Not Scary, Jonathan!

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Author(s)

Peter Carnavas

Publisher Name

frontier publishing

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Release Date

March 04, 2025

ISBN13

978-1916790230

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Jonathan's father was sweeping the floor, when all of a sudden . . . ROAR! "Not scary, Jonathan."

Jonathan loves to dress up and scare his family, but they insist that he is just not scary. What happens when Jonathan is too scary?

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Can Jonathan scare his family?

April 15, 2025 (Updated: June 24, 2026)

Overall rating

4.8

Plot

5.0

Characters

4.0

Writing Style

5.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

Not Scary, Jonathan! is a cute preschool reader's book about a young boy who is determined to scare his family but is quite unsuccessful. It makes for a great read-aloud story, with the rhyming at the beginning, where each attempt to intimidate a family member rhymes with the noise Jonathan makes to surprise them ("Jonathan's father was sweeping the floor..." "ROAR!" / "Jonathan's sister was having a nap..." "SNAP!") The cute twist at the end when he gets help from an unlikely family member will make for laugh out laughter. The illustrations pair very well with a story that young children can easily identify.