I Dare You!

by Nicole Maubert (Illustrator)

Overview

Equal parts silly and scary, I Dare You will have you howling with laughter!

I dare you to touch the hair of a spider, the belly of a monster, the sticky tongue of a snake, and many more icky parts of creepy creatures! But who will be brave enough to turn to the last page to see the spookiest monster of all? The truly courageous will be rewarded with a shockingly hilarious—yet eerily familiar—surprise!

• Irresistible, interactive touch and feel elements throughout
• Great family read-aloud books
• Fun books for 3- to 5- years olds

Fans of I Dare You! will also love the follow-up book, I Double Dare You!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780594151661
Publisher:	Tourbillon
Publication date:	01/12/2022
Sales rank:	631,333
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Nicole Maubert has created a brand of stationery, clothing, and toys for children. She lives in Switzerland.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2016
In a series of dares, children are invited to engage with monsters outfitted with touch-and-feel elements. The opening spread features a large spider with thick black fur: “Look at that hairy, scary spider! I dare you to touch it!” Maubert’s illustrations are more cute than scary, but the hyperbolic text does its part to create a shiver of danger; in the book’s best scene, a pop-up snout lets readers put their hands “into the jaws of this .” It’s engaging fun for Halloween or anytime some light chills are called for. Ages 3–5.

Publishers Weekly

2016-08-02
A furry spider, a snake with a sticky tongue, and other tactile bugaboos are only preludes to a glimpse of…the scariest monster of all!Sporting bulbous bodies and—even the shark—fairly blunt teeth, the critters that Maubert dares diapered literati to touch or, in the case of the witch with slick plastic warts, kiss (bleh) are at worst more yucky than frightening. If even the creature lurking beneath the fuzzy blanket and the wolf with pop-up jaws snapping shut fail to terrify, one last turn of a heavy-duty page reveals a reflective square that puts some of the previous monsters, at least, to flight. Although the jocular "Don't forget to say hello to the ghosts in your room!" partway through may plant notions better left unsown, for the most part, the terror will be more feigned than real, so the outing will have more appeal for young and/or sensitive souls than eerier touchy-feelies such as Steve Cox's Is That You, Wolf? (2012). Light on the frissons and, except for the pop-up, durable enough to survive repeated darefests. (Novelty picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews