Do Not Go In There!

Do Not Go In There! Written by Ariel Horn and Illustrated by Izzy Burton–Book Review

Thank you Cynthia with Macmillan Children’s Publishing Company for a review copy of this book.  My opinion of this book is my own.  

Synopsis

Bogart and Morton see a closed door.

Bogart sees a closed door for scary things.

Morton sees a door to open to find amazing new things.

Will Bogart & Morton open the door to explore new thing?

Or keep the doors closed to keep scary things hidden?

My Thoughts

This book is absolutely adorable.  The illustrations where great in detailing each character’s thoughts about what could be behind that red closed door.

This book is an excellent tool to show children that sometimes things can seem scary, but if we take a chance at exploring what scares us it could bring us endless adventures and opportunities.

Kudos for an amazing story and illustrations.

About the Author (From Book Cover)

Ariel Horn has taught literature and history to students from sixth to twelfth grades over the course of her career.  She is currently the middle school principal at a private school in New Jersey, where she lives with her husband and three children.   Do Not Go in There! Is her picture book debut.

About the Illustrator (From Book Cover)

Izzy Burton spent most of her childhood hidden somewhere in her garden either drawing animals from encyclopedias or writing stories and illustrating them.  She went on to study animation at Bournemouth University.  She is now an illustrator and animator based in London and can often be found in coffee shops composing her next idea, following cute dogs around, or escaping to her family home to get lost in the landscapes that originally inspired her heavily nature-based artwork.