Press Here

Originally published in France as Un Livre (literally, "A Book"), this innovative picture-book provides young children with a delightfully interactive reading experience. Beginning with a single yellow dot on a white page, as seen on the cover, the narrator instructs the reader to take various actions, each of which leads (or seems to lead) to various changes in the artwork, as they turn the page. Thus the single yellow dot becomes two dots, and one yellow dot turns red. Pressing and rubbing dots, shaking the book, turning the orientation of the pages, clapping the hands - all these contribute to changes in the book...

For such a simple book - no flaps to lift, no pop-ups or moving parts, no textured elements to touch and feel - Press show more Here is a marvelously involving book, one which prompts the young reader or listener to become physically involved in the reading process. Sometimes minimal is best, and that is certainly the case here, as Hervé Tullet breaks the fourth wall in unexpected and exciting ways. Recommended to anyone looking for interactive meta-fictional picture-books for younger children, toddlers and up. show less

It is a good Informational book in watercolors because it is colorful and it engages readers. From the title onward children are given specific directions like ‘press the yellow dot again’ and ‘try shaking the book’. For every action the child takes, the book seems to respond with the turn of a page. Dots flit and fly in all directions. Sometimes child readers turn out the lights. Other times the dots grow huge on the page with every clap of the reader. By the time you’ve reached the end all the book has to say is, ‘want to do it all over again?’ and you can bet that every reader in the room, tall or small, will scream out an appreciative ‘YES!!!’ in response.

Press Here is a book that demands the reader's interaction. On each page, it asks the reader to do something different - press a dot, clap twice, shake the book, etc. For each, the illustration on the following page appears as though the reader's action caused it (i.e., after you tilt the book to the right, all the colorful dots on the following page are bunched up on the right side of the book as though you have rolled them over there). It's a very simple concept, but not one that I've seen before in this manner, and it's perfectly executed here. Children absolutely love this book as they think that they are causing the book to do these things. This is great for reading to one or two children at a time - or giving a larger group of show more children one turn each - so that they can interact with it. show less

I loved this brilliant little book. It asks the reader to do something to a colored dot (press here, rub gently & etc.) and when the page is turned, it appears that the reader's action has changed the illustration. It's a lovely concept, and moreover, it's just plain fun to do. I have seen toddlers and preschoolers loving it at the library, I've read it with K-3 kids, and just last weekend talked to a 9 year-old who loved it as much as I do. That's not counting the adults I know who have to have it forcibly removed from their hands before they can rejoin the conversation. Check it out.

I saw an ad for this book and went to check it out--and fell completely in love with it. My face nearly cracked because my smile was so big, and I really can not think of this book without smiling yet again. It's all about the power of imagination, and written in a marvelously clever way. This may be a children's book, but based on the half dozen people I grabbed yesterday and had them read the book (it only takes a minute), grown-ups get a lot of pleasure out of it too.

This is one of the CUTEST kids books ever! I found it by accident at BN and was standing there in the store doing all the actions, trying to contain my laughter. You can't help but smile when you go through this book!

I bought it for my 7 year old for C'mas and he loved it. He got such a kick out of it, and we even caught him "re"-doing it by himself -- it was adorable.

I'm sure the novelty of it will wear off after a while (or maybe not!), but you have to try it at least once. Such an adorable book.

This is a fun interactive book that will captivate young children. The author commands the reader to press on certain dots which then appears to create two dots on the next page, shake the book, which appears to mix the dots up, blow on the dark background, which appears to blow the background away. The illustrations are graphic colored dots placed on either white or black background. I enjoyed this book and think it could make a great addition talking about primary colors, and color mixing, patterns, possibly in conjunction with the story The Dot.