Description: The funniest (and totally not boring) picture book about a log that has ever existed, full of scientific facts and delightfully silly storytelling
What's so special about a log? It just sits there and does nothing. How boring! However, you may be surprised to learn that logs are anything but boring--they are an essential part of life in the forest. Logs provide shelter, become food, and even turn into a safe place for a new tree to grow. Told with humor and heart, I Am Not Boring shows how an old log is not, in fact, boring at all. This endearing, goofball picture book by author-illustrator Lena Podesta is subversive humor at its best. Factual back matter about log lifecycles is also included. While readers are giggling along, they're learning about the importance of ecosystems--and believing in themselves.Review Quotes: "An eye opener for readers who think that a log 'doesn't do anything but sit in a forest.' . . . The jaunty banter between the narrator and the log will elicit chuckles while offering a potentially eye-opening revelation: Even seemingly static environments are often teeming with life. . . . Animated and informative."--Kirkus Reviews
"Readers will be anxious to go out into nature and find fallen logs to explore the impact they have on their local environment. . . . This title will be useful in environmental units and will be especially helpful for classes prior to visiting parks or nature preserves--it's both interesting and entertaining."--School Library Journal"A seemingly boring log argues with its narrator about its true value in this playful picture book. . . . A whimsical, informative picture book that highlights the hidden life of logs, showing that ordinary objects often have extraordinary stories to tell."--Booklist