The Little Crooked Bookshelf

WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK!
by Adam Lehrhaupt, Illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
 
What it's all about . . .
Adam Lehrhaupt’s anxious narrator entreats us not to turn the pages of this book — but with artwork by Matthew Forsythe, who can resist?

Why it's on The Little Crooked Bookshelf . . .
A book overrun with monkeys, toucans, and crocodiles? Sounds like our kind of party!

Our favorite lines . . .
Maybe you should put this book back. You don’t want to let the monkeys out.

Our favorite illustration . . .

From WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK! Illustration copyright 2013 by Matthew Forsythe.

Why kids will love it . . .
Lots of interactive monkey business! The reader works with the narrator to set a trap for the animals run amok — and it seems to work. Or does it?

Why grown-ups will love it . . .
A super-fun read-aloud, and a great lesson in the advantages of obeying rules and signs!