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This book is very amusing. Fun for kids and adults. Bright colorful pictures too.

I have to admit, as an adult, I really enjoyed this book. The characters are so self aware. They know they are characters in a book, and spend some time questioning what the author is doing and why one of them completely changes species.

I think that this is one of those books that parents are glad exist. When a kid wants you to read them a story, it’s nice to have one that the adults find entertaining as well.

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Author: Timothy Young
Publisher: Schiffer Kids
Publication Date: May 28th 2019

My daughter thoroughly enjoyed this, a fun read that held her interest until the end - not an easy feat!

4.5- So funny! There’s one spread that has a bunch of well known picture books, but the titles are changed to these two characters. LOVE it.

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what an adorable book. my childrena nd I loved it.

'Untitled' with story and pictures by Timothy Young is a story with two characters who break the fourth wall.

Two animal characters want something to happen. The author needs to give them something to do, and they are very vocal about it. They point out his laziness when he changes one fo the characters from a porcupine to a capybara so he won't have to draw the quills. They lament not being in other children's books.

I've read a few of these kind of titles and some are better than others. This is not one of the better ones. There are things I liked, like the library full of other children's books featuring the former porcupine. There are things I didn't like, such as the demeaning way the characters treat the author. I don't think this makes it a very good children's book.

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In Untitled a coatimundi and a capybara get tired of sitting around waiting for their author/illustrator to do something, so they start throwing out suggestions of what would make a good book. Though a fun idea and humorous at times, Untitled just doesn't quite fit together and leaves me wanting a bit more.

What a strange and curious book. I found parts of it to be humorous and loved the illustrations. The story was decent with an interesting twist. I would have appreciated a little more action. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read this for free!

What an unusual book! Although I'm no expert, I loved just how different this book was from most of the other children's books I have read recently. It doesn't have much of a plot; two characters talk about how they would like their story to be, with a few digs at the author/illustrator.

I thought it was brilliant, cute and very funny, with a great illustration style. It is certainly worth a read for anyone with young readers whom I think, will be charmed by it.

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There are a fair number of picture books that play with format these days. This one is okay. It encourages young readers to think about the author rather than the characters or even the reader. I'm not sure that insults were the best choice for that goal but a solid effort.

Delightfully fun story that breaks the fourth wall - very funny as the characters comment on how the author/illustrator doesn't really have a story for them and is just changing his mind about what he's doing as they go through, or commenting on what they think he should do instead.

Illustrations are great, and I really loved the bit where he put in several other awesome picture books with slight changes to the titles/covers - wonderful touch!

I absolutely LOVE metafiction! I was therefore excited when Schiffer Publishing sent me an advance copy of Timothy Young’s latest picture book, entitled (yes, really): Untitled. Isn’t that a great title? Well, I think so.

The book is narrated by two bored characters who are fed up with their illustrator. Carlos is a coatimundi and Ignatz morphs early on from a porcupine into a capybara, commenting resignedly that maybe the illustrator “got tired of drawing all the quills.”

The story revolves around the pair imagining the kinds of situation they would like the illustrator to draw them in, such as the Wild West, and deep under the ocean. But of course, nothing interesting will actually happen… Or will it? Read the book to find out and discover the hilarious twist!

Untitled is packed with so much subtle and ingenious humour. The best page, in my view, is when the characters are looking at various books, wishing they could be drawn by one of those illustrators instead of their own. If you’re familiar with many picture books, you’ll delight like I did in spotting a variety of well-known ones, from classics such as Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are to recent gems like Debbi Ridpath Ohi’s I’m Bored – and they’ve all had their covers and titles cleverly altered to feature our heroes.

Contrary to the opinion of Ignatz and Carlos, the illustrations in this book are fantastic. While consistency would normally be extremely important in a picture book, this unique story makes effective use of varying styles to portray the different situations that the characters imagine themselves in. I’d highly recommend Untitled for kids (and adults!) of all ages!

My Review: I have found over the years of attempting to select books for Munchkin, that there is nothing better than a comical children's book. Munchkin loved it and was in a fit of giggles the entire 2nd and 3rd time we read it. We didn't really know exactly what a coatimundi and a capybara were so it gave us an opportunity to learn something new along with all the silliness. I also like how it was able to show young readers how you can change the stories you create at any time. This was a fun blend of great information and teaching opportunities as well as all out silliness.



My Rating: We really enjoyed this one, with the quirky characters and funny story. We definitely give this one a rating of Four Paws!

Untitled by Timothy Young is a meta picture book. Any attempt to further describe it, I think, undermines its ambiguity of interpretation. I’m not sure what the book’s target audience is, but I can see it being quite hit or miss. (It was a hit with me, but full disclosure: Go, Dog, Go is one of my all time childhood favorites. I’m also one of those people who gets excited finding Easter eggs in video games, movies, software, or comics.) The Maurice Sendak and Eric Carle books, among others) will likely be recognizable to a wide array of people. This book could a useful tool in beginning writing classes as a sort of brainstorming guide. It almost seems like it could be the creative product of writer’s block.


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This book is meant to be cute and funny, but I found it dull. The illustrations are great and the dialogue between the chracters seems to be going somewhere and then it doesn’t. It’s all about the chracters having a conversation about the author and illustrator. They are disappointed with him because the book isn’t going anywhere and I’d agree.

Untitled by Timothy Young is a picturebook currently scheduled for release on May 28 2019. A coatimundi and a capybara (or is it a porcupine?) take the lead in this silly story with a twist ending. Tim Young lets his characters tell the story with scenes readers will likely recognize and brainstorming ideas for Tim's next book. Will we see these characters again?

Untitled is a cute and unique book that focuses on two characters talking about the story they are in, and why nothing is happening. The discuss things that might make a good story, and things they would like to do. There are illustrations and bits that relate to well known books, and mention of a possible sequel. I thought it was cute and fun, and I liked the illustration style. I enjoyed the read, but was not really wowed by it. It is worth a read, and I think many young readers will be charmed by it.

I enjoyed this book. It was a fun discussion between 2 characters (who would provide opportunities for research being lesser known creatures) and I’d like to read a sequel after that cliffhanger!

I think it would have been helpful to be more familiar with the author’s work so that some of the things the characters said would have made a bit more sense to me. The illustrations were fun and bright and really captured the emotions of the animals.

Having said that, this would be a good book to use in school to show that a story can be written in any style, and how good a cliffhanger can be quite a simple book. I’d love to show my class the image of the characters looking at familiar books reimagined with them as characters to see which they recognised.

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LOVE this book! Young brilliantly illustrates and characterizes feelings one might have when they can't decide what to write. I think this is a perfect book to read in a classroom during writer's workshop to discuss how one might play with ideas through illustration to explore possible stories. Very cleaver.

While the illustrations and concept of the book are really cute, it relies too heavily on assuming the reader has read other books by Timothy Young. If the characters had not kept bringing up what the author had done in other books, it would have been so much better. Especially since these are new characters; not established series characters.

My nieces and nephews (2-5 years old) did not get this book. The story went over their heads and the illustrations didn't keep their interest.