles down a bit. When the lad puts on a cape and starts to feel cold, he changes his mind about the value of clothing. In the end, the exhausted boy falls asleep in his dinosaur hooded pajamas. Black's peppy writing style sets a fast pace for the story, and the child's behavior is believable. There's also a lesson here about one practical reason for wearing clothing. The whimsical digital artwork adds energy and color to the story. Characters' moods are nicely shown through their changing facial expressions, while the illustrator's choices of poses for the child leave anatomical details to the reader's imagination. Images of the boy are replicated on the brightly colored endpapers. Parents sharing this story one-on-one with a child will find the picture book humorous on both a child and adult level.-Lynn Vanca, Freelance Librarian, Akron, OH (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
"Naked!" It's fun to say and fun to be, as the team behind 2012's I'm Bored proves with this tribute to the (temporarily) clothes-free life. "I'm naked!" shouts Black's impish narrator fresh from the bath his private parts artfully concealed by page edges, his bare feet, and a sheet of paper ("I could go to school naked"). Add a cape and cookies, and life can't get much better-well, until the shivers set in, and then dragon PJs become the sensible choice ("The cape stays on," the boy proclaims, admiring himself in the mirror. "Awesome"). Ohi, working in more fully (ahem) fleshed out scenes than in I'm Bored, is an inventive, irreverent portraitist of domestic life-readers won't be able to anticipate where her comic sense of composition will take them next (spoiler: one perspective is a bird's-eye view of a naked Hokey Pokey, complete with dance steps diagram). Certain to inspire gleeful mimicry-not that some kids need much of an excuse to ditch their duds. Ages 4-8. Author's agent: Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary. Illustrator's agent: Ginger Knowlton, Curtis Brown. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
What little kid doesn't love to be naked? The narrator--in the No, David! mold--jumps out of the bath and runs around the house in his altogether...until he gets the super idea to don a cape ("Being naked is great, but being caped is even better!"). Lively text and illustrations (no naughty bits are shown) capture the protagonist's unfettered glee. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
