The Monster Show: Everything You Never Knew About Monsters [Hardcover]

Charise Mericle Harper (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

You knew monsters were scary, right? But did you know that monsters feel pretty silly wearing just their underpants? Or that a car full of peanuts wouldn’t come close to satisfying a monster’s appetite? Did you know that if a monster had his way, he’d have something much more slimy than candles on his birthday cake? You didn’t know?

Well, luckily for you, The Monster Show will answer all your questions about monsters. Grab a seat! The monsters behind the curtain will be happy to show you all that you didn’t know, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The tone of the text remains reassuring throughout and the mostly smiling characters on this stage are more amusing than frightening.
School Library Journal

The totem-like monsters are so wonderfully imagined and endearingly silly that they may well defuse youngsters' fears about what's lurking under the bed.
Publishers Weekly

Strong patterns and knockout colors in Harper's stylized art give this gallery of Wild Things an arresting look.
Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Charise Mericle Harper is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the Just Grace series. In a starred review, Booklist called Just Grace “Hilarious,” and said, “The kids come alive in the story, and Harper enhances the comical goings-on with sparkling cartoon sketches. Give this to . . . anyone looking for a funny book.” Charise lives in Westchester County, New York.

     Visit her website at www.chariseharper.com and visit Just Grace's website at www.justgracebooks.com, where you'll find all sorts of fun things, including videos, quizzes, and information about all the Just Grace books.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (August 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618387978
• ISBN-13: 978-0618387977
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 9.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,110,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Here are some things I have learned:

Using comics can be a good way to tell a story.
Fed Ex envelopes are handy for filing stuff.
Revising is surprisingly satisfying, but not always easy.
Some things are fun to look at, but not fun to own.
A day can be long.
A day can be short.
And sometimes one little thing can change a whole day. Like the time I got the good parking spot outside Trader Joes - good day!

Best wishes to you, for a good one!

Charise


Other places you can find me.

www.chariseharper.com
www.drawingmom.blogspot.com
www.hotdogandchickennugget.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars starring monsters, April 30, 2005

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Melissa Sack (georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Monster Show: Everything You Never Knew About Monsters (Hardcover)

Come one Come all to the monster show. A little girl is the host of this show. She introduces to various monsters and teaches us things that she thinks we might not know about monsters. She tells us that some monsters like to eat toothpaste. She also tells us that not all monsters bite even thought they might have big teeth.


What did you like or not like about the book?
The books illustrations were created in a bold college like style.


Yes Parents can use this book as a tool to teach kids that there are no such things and monsters and that they shouldn't be afraid of them.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Monsterific!, January 26, 2005

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JotandTittle "J&T" (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Monster Show: Everything You Never Knew About Monsters (Hardcover)

My daughter, aged almost 3, loves the Monster Show. She's not scared of them yet, and delights in all of the crazy, colorful monsters. Harper demonstrates, yet again, her creative, witty talent!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vividly colorful, creative and fun! A new Classic!, January 26, 2005

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Sarah Robertson (Westchester County, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Monster Show: Everything You Never Knew About Monsters (Hardcover)

My 2 1/2 year old son asks for this book every night, over and over. Charise's art is unparalled in the children's book world right now--highly saturated colors with great texture and detail that small children find absolutely fascinating. We study each page over and over, looking for new, undiscovered surprises. The storyline--a play put on about monsters, by monsters--helps children overcome any fears of monsters. It is sweet, human and upbeat--typical of Charise Harper's work. If you like this book, don't miss Bold Lady--an earlier work which you can sing to your children to the tune of "there was an old lady who swallowed a fly". I absolutely love reading these books to my son, even if its 2-3 times a night--adults will not grow tired of the creative, colorful and rich illustrations either!!