Debug This Book
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2026

Debug This Book

Written by Omar Abed · Illustrated by Julie Rowan-Zoch

A boy's story is under attack by a bug. Can you help save it?

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48 pages· ~520L
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Bookroo's summary

Cody's story is under siege by a mischievous code bug, and traditional fixes won't work. As exterminators and programmers fail, Cody turns to the most unexpected hero—you, the reader! Can your page-turning skills and creative reading save the day before the system crashes? Dive into this interactive adventure where your actions could be the key to solving the digital dilemma. Will you help Cody outsmart the bug and rescue his tale from chaos?

From the publisher

A little boy enlists the help of various people, including the most effective person of all–the reader–when he discovers a bug is sabotaging his story in this laugh-out-loud picture book perfect for fans of Press Here. Cody has just written an exciting story on his computer that he’d love to share with the reader–a.k.a. you!–full of adventures and intrigue and–AACK! What’s that? A bug? How did that get here? No worries, an exterminator is here to help! But wait, it’s not that kind of bug. It’s a code bug! It can’t be fixed by an exterminator, a handyman, or even a farmer. Luckily, a programmer appears, but even she can’t debug the computer. She and Cody need help…from the reader! Maybe if the reader turns pages really slowly or really fast the bug can’t keep up. Or if they read in a funny voice, the bug won’t understand. Can Cody and the reader find a solution before catastrophic system failure?!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
48
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~520L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~3.4
F&P level
~N
Publication
Published
June 30, 2026
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665931007

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