10 Zany Picture Books That Break the Fourth Wall
by Iva-Marie Palmer
( readbrightly.com)
Iva-Marie Palmer
Iva-Marie Palmer lives with her family in a book-laden house just outside Los Angeles. She is the author of two YA novels, The End of the World As We Know It and The Summers. She doesn't need to write a letter of advice to her 9-year-old self because that 9-year-old had already discovered the works of Judy Blume.
Unwrapping Fabulous zany books to explore
We all want a book that speaks to us, but for little readers, a book that literally speaks to them is one they won’t forget. These picture books break through the fourth wall and bring kids (and the adults reading to them) into the story. Some offer participatory calls to action, and others reach across the page through a character or two who can’t resist addressing the audience directly. Show your little reader how easy it is to get lost in storytime with these delightful, unconventional reads.
by Jon Agee
A knight is convinced that somewhere beyond the page — somewhere where readers live — is treacherous territory. But as the dangers on his side of the page grow near, he finds he has no choice but to call across the wall for some much-needed assistance.
by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Hannah Marks
Every story needs a problem to solve, but Panda has no problems. (The life of a panda, it turns out, is fairly problem-free.) But what if Panda is the problem? Underwood delivers a perfectly out-of-control story featuring a main character kids will treasure.
by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri
The creators of Dragons Love Tacos are back with a fun and interactive new picture book all about the art of hand-slapping. Kids and adults alike will love giving this fun and interactive book one high five after another!
by Julie Falatko, illustrated by Tim J. Miller
What to do when you’re in a book that you never planned on appearing in? If you’re Snappsy, you hope to get on with your day as planned. Too bad the pesky narrator can’t seem to stop wondering if Snappsy’s up to something secret. Falatko’s hilarious main character also stars (albeit begrudgingly) in a second adventure, Snappsy the Alligator and His Best Friend Forever (Probably).
by B. J. Novak
As promised, this bestseller from The Office’s Novak has no pictures, but it’s certainly colorful. As it warns the reader from the beginning, he or she HAS to read aloud each page — and what follows is a prescription for silliness. The reader — whether a willing child or an unsuspecting adult — is compelled to sing, make strange noises, and otherwise be extra goofy, and no one will mind (or miss the pictures) one bit
by Jon Burgerman
Here’s a book with no boundaries, in just the right way. Each page of Burgerman’s interactive book introduces a new way to make a mess, and then — upon page-flip — makes it. With vivid colors and gleefulness that builds on itself, kids will love the chance to let loose, while their grown-ups will appreciate the mess that requires no cleanup.
by Ashley Evanson
This book doesn’t make its own magic: it insists on readers finding the magic that’s literally at their fingertips, as it urges them to tap, twirl, and otherwise abracadabra the transformations that happen at every flick of the page.
by Mike Bender, illustrated by Hugh Murphy
The concept of nothing seems like one that could cause an author to draw a — well — blank. But Bender finds an endless supply of funny in talking to kids about how nothing can really be something. Kids will be full of questions and belly laughs with this one.
by Mark Pett
Mark Pett is trying to write a book, but his characters keep taking over. In another example of what happens when a book gets away from its author, this clever story — which features pull-tabs and flaps — will have both children and adults hooting as the writer tries to wrest control of his narrative.
by Cirocco Dunlap, illustrated by Olivier Tallec
Children are introduced to a highly serious mouse at the start of this book, which promises to be no fun at all. But as the mouse assures readers there’s no time for all that, his uptight ways are challenged by outlandish occurrences and mixed-up new acquaintances, resulting in plenty of fun, indeed.
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