Nothing Happens in This Book by Judy Ann Sadler, Vigg Vigg
Published by Kids Can Press on May 1st 2018
ISBN: 1771387378
Pages: 40
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With a title like this, even the youngest reader knows right away that SOMETHING is going to happen, and is immediately set up to try to figure it out. As the event it revealed, some hints are subtle, others are more obvious; all build to the final parade presented on a wide fold out page.

Dull yellow is the predominant color of the cover and background of pages. Surrealistic characters and objects appear a few at at time as the narrator discovers “a lot of stuff.” He realizes that the objects belong to those preparing to march in the parade, and invites the reader to “help make it happen.” One double page spread shouts parade sounds in large letters. Text is in simple black font with short sentences and phrases places against plain background, making it easy to read.

This would be a fun read aloud, or one-on-one for younger readers in anticipation of a parade or for putting together clues and inferring.

Reviewed by Lynn Mayer, Librarian, Old Town Elementary School, Old Town