A monster at the bottom of a hill eats all of the garbage generated by the town on top of the hill. This provides two important benefits: The monster is happy with plenty to eat and the town stays nice and clean. Unfortunately, as the town grows, so does the amount of garbage the monster must consume. He gets bigger - and he starts burping. This is, as you can probably guess, a bit unsightly and stinky. In the end, the kids figure out how to solve the problem - despite the nasty mayor's doubts and objections.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Alice Y. Yeh
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
With all of the recent fixation on "green living", it is unsurprising that children's literature should start to reflect this trend, if only because the youth are the ones who will live in the world we create. The monster at the bottom of the hill makes the repercussions of our actions easier for younger minds to grasp.
The author clearly has an agenda to push as expansion and possible overpopulation drive garbage production upwards, forcing the monster to consume more and more to the point of physical illness. In spite of the undisguised environmentalist bent, however, the story is delivered in a lighthearted fashion that is appropriate for a picture book, and the use of the monster was a clever move as "Mother Earth" is a difficult concept for children to comprehend.
The illustrations are fun and colorful, and they show up well on a black-and-white device like the Kindle. Even so, some of the lines are crudely done, particularly the monster and the people. Similarly inconsistent is the quality of the writing: while most of the words flow easily and rhythmically off of the tongue, others gave me pause while reading the story aloud due to a sudden change in beat. Try as I might to compensate for these departures, I am still unable to devise a way in which to make some of these stanzas work; it is as if I am reading from a different story entirely.
As a free book, Garbage! Monster! Burp! is certainly worth a second look. Parents can appreciate the message it delivers, while children will enjoy a story in which children and their favorite monster save the day.
The author clearly has an agenda to push as expansion and possible overpopulation drive garbage production upwards, forcing the monster to consume more and more to the point of physical illness. In spite of the undisguised environmentalist bent, however, the story is delivered in a lighthearted fashion that is appropriate for a picture book, and the use of the monster was a clever move as "Mother Earth" is a difficult concept for children to comprehend.
The illustrations are fun and colorful, and they show up well on a black-and-white device like the Kindle. Even so, some of the lines are crudely done, particularly the monster and the people. Similarly inconsistent is the quality of the writing: while most of the words flow easily and rhythmically off of the tongue, others gave me pause while reading the story aloud due to a sudden change in beat. Try as I might to compensate for these departures, I am still unable to devise a way in which to make some of these stanzas work; it is as if I am reading from a different story entirely.
As a free book, Garbage! Monster! Burp! is certainly worth a second look. Parents can appreciate the message it delivers, while children will enjoy a story in which children and their favorite monster save the day.
26 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Liralen
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This book has a cute storyline about our society's tendency to over-consume. The author created a monster that really personalizes the problem of landfills. I really enjoyed that part of this tale. Sadly, he also plays into the philosophy that children lead the way and that all adults are incompetents who got us in this mess in the first place. I am teaching my son to respect his elders and authority and, unfortunately, this book undermines that.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Some of it is a little over their heads (6 and 3) but they like it and we read it over and over. They understand enough of the story to enjoy it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Never to early to talk about recycling
I like this book because I think it's important to instill a want to recycle and reuse as much as possible at an early age. This book helps with that.
Published 3 days ago by Catie Simon
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it
It was so good It pit my little sister to sleep in like in 15 minutes .I love it so much
Published 3 days ago by angelique bos
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Book about Recycling
This book is a creative way to get kids (and adults) aware of the need to recycle - even if monsters don't really eat our garbage. ;) Rhyming text & fun pictures.
Published 9 days ago by Amesyth Ardendron
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun story
Cute story teaching about recycling, to teach kids. Daughter loved it, good book for her to rd read. Fun rhyming story.
Published 13 days ago by Kevin J New
5.0 out of 5 stars
Burp!
A fun, lighthearted exploration of environmentalism. My four year old gets a kick out of it and I like that it encourages recycling without being heavy handed.
Published 13 days ago by Linda Mortenson
5.0 out of 5 stars
My 6 yr old says 5 stars
We liked the rhyming and the monster. It was a good little book about recycling and taking care of your friend the monster.
Published 13 days ago by kkezir
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ruby little review
A great book for young readers 4-6 awesome and very educational fun to read my brother loves to sit on my bed and listen to this marvellous kids master piece
Published 13 days ago by Ruby lu
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome for young kids
I got this for my little brother and he really enjoyed it. It was cute and funny and I would most definitely recommend this book for young children. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Angela Shannon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good book about consideration
My 3 year old son loves this book- the monster and the children. I read it to him about 4 times daily.
Published 17 days ago by snowmobile h tree f f2f
2.0 out of 5 stars
Mixed messages
This best part of the book is the fun rhymes. Otherwise the author seems to let his jaded attitude toward politicians shine through. Kids=heroes and adults=bad guys... Read more
Published 17 days ago by AmazonHolly
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