Let's Play!

by Hervé Tullet

Overview

PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP!, LET'S PLAY! and now SAY ZOOP! Collect all four interactive books from Hervé Tullet!

It's only a yellow dot...but what a dot it is! Readers won't be able to resist this jaunty, adventurous dot, nor its invitation to play along. Thus begins a spectacular ride of color, motion, shape, and imagination, filled with the artistry and delight that we know and love so well from Press Here and Mix It Up! But on this journey, prepare to leap headlong into a completely new dimension: emotion. Connecting not only to the mind but also to the heart, this dot expresses an extraordinary sense of humor, fear, joy, and more as it pushes, lurches, wiggles, and slides its way through—and even off! —the pages of this glorious companion to Press Here and Mix It Up!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452154770
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	03/29/2016
Series:	Let's Play Games Series
Pages:	68
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD60L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Hervé Tullet, who divides his time between New York and France, is known for his prodigious versatility, from directing ad campaigns to designing fabric for Hermès. His real love is working with children, for whom he has created dozens of books.

Editorial Reviews

"If the interactive color romp Mix It Up! was fun, Tullet's latest title is (with apology for mangled grammar) even funner."—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review

«"Interactive, inventive, and intuitive."-Booklist, starred review"

Tullet's fans will rush to add this to their collection."—Publishers Weekly"

Tullet proves once more that apps are no match for his savvy and kid-friendly vision."-School Library Journal"

Tullet is actively engaged in blurring the lines between reading and play"—Publishers Weekly"

Read just the big text or dive in deeper with the explanations and information on each page."—PopSugar"

Preschoolers will line up for a turn."-Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

A yellow dot begs the reader to play in this unique adventure of movement. The reader participates by moving a finger along a simple black line to watch the dot do many things. It rides up and down in a wavy motion stretching high and very low. Then it follows some tummy-flipping loop-de-loops before spinning around on a carousel while following blue and red dots. Next, the dot plays hide-and-seek in a rustic forest filled with black trees. After the reader helps the dot emerge from the forest, the dot seeks out a black door, rolls into a dark hole, and heads upstairs. Creepy eyes scare it, so it tiptoes safely out of the hole. Next the dot and reader move through a very messy area and then out to a red blob before the dot leaps to the top of the blob. Once it comes down it rolls up to a stoplight, waits for the green, and takes the reader along on some more fun before the dot informs the reader that he/she can run, flip, and fly to the end of the story. This book offers the reader a chance for a delightful read with movement, color, and imagery. The reader is sure to return again and again to “play” with the dot. Reviewer: Nancy Garhan Attebury; Ages 4 to 6.

Children's Literature - Nancy Garhan Attebury

03/01/2016
PreS-Gr 2—Fans of Tullet's Press Here (2011) and Mix It Up (2014, both Chronicle) will be entranced by his latest interactive offering. This time, readers are invited to follow a yellow blob through a variety of travails. Kids will be busy tracing their fingers along a curling black line, pressing the dot, and searching for it. Though simple—most of the pages are dominated by white space—Tullet's design is masterly, with the images and text artfully placed, and there's a beguiling charm to the childlike aesthetic. Spreads where the tone takes a slightly darker turn—a Jackson Pollock-esque one, for instance, dominated by smudges of black—add a bit of menace but never threaten to overwhelm. The text, rendered in Tullet's signature all-caps font, is enthusiastic and encouraging, perfect for this age group. The interactive elements make this selection ideal for reading alone or with an adult and are sure to invite plenty of repeat use. VERDICT Tullet proves once more that apps are no match for his savvy and kid-friendly vision. A delightfully whimsical addition, especially where the author's other titles are popular.—Mahnaz Dar, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

2016-03-02
Another digital (in the original sense of the term) adventure from the reigning grand master of no-tech gaming. Following genial directions in a "hand-lettered" typeface called Hervé Tullet Whimsy, readers can make a slightly-larger-than-thumb-sized yellow circle shift position by pressing different spots (and then turning the page). This is prelude to a fingertip odyssey—traveled by "pushing" the dot along a continuous inked line that bounces, loops, climbs stairs, snakes through a thicket of streaks and dots for a bit of hide-and-seek, creeps into a dark passage and past obstacles, halts temporarily at a red light, then breaks into a series of increasingly exuberant spirals. The dot finally follows the line off the edge of the last page, leaving behind a tempting "Hey! Do you want to come back sometime and play some more?" The general idea has been carried through more elaborate, concrete iterations in a direct line that leads from Crockett Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon to Laura Ljundqvist's Follow the Line (2006) and sequels. Still, the spot offers an engaging ongoing commentary, which ranges from "Oooooh WOW ooooooo!" to "EEEEK! We better leave on tiptoe…" and (for a spread of chaotic black scribbles) "I really don't like this page. You see why now, don't you?" It encourages a broad range of emotional reactions and responses from fellow travelers to go along with the physical interactivity. Playful indeed. Preschoolers will line up for a turn. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews