No Dancing Please: The Most Boring Book in the World #2
By (Author) Charlie Leahy
Illustrated by Darcy Prendergast
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
5th June 2024
Australia
Children
Fiction
Hardback
32
Width 244mm, Height 244mm
386g
The hilarious sequel toTHE MOST BORING BOOK IN THE WORLD will have you dancing in your seat but please, STOP! NO DANCINGPLEASE!
You wouldn't want to dance while reading a book, would you Of course not. That's good. Because this story'snarrator really wants to ensure there will be NO DANCING in this book. They want the readerto sit still and think about quiet, motionless things. Like a plain chair in a beige room. Or a stick in the mud.
But what happens wheneventhe narrator gets swept up in the joy of dancing and movement
This is a bold, clever picture book that breaks the fourth wall in an utterly delightful manner. Kids will love watching the rules being tossed aside for the sake of joyous silliness! Readers will love doing everything they are asked not to do!Charlie Leahy is an acclaimed writer, creative director and producer, responsible for a number of entertainment and advertising world-firsts. Both British and Australian in nationality, Charlie has lived in Sydney, where he created an infamous anti-ad with Ricky Gervais for Netflix, and in Los Angeles, where he co-founded the celebrated creativestudio DBP Donut and was executive producer of Co-Ed for Snapchat and Emmy-nominatedSHOOK for Disney. Charlie now lives with his family on the west coast of Wales and splits his time between writing, working on projects at his studio Here Comes Charlie, developing a conservation platform and walking his dog, Wizard, on the beach. He's the author of the picture bookThe Most Boring Book in the World.
Darcy Prendergastis an internationally renowned director, animator and writer.Hes directed clips for musicians such as Gotye, Neil Young, J Cole, Slash, Aloe Blacc and Green Day, hes the creator of the Nickelodeon seriesSupa Phresh, director of 2018 AACTA nominatedMonsters Playground, 2018 AACTA pitch winner and has screened at SXSW, Annecy International Animation Festival, Sydney Film Festival and the Guggenheim Museum. Founder and Director of the Melbourne-based Production CompanyOh Yeah Wow,he has also amassed a staggering 14 Vimeo Staff picks and has several feature and TV projects in development.He's also the illustrator of the picture bookThe Most Boring Book in the World.