My Monster Mama Loves Me So [Paperback]

Laura Leuck (Author), Mark Buehner (Illustrator)

Book Description

Release date: August 20, 2002 | Age Range: 4 - 8 years

She tucks me tightly into bed,
then asks me id my spider's fed
and hangs my favorite bat above me.
That's how I know my mama loves me!

At once tender and funny, this monster bedtime story is guaranteed to generate giggles, tickles, and plenty of monster hugs.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In a "tender tone sure to make this a bedtime favorite," according to PW, a rhyming verse describes the myriad ways a green, googly-eyed mother shows her boundless love for her son. Ages 3-8. (Sept.)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-This amusing love poem will delight preschoolers and their mothers as they enjoy the rhyming story and pore over the detailed illustrations. Little monster tells readers the many ways his mama shows that she loves him: she attends all of his "beastball games"; sings him lullabies and tucks him into bed; and "She gives me great big hairy hugs,/bakes me cookies filled with bugs,/and when I'm sick she's twice as nice-/she gives me lizard juice with ice." The story is humorous, though slight, and works well, despite a few moments of awkward rhythm, but it is the illustrations that shine. Buehner's three-eyed monsters live in a haunted house that includes a one-eyed dog, spiders over the bed, and cobwebs everywhere, yet they manage to look both friendly and monstrous at the same time. Details such as bug earrings and a blue, hairy beastball with eyes and fangs, as well as ordinary children as the "scary things" that frighten little monster, are sure to tickle young funny bones. Ending with the line, "Oops-one other thing is true:/Your monster mama loves you too!" Leuck delivers a reassuring message in a funny, mildly scary story. Perfect for storytimes.
Amy Lilien-Harper, Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Age Range: 4 - 8 years
  
• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (August 20, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060088605
• ISBN-13: 978-0060088606
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 0.2 x 8.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,167 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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  • #94 in Books > Children's Books > Social Situations > Sleep

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Addicted January 3, 2000

By A Customer

Format:Hardcover

My oldest son, age 2 is simply amazed by this book. We try to find hidden things throughout the book, which is attributed to this marvelous job of illustration. It has vivid colors and allows me to teach my son about different insects, reptiles, etc.. He especially loves the clever use of words such as "beastball" that create a fun reading session for the two of us. The author has a good use of rhyme and creates an atmosphere of warmth and love in the family as the theme is about the love a mother has for her child. I would recommend this book to anyone as my son is addicted, wanting me to read it to him constantly.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars MONSTERS DON'T HAVE TO BE SCARY ANYMORE! THEY CAN BE FUNNY! August 31, 2000

By Soaring Heart

Format:Hardcover

It's about time! I'm so glad there are books out there like this to help children see that monsters don't have to be scary! (Now parents all over the world can sleep better knowing their child won't wake them up at 2:00 am saying "there's a monster in the closet; I'm scared!" Well hey, one less thing!)

Bravo to Laura Leuck and Mark Buehner! The story and the illustrations are both hiliariously entertaining! Plus I think it helps kids relate to the fact that there are lots of different and yes even unusual types of people and families but hopefully they all love each other the way THE MONSTER MAMA loves her little monster! Also it reminds me as a parent that spending QUALITY TIME with my child is what lets her know I love her! It is truly all the countless "little things" you do for your child that add up. So go bake some cookies (but hold the bugs please!)

I highly recommend this book for adults as well as children! You'll both enjoy MY MONSTER MAMA LOVES ME SO, I guarantee it. Childrens' books have come a long way since I was a child! Adults can get a laugh and moral out of them too! After all, that is what books are for--to entertain and to teach.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Even Scrooge would love this book November 30, 1999

By S. Chiu

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

Our two year old loves this book. Lucky for us it is also an adult pleaser because she wants to read it several times a day. It's a wonderful way to make any monster warm and cuddly.