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B.J. Novak's 'The Book with No Pictures' continues to top bestseller lists

As shown by the title, Novak's book for kids contains no illustrations but instead includes funny words that reviews say are sure to get kids giggling.

Months after its publication, writer B.J. Novak鈥檚 children鈥檚 book 鈥淭he Book with No Pictures鈥� continues to do well on bestseller lists.

As one might presume from the title, the work by Novak, who acted and appeared on the sitcom 鈥淭he Office鈥� and also wrote the book 鈥淥ne More Thing,鈥� is a book for children without illustrations. 鈥淚 wanted the colors to be bright and I wanted the letters to look as interesting as pictures, especially once kids realize that certain words were making people聽say certain things,鈥� Novak said of the book in an interview with . 鈥淚 wanted kids to kind of revel at the magic of that鈥� I would love this to be the first book that every kid remembers that they read without pictures鈥� That would be my dream, that it becomes touchstone that kids remember as the first book without pictures they read that blew their mind.鈥澛�

The book was released this past September and received many positive reviews, with selecting it as one of the best books of the year. 鈥淭his supremely silly, entirely endearing book is one of the year鈥檚 most delightful surprises,鈥� staff wrote. 鈥淲e鈥檝e yet to make it through this one without the kids collapsing into fits of giggles.鈥� Other publications agreed, with 鈥檚 Michele Shaw of California鈥檚 Quail Run Elementary School writing that people should 鈥渆xpect requests for repeated readings,鈥� writing that the book is 鈥渟ure to deliver big laughs,鈥� and giving the title a starred review, calling it 鈥渁 riotously fresh take on breaking the fourth wall.鈥澛�

Months after publication, 鈥淧ictures鈥� is still selling well. The book ranked at number one on the Children鈥檚 Illustrated IndieBound bestseller list for the week of Feb. 5 and coming in at number one on the children鈥檚 picture books bestseller list for the week of Feb. 8.