Monsters, Inc. (The Junior Novelization) [Paperback]

Kiki Thorpe (Author), Disney Pixar (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 9, 2001 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

Young readers can get the entire story of Monsters, Inc. in this full-length novelization of the latest feature film from Disney/Pixar. The Junior Novelization includes an eight-page, full-color insert featuring exciting scenes right
from the big screen

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

For kids who just can't get enough of the hilarious Monsters, Inc. from Disney and Pixar, here's a read-aloud storybook that allows them to giggle at the antics of Mike, Sulley, and Boo over and over again. The adapted version covers all the highlights, so readers who have seen the movie can relive their favorite scenes. Remember when Boo sneaks out of the gym bag at the fancy restaurant where Mike and his girlfriend are having a romantic evening? How about when Sulley finally has to say good-bye to Boo, knowing that her door will be shredded and he'll never see her again? Sixty-four pages of full-color illustrations and read-aloud text ensure a monstrously good time. Fans won't want to miss the other exciting Monsters, Inc. titles, including Monsters, Inc. Essential Guide, Monsters, Inc. Sticker Book, and M Is for Monster. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Young readers can get the entire story of Monsters, Inc. in this full-length novelization of the latest feature film from Disney/Pixar. The Junior Novelization includes an eight-page, full-color insert featuring exciting scenes right
from the big screen

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 126 pages
• Publisher: Disney Enterprises / Random House (October 9, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736412638
• ISBN-13: 978-0736412636
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,792,665 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too long for very young children, February 14, 2002

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Trivimp (Warrensburg, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monsters, Inc. Read Aloud Storybook (Monsters, Inc.) (Hardcover)

My pet peeve among children's books is when they are too darn LONG. It takes forever to read this one aloud as it is written, and my 4-year-old gets pretty bored. (Of course, your four-year-old's mileage may vary.) I usually make up a short, one or two sentence synopsis for each page, and "read" that instead of the long paragraph.

Also the illustrations are just, well, funky-looking. They've got a strange, hard-edge, shadowy look that's nothing like the movie. The writers would have done a lot better to stick to movie cels, or else lighter, brighter caricatures.

This one ended up in the "hardly ever read it" pile.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for the easily distracted child, October 22, 2010

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Kelly Schuknecht "Vice President, Outskirts P... - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsters, Inc. Read Aloud Storybook (Monsters, Inc.) (Hardcover)

My 3-year-old son picked this book up at the library. He's very interested in monsters right now and loves this movie, so I thought it would be a fun book to read with him. When we opened it up, the first thing I noticed was that it was very long, which is not ideal for his age because he gets bored easily. As I started reading the book, the writing style seemed more like a book review than an actual story. It's very dry and hard read in places because the words don't seem to flow well. It is adapted from the movie, so I can see why the writer would do that, but it doesn't make the book fun or interesting to read. It may be a good book for a new reader to practice their new skill, but not a good, fun story-telling book for a parent to interact with their children.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect For Little Monsters Inc. Fans, May 28, 2008

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dmajam (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsters, Inc. (Read-Aloud Board Book) (Board book)

My 1 & 1/2 year old loves Monsters Inc. and he loves reading books so this was a no brainer. It reads very much like Finding Nemo (Read-Aloud Board Book), but is easier to understand. I found that the Nemo book has spotty english at times. This book does not suffer the same fate. It has great pictures form the movie as well.