

She did like me shouting “Boo” louder and louder, and one of the times I read it, when I said “Ring the doorbell!” she went and picked up one of her Sesame Street noise books that has an actual doorbell to ring! So she knew what I was saying! But that’s about as interactive as it got, unless you count her grabbing the book away from me.ĭon’t Push the Button! is a multi-book series by Bill Cotter, and we’ll definitely be checking out more when Marian’s older. Unfortunately, Marian is a bit young for it right now. This would be a great Halloween book for a toddler. I love the idea of the child reader having agency in the storytelling.

On each page, the monster main character prompts the child to interact with the book to continue the story: ring the doorbell, open the door slowly, shout boo to scare the monsters away, etc. This is a cute, interactive Halloween board book. Mommy Margaret reviews Don’t Push the Button! A Halloween Treat But the monsters in the book look like they love all that candy! I want some! I wonder if I scream really loudly if Mommy will give me some candy? I bet Daddy will. But I am excited about the prospect of candy, though Mommy says I can’t have any. I wonder if there will be scary houses at Boo at the Zoo, like in the book? Is being scared like when I have a nightmare? If so, I don’t like it. I’m going to Boo at the Zoo as Phantom from Phantom of the Opera, my favorite musical. In the last picture, it shows a bunch of monsters, one of them dressed like an alligator, so I’m guessing these are monsters and not kids, but I could be wrong. Or is it a child dressed as a monster? I’m a little confused by this Halloween thing.

(Seriously, don't even think about it ) Even if it does look kind of nice, you. Larry knows he shouldnt push the buttonbut he cant resist one tap before going to sleep. Larrys had a busy day, but now its time to go to bed. Theres only one rule in Larrys book: dont push the button. A USA Today Bestseller There's only one rule in Larry's book: don't push the button. A great read-aloud, interactive board book that kids will go back to time and again. In Don’t Push the Button! A Halloween Treat, a monster goes trick-or-treating at this spooky house. Buy a cheap copy of Don't Push the Button book by Bill Cotter. Mommy read this to me three times! First at the library, and then two more times at home. Or, see if your students can come up with the simple action on their own.Baby Librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the spookily interactive board book Don’t Push the Button! A Halloween Treat by Bill Cotter.īaby Librarian Marian reviews Don’t Push the Button! A Halloween Treat You can use these for simple directions (ie "Hop like a frog!") or more complex directions by adding additional components ("Hop like a frog around the back table"). Minimal prep time- simply cut out each button set and fold in half so the button is on the front and the text is on the back. To end a student's turn, have a peer hit the paper button again to change their friend back to themselves ("Quick! Hurry! Push the button again to change Tommy back!")
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Pair it with a free buzzer app that you hit each time your student hits their button, for an added sound effect (They go crazy over this!).

Press the button, flip it over to see you turned into, and act it out! The front is a gray and red button, similar to the button in the books, and the back tells your students what they turned into after pushing their button (ie "You turned into a frog" or "You turned into a dancer!"). (Seriously, dont even think about it) Even if it does look kind of nice, you. In this download, you will get 21 button cards. : Dont Push the Button: A Funny Interactive Book For Kids (9781492607632) by Cotter, Bill and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. If your students love the "Don't Push the Button" book series, they will LOVE this simple, free extension activity as a followup to reading the book in speech therapy or in your classroom, to work on following directions, motor imitation, or simply as a motor movement break!
