is a 2013 children's picture book by Nick Bromley and illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne.

It is about a crocodile that disrupts a narrator's reading of The Ugly Duckling.

A review in Publishers Weekly of Open Very Carefully wrote "This is a lively read with many prompts for interactivity and a format that makes it a good choice for both lap reads and preschool circle time ...",[1] while Kirkus Reviews called it "A blandly nonthreatening alternative to Emily Gravett’s Wolves (2006) and like encounters with metafictional characters.

"[2] Open Very Carefully has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] School Library Journal,[4] Horn Book Guides,[5] and Booktrust.

[11] It appears on the 2015 North Somerset Teachers' Book Award Booklist.