Don't Blink!

Think you can win a staring contest against an elephant? What about a gorilla, a cheetah, a fox, or an alligator? What about all them — AND a bunch of their other animal friends — at the same time? You're about to find out!

Whatever you do DON'T BLINK!

Readers will enjoy testing their own staring skills against a vibrant assortment of characters in this interactive picture book from talented new author Tom Booth.

"A jolly fun interactive read-aloud, perfect for one-on-one and small group sharing." School Library Journal

"The staring contest: it’s a refreshingly low-tech competition, and Booth captures the silly thrill of it all. His story opens with a bright-eyed girl sitting cross-legged in a minimally rendered outdoor setting. She looks straight at the reader, shouts "Go," and assumes a fixed (but always amiable) gaze. Animals trickle onto the scene, politely ask to join, and are welcomed to do so — "Just don’t blink," the girl reminds the newcomers. ... Ingenious, interactive, and just meta enough, it may even convince a few reluctant readers that staring at a book can be a lot of fun." Publishers Weekly, starred review

Tom Booth is an author, illustrator, and character designer who has worked in both animation and publishing at Macmillan, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Workman Publishing, and Nicktoons. Tom made his earliest marks — sometimes on his parents' antique kitchen table — growing up in Pennsylvania. Now living in Brooklyn, New York, Tom is currently at work on several picture books on a table all his own.