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Sebastian Ritscher
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THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU

Shannon Hale Tracy Subisak

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak comes a zany picture book that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of "boy books" and "girl books" and celebrates the pleasure of a good book.
Stanley's thrilled for bookmobile day--until the old man at the window refuses to lend him the story he wants, all because it features a girl. "Girl books" are only for girls, the book man insists, just like cat books are only for cats and robot books are only for robots. But after a ferocious dinosaur successfully demands a book about ponies, Stanley musters up the courage to ask for the tale he really wants--about a girl adventurer fighting pirates on the open seas--and inspires the people, cats, robots, and goats around him to read stories outside their experiences and enjoy the pleasure of a good book of their choosing.

Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty children's and young adult novels, including graphic novel memoirs Real Friends and Best Friends, and multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient Princess Academy. She also penned three books for adults, beginning with Austenland, which is now a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. With her husband Dean Hale she co-wrote over a dozen books, such as Eisner-nominated graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge and illustrated chapter book series The Princess in Black. They live with their four children near Salt Lake City, Utah.

Tracy Subisak is the creator of Jenny Mei is Sad and the illustrator of several picture books, including the award-winning Shawn Loves Sharks and the nonfiction Wood, Wire, Wings: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane. Tracy is from Ohio and now lives in the Pacific Northwest. To learn more about Tracy, you can visit her website, tracysubisak.com and her Instagram, @tracysubisak.
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Published 2022-03-22 by Dial Books for Young Readers

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SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL's 100 SCOPE NOTES blog interviewed Shannon about THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR YOU! and calling the book "a wonderful read aloud that will make kids laugh as much as it will make them think." Read more...

A gently delivered, persuasive case against the idea that books' audiences are innately gendered or otherwise limited.

...Some adults are fond of limiting children's reading choices...And the part where Stanley imagines storming off? This happens to a lot of readers in real life.... Shannon Hale and Tracy Subisak bring a story about the folly of all this straight to children, many of whom will feel relieved to see that some adults actually believe it's okay for them to read whatever they want. And I, for one, am glad they did so. Read more...

This Book Is Not for You!" combines expressive illustrations that are perfectly matched with this fun story about being able to choose the books an individual wants to read and sharing those stories with others. Read more...

A humorous and interesting exploration of the mirrors-and-windows children's book ideal

An entertaining read-aloud.

Told with Hale's delightful trademark wit and humor, [This Book Is Not for You!] gently hammers home the concept of censorship and how even well-meaning adults can unknowingly restrict a child's right to read... The mix of narrative text and speech bubbles gives the picture book an almost graphic-novel feel that readers will enjoy, and the book's message is well worth spreading.

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY posted an essay by Shannon Hale called "Have We Solved the Problem of Boy Books and Girl Books?" Read more...