I'm Not Scared, You're Scared

by Seth Meyers, Rob Sayegh Jr. (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Seth Meyers does what Seth Meyers will do — make you and everyone around you laugh. Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak and The Serious Goose by Jimmy Kimmel, I'm Not Scared, You're Scared is his hilarious picture book debut about a fearless rabbit and fearful bear — or so he thinks. Adventure awaits in this creatively silly and gratifying story that will quickly become a favorite for the bookshelf.

From the incomparable host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” comes a hilarious new picture book.


When you're a bear who is easily scared, it's hard to have friends. Fortunately, Bear has one: Rabbit, who is very brave. One day, Rabbit urges Bear to face his fears and embark on an adventure together. However, things don't entirely go as planned, and the two friends learn the true meaning of bravery.
 
Equal parts hilarious and touching, this funny tale of adventure, bravery, and daring rescue will both inspire the adventurous spirit in all of us and make us laugh along the way. With the unfailingly witty voice of one of America's favorite comedians, Seth Meyers's debut picture book is bound for hilarity history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593352373
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	31,172
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Seth Meyers is an Emmy Award-winning writer and comedian best known for his work on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and formerly as head writer on “Saturday Night Live.” He's hoping his children like this book because none of them can stay up late enough to watch his show.

Rob Sayegh Jr. is a former toy designer turned author-illustrator ofLove Tails and the illustrator of Arlo Draws an Octopus, Cupig, and Seth Meyers’s New York Times bestseller I’m Not Scared, You’re Scared! When he is not doodling or writing, he enjoys collecting vintage toys, being an official snack taste-tester, and falling in love with every dog he meets. He currently lives in San Francisco, California, with his family. To see more of Rob’s work, please visit RobSayArt.com.

Editorial Reviews

01/31/2022

Comedian Meyers, making his picture book debut, skillfully employs classic story- telling elements of repetition, patterned action, and a cumulative recap in a breezy readaloud starring an easily terrified ursine protagonist. When brave, strong-eared Rabbit persuades Bear, who’s afraid of everything from intruders to his own reflection, to go on a trekking adventure, Bear proves petrified of just about everything the landscape holds. There’s a small stream that “looks deep,” a wood that “looks spooky,” and a mountain that “looks like one of the rocks will fall and roll and land on my paw.” Asked over and over whether he’s afraid, though, Bear utters the title phrase turned refrain. Bear isn’t just defensive; he’ll go to any length to avoid perceived peril, taking a train and a helicopter to scale the mountain while Rabbit forges ahead on foot (and naps until Bear shows up). But when Rabbit needs rescuing, Bear forgets his fear, overcomes every obstacle in his path, and saves the day. Sayegh’s (Arlo Draws an Octopus) digital illustrations offer impeccable visual timing and comic expressiveness in cinematically framed, richly textured images. It’s a satisfyingly silly adventure that doesn’t undercut Bear’s need for the occasional life hack. Ages 3–7. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

Comedian Meyers, making his picture book debut, skillfully employs classic story- telling elements of repetition, patterned action, and a cumulative recap in a breezy readaloud starring an easily terrified ursine protagonist. ...Sayegh’s (Arlo Draws an Octopus) digital illustrations offer impeccable visual timing and comic expressiveness in cinematically framed, richly textured images. It’s a satisfyingly silly adventure that doesn’t undercut Bear’s need for the occasional life hack.—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

05/20/2022

K-Gr 2—A lovable bear and bubbly rabbit learn a lesson about courage and care in this funny story that can easily settle young readers into a lengthy, satisfying read-aloud experience about the best friends' day of adventure. Bear, who is afraid of everything, reluctantly joins Rabbit as she does her best to help introduce him to new outdoor places. Readers will hoot with laughter at the silliness of Bear's antics to avoid facing his fears and the back-and-forth chatter between Bear and Rabbit, while the ending will surprise even Bear, in the best sense. Meyers employs excellent action words and slips in clever quips to shape the friends' personalities and interact with the reading audience. Sayegh's entertaining digital illustrations, which integrate some real-world textures for nature elements, build multiple perspectives around Bear's easy-to-read body language and match sequential phrases with grouped vignettes. VERDICT Perfect for an extended read-aloud and raucous story hours, this hilarious tale will have readers invested in the characters' friendship as they discover what it means to be truly courageous.—Rachel Mulligan

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