The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Harper, Charise Mericle , Willems, Mo

The Good for Nothing Button!

64 pp. | Disney/Hyperion | May, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4847-2646-4 $9.99

(2) K-3 Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series. Yellow Bird, convinced that a particular button does nothing, lets Blue Bird and Red Bird try pushing it. Nothing seemingly happens...although Blue Bird is surprised and Red Bird disappointed. Of course, surprise and disappointment are not nothing--and this contradiction sends Yellow Bird into a flurry of comically caricatured emotions. The repetitive word bank, color-coded word balloons, and varied panels make for an accessible early reader.

Reviewer: Patrick Gall | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2017