Gutman, Dan. Wait? What? Illustrated by Allison Steinfeld. Norton Young Readers, 2023. $17.95 ea. $94.98 Set of 6 (7th title due out 9/19/23). 144 pp. Grades 4-8. 

Albert Einstein Was a Dope? 2021. 978-1-324-01558-1. 112 p.
Amelia Earhart  Is On the Moon? 2021. 978-1-324-01562-8. 112 p.
The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music? 2023. 978-1-324-05302-6.
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Part of the fun series on different personalities, The Beatles Couldn’t Read Music? is a jauntily illustrated and easily readable question and answer book on perhaps the most famous boy band in history, the Beatles. Author Gutman uses his usual humorous style to give each informative chapter set in Q & A format a jovial tone. Chapters entitled with each of the Beatles’s names spill over with interesting facts about the Fab Four. Dedicated fans will put their Beatlemania trivia to the test, and newfound fans will revel in uncovering well and little-known material on the talented celebrities, like the replacement of Pete Best with Ringo Starr, the origin of some of their songs, their tight friendship with the Rolling Stones, and some of their well-known quips. Includes timeline.

THOUGHTS: This book is 100% fun with its easy-to-read format. Gutman captures the light-hearted spirit of the Beatles and produces a browsing book that even struggling readers will like.

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