This little child has many excuses for not reading this book. Because, if there is anything he really doesn't want to do, it's read this book. He won't read it ""even if they string him upside down by his big toes, over a cliff, with lightning above him and sharks below"" . . . This cumulative play on words will delight readers with its fun illustrations and, of course, for its not-to-be-missed happy ending.