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Summary
Summary
Think you can win a staring contest against an elephant? What about a gorilla, a cheetah, a fox, or an alligator? What about all them -- AND a bunch of their other animal friends -- at the same time? You're about to find out!
Whatever you do DON'T BLINK!
Readers will enjoy testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive picture book from talented new author Tom Booth.
Author Notes
Tom Booth is an author, illustrator, and character designer who has worked in both animation and publishing at Macmillan, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing, and Nicktoons. Tom made his earliest marks -- sometimes on his parents' antique kitchen table -- growing up in Pennsylvania. Now living in Brooklyn, New York, Tom is currently at work on several picture books on a table all his own. His books include Derek Jeter Presents Night at the Stadium and Don't Blink! .
Reviews (2)
School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-Booth engages readers with an increasingly difficult staring contest. A friendly, bob-haired girl initiates the challenge, and a series of animals ask to join in, including a red bird, a fox, a crocodile, a monkey, a giraffe, a gorilla, an elephant, a frog, a porcupine, an owl, and a cheetah. All are frequently reminded, "Just don't blink!" When everyone gives in at once, each wonders who won, leaving readers the sole witness to the answer-an enormous tortoise who very gradually has entered the tale on the right-hand page. Ink and gouache cartoons were developed digitally. Booth wisely keeps the background flat beige to enhance the animation of his animals. VERDICT A jolly fun interactive read-aloud, perfect for one-on-one and small group sharing.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
The staring contest: it's a refreshingly low-tech competition, and Booth (Who Wins?) captures the silly thrill of it all. His story opens with a bright-eyed girl sitting cross-legged in a minimally rendered outdoor setting. She looks straight at the reader, shouts "Go," and assumes a fixed (but always amiable) gaze. Animals trickle onto the scene, politely ask to join, and are welcomed to do so-"Just don't blink," the girl reminds the newcomers. Within a few pages, nearly a dozen creatures have joined this battle of wills, each assuming a goofy, glassy look. "Don't blink, don't blink, don't blink, don't blink," shouts the girl as weary eyes begin to narrow, but something's eventually got to give. A normally instantaneous reflex is stretched out over three very funny spreads, and the reader is declared the winner. (Equally funny is a tortoise's glacial progress across the page to see what's going on.) Ingenious, interactive, and just meta enough, it may even convince a few reluctant readers that staring at a book can be a lot of fun. Ages 3-6. Agent: Rick Richter, Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.