Today Caramel is reviewing a brand new picture book: The Future Book written by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Shawn Harris, and published in 2026. As usual Sprinkles is taking notes and asking questions.
Sprinkles: So Caramel, we are talking about a brand new picture book today, right?
Caramel: Yep. It is called The Future Book and it comes from the future!
S: What does that mean?
C: I don’t exactly know. But it claims that it knows what is going to happen in the future. And a bunch of weird stuff will happen apparently.
S: Okay, that sounds weird.
C: It is. But apparently the future will be pretty weird. For example people will put a fish on people’s heads instead of thanking them. And bananas will b e called apples and there will not be any more apples left so they won’t be called anything.
S: Oh, that would be sad. You love apples!
C: Yeah, I really like apples. So I hope the book is wrong and there will always be apples.
S: But if bananas will be the new apples, there will still be apples!
C: Sure, I guess you could say that. But I would still miss the round juicy red fruits…
S: I know, right? Anyways, so the book is basically saying a bunch of really wacky things will happen in the future, right?
C: Yeah, it is quite funny.
S: I did read it once too, and you are right it is quite funny. In a very absurd way.
S: Honestly, this book reminded me a bit of The Book With No Pictures by B.J. Novak.
C: I can see what you mean. That book is also pretty wacky. And it is a lot of fun to read out loud. Or at least to have your adult read it out loud to you so they have to say all kinds of silly things.
S: Yes! How about this one? Do you think it could be fun to read out loud?
C: Sure. It could be more fun to be read to though. I always like it when you read to me. And this could be fun if you read it to me.
S: Okay, maybe we should read it together after we are done with this review.
C: I could like that.
S: Okay, what else can you tell me about the book?
C: It is very colorful. And the drawings look like they were done by water coloring or something. I mean, there are not many black lines that make the boundaries of things. And there are a lot of speech bubbles. A lot of the book is people speaking, like how people in the future will speak, apparently. It is quite silly.
S: But in a fun way?
C: Yes, definitely. Silly in a fun way. And the sleeve of the book is also covered with silly writing which is supposed to be like what a future supermarket brochure would be like, using all the weird future words!
S: Yeah, you are right. That is very funny too. Okay, so do you think this is a reasonable time to wrap up this review?
C: Sure, why not? And you said you would read the book out loud to me after we’re done.
S: Yes, I will.
C: Okay, so let us wrap things up.
S: Okay, so what do you want to tell our readers Caramel?
C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!
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