If I Were a Book
Jose Jeorge Letria, illustrated by Andre Letria
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2014.
This was my Mother’s Day gift to myself on our trip to Type Books. Though this was housed in the children’s section, and though it appears to be a picture book, it really does appeal to book lovers of all ages. In fact, it probably appeals more to adults than to kids. While the illustrations by Andre Letria are marvellously accessible, the simple words by his father Jose Jeorge Letria are almost too gnomic to be perfectly suited to children.
“If I were a book, I wouldn’t want people to only pretend to have read me.”
Then again, if only the adults can pick up the irony, anyone can understand the sentiment, “If I were a book, I’d crush violence with knowledge.”
As for me, if I were a book, I’d want someone to read me and love me and write a blog post about me.
Nathalie Foy 
If I were a book, I might be flattered that someone thought claiming to have read me would boost their credibility. So I wouldn’t mind (some) people only pretending to have read me.