One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme [Paperback]

Susan Heyboer O'Keefe (Author), Susan H. C'Keefe (Author), Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1992 | Age Level: 4 and up

At bedtime a small boy tries to control ten insatiable monsters demanding food and creating chaos throughout the house.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fantastical creatures, somewhat reminiscent of Sendak's Wild Things, fight and frolic their way through this counting book. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-- Counting rhymes, an entertaining, although sometimes predictable text, and a large portion of humor combine to make this book one that should be a favorite with primary-aged readers. One by one, ten monsters join the chaotic going-ons in a little boy's house. Once they all arrive, the little boy is faced with "Ten hungry monsters,/ about to fuss and kick,/ won't get out, they tell me,/ unless I feed them quick!" And so he does. He brings out ". . .1 jug of apple juice,/ 2 loaves of bread . . ," until the monsters have spaghetti, eggplant, pears, pumpkins, turkeys, pizza pies, watermelons, and jars of peanut butter. But even then the monsters are not content, and they create havoc in the house until the boy insists that they leave. While he enjoys the muffin he had hidden, a monster peeks out of the fireplace--a detail that won't go unnoticed by young readers. Munsinger's illustrations of the monsters are better than those of the boy; they're a delight. Not too scary, they're just ugly enough to fit the part. The details make the illustrations overflow with humor. A story that young readers will enjoy again and again and again. --Sharron McElmeel, Cedar Rapids Community Schools, Iowa
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Joy Street Books (April 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316633887
• ISBN-13: 978-0316633888
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #804,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Coming this October is Susan Heyboer O'Keefe's adult debut novel, FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER, a tale of violence, passion, revenge, and redemption that continues the dark story of Mary Shelley's creature. Susan's first title was the bouncy, best-selling counting book ONE HUNGRY MONSTER. Sandwiched between these two very different books are twenty years of bunnies, eggplants, cemeteries, nuns, mysteries, comedies -- and more monsters.

A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Susan grew up in a town so small that not even people in the next town over had heard of it. (Amazing but true.) She now lives in another small town, which a visitor from Manhattan once described as the "end of the world." Since you might be eaten by bears trying to find it, she recommends that you visit her at her bear-free website at www.susanheyboerokeefe.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars not just a book, an experience, November 16, 2000

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karen clayman (hong kong) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme (Paperback)

Borrowed this book from the school library and can't get enough of it. Each time we pick it up, there is something new to discover, the 5 purple eggplants, 6 pickled pears... My son is still looking for the jam. the rhyme flows nicely into a song. We'll be buying our own copy and looking for more by this author.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful , fun counting book for kids!, June 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme (Paperback)

This book has grown up with both of my sons over the last ten years. I would venture to guess that I read it to my oldest son at least once a night for three or four years, and the same again for my youngest son when he became old enough to enjoy it. As frightning as the name may be there is nothing grotesque or macabre about it. It is simply a fun romp through the house with ten hungry "monsters" that want to eat everything in sight. The monsters are no more threatening than the family dog, but the rhymes and situations are endlessly entertaining to young children. Though I haven't read the book in years I believe I can still recite it verse for verse. One hungry monster underneath my bed, moaning and groaning and begging to be fed...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent and fun to read again and again!, July 27, 2006

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Birgit E. Larson (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Hungry Monster: A Counting Book in Rhyme (Paperback)

Our toddler loved this book for months-- and I never tired of reading it. The pictures are terrific, the rhyme fun and it also helps encourage counting and number sense skills. We give it a thumbs-up!