Synopsis
Elise Gravel wants to write a totally drab book; her characters want to let loose. Who’s gonna win?
Don’t take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. The winner of the Governor General Literary Award and children’s book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world’s most boring book in...
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28 May 2019
9781770463639Reviews
“A laugh-out-loud comic with intentional spelling mistakes, rudimentary drawings, an idiotic sexist hero, and a Greek chorus of blob-like monsters that introduces young readers to literary criticism.”—Quill & Quire, best of 2019
“Discerning readers of any age should find plenty to like about The Worst Book Ever, which is, in actuality, the very best kind of worst book —the kind that is actually secretly good.”—School Library Journal
“A fourth-wall-breaking showcase of picture book “don’t”s... an intentionally dull fairy tale [introduced] with great skepticism.”—Publishers Weekly
“The characters in Elise Gravel's book The Worst Book Ever positively hate the journey she's taking them on. Sick of the boring adventure and tired character tropes, they decide to take matters into their own hands.”—CBC Books
“Young readers, and all seekers of comic relief, should investigate Elise Gravel’s laugh-per-page The Worst Book Ever, a meta exercise in creating exactly what its title claims.”—The Montreal Gazette
“A clever, ingenious author’s “wurst” work yet.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Elise Gravel has managed to cram a host of problems into one short book, and then points them all out for the reader. It’s cute and funny, but it also helps readers to be more explicitly aware of the messages we’re presented with in other stories, which I think is a valuable lesson.”—Geek Dad
