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Not Now, Bernard: Board Book

No. of pages 24

Published: 2017

Great for age 0-8 years

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Bernard's got a problem: he's found a monster in the back garden but his mum and dad are just too busy to notice. So Bernard tries to befriend the monster and that doesn't go quite to plan. David McKee's iconic picture book is loved by children, monsters and adults for forty years. ...even more relevant in an era of parents glued to their mobile phones DAILY MAIL, Best Reads Ever 'Arguably the finest childrens book ever written, McKees clever fable is both a warning to neglectful parents and a very funny story about being ignored.' THE i NEWSPAPER 'My favourite books for very young children are Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak and Not Now Bernard by David McKee.' Michael Rosen 'Not Now Bernard is THE book of our times' Frank Cottrell-Boyce 'It's so good!' Adam Buxton 'Funny to a four year old and meaningful to a 36 year old' Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown

This book has been graded for interest at 1-4 years.

There are 24 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2017 by Andersen Press Ltd .

David McKee is also the creator of both Mr Benn, which was voted 6th of the Top 100 Children's Programmes on TV, and King Rollo.

Stories: David Mckee
Classic Picture books
Parents in literature
Monsters in literature
Dairsie Primary School Library
Funny (Dairsie Primary elibrary)
Picture books (Dairsie Primary elibrary)

This book contains the following story:

Not Now Bernard
Bernard's parents are so busy doing their own thing, that they don't notice the monster in the garden. In fact, the monster can eat Bernard's dinner, break his toys, and even say 'But I'm a monster', without being noticed! So Bernard tries to befriend the monster- and that doesn't go quite to plan.

"Not Now Bernard is THE book of our times" * Frank Cottrell-Boyce *

"It's so good!" * Adam Buxton *

"Possibly my favourite picture book of all time. It's so powerful, it's so funny, dark - it's everything. That to me is the number one kids book of all time... It's funny to a four year old and meaningful to a 36 year old" * Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown *

"Well-loved classic... Little ones will love (and recognise all too soon!) the oft-repeated 'Not now, Bernard', leaving older children and their parents to appreciate the black humour and static, expressive illustrations" * Guardian, The Best New Children's Books supplement *

"Very funny, written very dryly and is a sobering lesson to all us busy parents who sometimes get distracted!" * Lucy Owen, Western Mail Cardiff *