It's a Book

Smith, L. ( 2010.) It's a Book. New York, NY: Roaring Book Press.

Monkey is reading a book one day when Jackass, holding a laptop, comes and asks him what he has.  Monkey tells him that he has a book.  Jackass begins to ask him multiple questions about the book, such as " Can it text? Tweet? Wi-Fi?" and other questions pertaining to technology. Jackass continues to ask him questions about the book.  He finally begins to read the book. When Monkey asks for the book back, Jackass is engrossed and keeps it.  Jackass says he will charge it up when he is done, but Mouse who is on top of Monkey's head tells him, "You don't have to...It's a book, Jackass".

In our digital world of tweeting, texting, Face Book , Instagram, and the like, this book pokes fun at all of the technology we use.  The simple act of picking up and reading a book is sometimes lost in this digital age.  Lane Smith shows that reading a book can still be as entertaining as ever.  He shows through humor that too much technology is not always a good thing.   The last line of the book may be controversial in a children's picture book, but it definitely drives home the point of the book in this line.  Older kids and adults will absolutely love the humor!