That Is Not a Good Idea! [Hardcover]

That Is Not a Good Idea!is a hilarious, interactive picture book from bestselling author and illustrator Mo Willems, the creator of books likeDon’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, the Knuffle Bunny series, the Elephant and Piggie series,Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, and many other new classics.
 
Inspired by the evil villains and innocent damsels of silent movies, Willems tells the tale of a hungry fox who invites a plump goose to dinner. As with the beloved Pigeon books, kids will be calling out the signature refrain and begging for repeated readings. The funny details in the full-color illustrations by three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems will bring nonstop laughter to story time.

One day, a very hungry fox meets a very plump goose.

A dinner invitation is offered.

Will dinner go as planned? Or do the dinner plans involve a secret ingredient . . . ?

(Don't forget to listen to the baby geese!)

From the brilliant mind of Mo Willems comes a surprising lesson about listening to your inner gosling.

This charmer is lovingly composed as an homage to silent movies and the concept of picture books as the theater of the lap. Children and adults will relish being taken for such a thrilling, suspenseful ride again and again.Trust Willems to blend silents, animation, and comics for a wickedly droll poultry-in-peril yarn.Theres a trifecta of reading possibilities here: an energetic storytime, a read-alone, and a raucous readers theater.A new offering of guaranteed laughs from three-time Caldecott-honoree Willems&.Pure glee.Kids will clamor for a re-viewing and be pleased to note that the book cleverly sets itself up for the story going either way. This is also a delight to voice, with the goslings particularly enjoyable to act out.Praise for GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS: Willems has delivered his very best work so far-this is a tasty treat for kids already fluent with l³’