My monster friends and me A big kid's guide to things that go bump in the night

Annie Sarac

Book - 2020

A young boy introduces readers to the monsters he once feared, but, through the power of imagination, he now knows are friendly.

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Genres
Picture books
Published
Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Wonderland [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Annie Sarac (author)
Other Authors
Alice Brereton (illustrator)
Physical Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
Audience
Ages 4-8.
Grades 2-3.
Ages 4 and up
ISBN
9781492693673
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Review by Kirkus Book Review

A child invites readers to uncover common childhood fears and describes how to transform monsters to friends.An 8-year-old kid shares experiences with monsters and fearsand the secret to handling them: Naming each monster makes the fear go away. The first sharp-toothed monster lives on the other side of a picket fence. It turns out the first monster's name is Kate and is actually a sweet dog. The protagonist continues through the house addressing other monsters, or common childhood fears, including shadows, the dark, thunder and lightning, and, of course, the monster under the bed. Each fear is first illustrated and described with its own dark, frightening monster personality, but with a flip of the page it is transformed into a bright, cheery version of what it really is. This is a great way to start talking to young children about their fears and the monsters they become in their imaginations. In rhyming verse, Sarac encourages children to take control of their fears by giving them names and reimagining them as friends, not foes. Some of the verses do not flow smoothly, but they still get the message across. The illustrations combine bold colors, geometrical shapes, and lots of textures and patterns that really emphasize the darkness of fearsand the light of reimagining them. The bespectacled protagonist has pale skin and wavy black hair.A solid choice to address fears. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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