Don't push the button!

Don't push the button!

It's fascinating to see interactive fiction designed for such a young audience. Cotter deftly gets inside the head of baby readers, skillfully utilizing reverse psychology to encourage them to follow through on a call to action more powerful than many nonfiction works can manage.

Major spoilers ahead!

The button will be pushed. You or your child may think you are living dangerously, but it's all part of Cotter's grand design.

April 23, 2021