Author: Ed Emberley , Edward R Emberley

Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

Pub. in: April, 1993

ISBN: 0316236535

Pages: 32

Measurements: 8.7 x 8.7 x 11.2 inches

Origin of product: USA

Order code: BC00274

Other information:  

A winner of Parents Choice Gold Award
Parenting Best Book of 1993
More than 300,000 copies sold

This is a book perfect for your youngster who might dread the thing that goes bump in the night or wonder what lurks under their bed, this book takes a rather direct approach to summoning, then banishing the monster, and empowering a child to do the same.

The book itself is a wonderful example of a "movable book" in that the pages are designed to slowly reveal the face of a rather cartoonish monster through cut outs, so that the face is gradually revealed. Starting with two "big yellow eyes", the pages progress through adding a mouth and nose and hair, until children can perceive the entire face of the monster. Then the same process is done in reverse, with pieces of the monster disappearing as the text commands those pieces to go away, until the monster is gone. This Cheshire cat-like visual trick is used effectively, and will not only give children some sense of power over the monster, but allows them to guess what will appear or disappear next, and to grasp the sense of shapes and color that make up the monster.

The text is simple fairly large and appealing white text on a vividly colored page. When the monster is being assembled, children can become familiar with the adjectives and colors used to describe each part. The "big yellow eyes", the "long bluish-greenish nose", the "purple squiggly hair" and so forth. As the monster is disassembled, the words "Go Away" are repeated on each page, larger than the rest of the text, and each command ends with an exclamation point, reinforcing the fact that the reader is telling the monster what to do. The last page declares "And don't come back!" with a smaller admission of "Until I say so." Parents can give children complete control of the situation, and potentially encourage them to go through the book again when they choose to. The pages in the hardcover edition are very sturdy and stiff, which is helpful when the book contains cutouts. It's not likely to rip or tear easily, even if young hands are turning the pages.

Target readers: Kids aged 4-8

Better with Where the Wild Things Are :

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