I Hate Reading: How to Read When You'd Rather Not

Ages 6 to 10, Grades 1 to 5

If you have to read but you don’t like reading, this book is for you! In this design-driven chapter book, Beth Bacon offers some funny and meta tips on how to trick yourself into reading.

OK. So you have to read for 20 minutes, but you don’t want to. Maybe your mom even has a timer—yikes!If you have to read, but you don’t like reading, this book is for you! If someone’s bugging you to open a book, grab this one. In this book you’ll find out how to get through 20 minutes of reading . . . without really reading!I Hate Reading was first self-published in 2017. Now this highly visual paper-over-board chapter book is designed to help even the most reluctant reader breeze through reading time, feel successful at reading, and even laugh!

About the Author

Beth Bacon earned an MFA in writing for children from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She also has a degree in communications from NYU and a degree in literature from Harvard. She previously worked with Apple on communications and marketing, as well as in elementary school education.