by Catherine Bailey
Illustrated by Oriol Vital
Published August 2015
Sterling Children's Books
32 Pages
Goodreads Summary
Vampires and werewolves and zombies—oh my! It's a monster invasion, and the stinky-smelling creatures are destroying Wally's peaceful little town. They scare the kids, knock over the lampposts, and make a mess of everything. And no one can stop them—until, fed up, Wally says . . . the magic word, "PLEASE." Learning good manners has never been as monstrously fun!
My Thoughts
This is a neat twist on a book about manners. It is really about how using manners changes how people (or monsters) respond. Kids will love the big, colorful pictures. They will also get a kick out of watching these monsters trash the town before they are asked nicely to stop. Ages 4-8.
by Agnese Baruzzi
Published September 2015
White Star Kids (An Imprint of Sterling Publishing)
34 Pages
What an adorable rhyming, counting book! The pages flip open and are so big that the book needs to be held sideways. Each page contains a close up view of a monster. Opening the flap reveals the critters the monster ate with the number of critters increasing by one each time. I can imagine the kids getting really excited to pull down the flaps. The illustrations remind me a bit of Ed Emberly's Big Green Monster Books. Young kiddos will love this one. Ages 3-6.
by Lane Fredrickson
Illustrated by Michael Robertson
Published September 2015
Sterling Children's Books
26 Pages
Goodreads Summary
Nothing frightens Winifred Schnitzel—but she DOES need her sleep, and the neighborhood monsters WON'T let her be! Every night they sneak in, growling and belching and making a ruckus. Winifred constructs clever traps, but nothing stops these crafty creatures. What's a girl to do? (Hint: Monsters HATE kisses!) The delightfully sweet ending will have every kid—and little monster—begging for an encore.
My Thoughts
Try as they might, these monsters just can't scare little Winifred Schnitzel (great name right?). When they interrupt her sleep night after night with their antics, she is forced to take drastic measures. Kids will enjoy the silly things these (not so scary) monsters do to try to scare Winifred. They will also love the ending when she figures out what monsters hate. The pictures by Michael Robertson are so adorable. I can see this one being read over and over again.
by Anna Llenas
Published September 2015
Sterling Children's Books
20 Pages
I absolutely LOVE pop up books and this is one of the best I have seen in a long time. But even without the pop ups, this is a sweet story of how monster starts to identify and name his feelings. At the beginning the monster is all colorful, scribbly and overwhelmed by his feelings. Using jars, a friend helps Monster learn what color each feeling is and separates it into its own jar. For example happiness is "...yellow like the sun and twinkles like the stars". The feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, fear and calm are each described in a fabulous pop up page with the appropriate color and artwork to represent the feeling. Many young children have difficulty identifying their feelings. This book would be a fabulous way to discuss emotions, their names and how they make us feel. I just loved this book and can't wait to share it. Ages 3-7 (but older kids will find it really interesting to look at).
Great goulish roundup! Thanks!
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