There Was An Old Monster! [Hardcover]

Rebecca Emberley (Author), Adrian Emberley (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

A brand-new monster twist--by a Caldecott medalist and his daughter!

There was an old monster who swallowed a tick
I don't know why he swallowed that tick
'Cause it made him feel sick!

When he swallowed some ants, he danced in his pants. He swallowed a lizard, a bat, a jackal, and a bear. Then he tried to swallow a lion . . . ROAR!--Now that monster is no more! Children will laugh along with the funny text, bright bold illustrations, and delightful song (available on the Scholastic website).

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About the Author

Rebecca Emberley is the bestselling creator of numerous books for children, including Piñata and My Day/Mi Dia: A Book in Two Languages/Un Libro en Dos Lenguas, and My Animals/Mis Animales, part of her popular series of bilingual English/Spanish books. Rebecca lives in Kittery, Maine, where she finds plenty of inspiration outdoors.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Orchard Books (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 054510145X
• ISBN-13: 978-0545101455
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rebecca Emberley is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including a bestselling bi-lingual series. She comes from a family of artists, including her father Ed Emberley, her brother Michael Emberley, and sister in law Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, all children's book illustrators and her daughter Adrian Emberley and husband Peter Black, both singer-songwriters. Sometimes they work on projects together. With all this creative energy surrounding her, Rebecca is kept very busy. When not creating more books for children she also does some graphic design, dabbles in everything from silk screening to music production, travels, and looks for opportunities to work with her family. She currently lives in Maine with her husband, but will soon be traveling for a while, observing, writing and looking for new and exciting ideas.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My 1st Book Review!, May 29, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: There Was An Old Monster! (Hardcover)

There was an old monster who ate a tick and a lot more things. At the end of the story a tiger eats him. I like the pictures. I like the book. I would probably like to read it again.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one monster story that won't scare your preschooler, but rather will keep him or her calling for more!, November 19, 2009

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This review is from: There Was An Old Monster! (Hardcover)

The big wide-eyed monster's eyes got even wider when he swallowed a tick. YUK! It made him just plain old sick. Well, he decided he would swallow some ants to try to catch that tick, but it didn't help one iota. The only thing that did was "had him dancing in his pants" because ants make you do those sorts of things. Next he tried swallowing a lizard to catch the ants. Mistake. He still felt sick. He tried a bat, a jackal, and a bear. Was anything the monster swallowed going to make him feel better?

"There was an old monster
who swallowed a tick.
I don't know why he swallowed the tick
`cause it made him feel sick."

This is one monster story that won't scare your preschooler, but rather will keep him or her calling for more. The artwork is extremely vibrant and delightful. The cumulative story in rhyme is reminiscent of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" and will get your preschooler giggling and asking for more. I downloaded the song on the Scholastic site. It was more like a rhythmical recitation than a "song," but it is utterly adorable and catchy. Scritchy-scratch, scritch, scritchy-scratch . . . believe me, you're going to wear the pages reading this one over and over again!

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fun book even for babies, July 26, 2011

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This review is from: There Was An Old Monster! (Hardcover)

My baby loves this book, the sing song and colors keep him intereested and it's a lot better than the old version with the old lady (who swallowed a fly)- which personally creeps me out.