Tickle Monster [Hardcover]

Josie Bissett (Author), Kevan J. Atteberry (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Share the treasured gift of laughter with your child and you ll create memories that will last a lifetime. This book is well on its way to becoming a celebrated children s classic. It makes a wonderful gift for parents, grandparents and children for almost any occasion baby showers, birthdays, Mother s Day or Father s Day. The best sound in the world is the glorious sound of your children laughing, says author Josie Bissett. Children love playfulness. They love silliness and they LOVE being tickled. Laughing together creates a bond between you and your children like no other. There is no greater gift than the gift of shared laughter and memories. A loveable monster with big puffy mitts has just flown in from Planet Tickle. His mission is to bring joy and laughter to Planet Earth. How? By tickling any child who happens to follow along in this book. Parents read aloud and do the tickling, while their children squirm and giggle with delight.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Congratulations Tickle Monster! You have won the PTPA seal of approval which means your Tickle Monster Book & Mitts has earned the recognition of being Parent Tested and Parent Approved! --PTPA Media

Josie Bissett is a recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award. The Mom's Choice Awards honors excellence in family-friendly media, products and services. An esteemed panel of judges includes education, media and other experts as well as parents, children, librarians, performing artists, producers, medical and business professionals, authors, scientists and others. A sampling of the panel members includes: Dr. Twila C. Liggett, Ten-time Emmy-winner, professor and founder of Reading Rainbow; Julie Aigner-Clark, Creator of Baby Einstein and The Safe Side Project; Jodee Blanco, New York Times Best-Selling Author; LeAnn Thieman, Motivational speaker and coauthor of seven Chicken Soup For The Soul books; Tara Paterson, Certified Parent Coach, and founder of the Mom's Choice Awards. Parents and educators look for the Mom s Choice Awards seal in selecting quality materials and products for children and families. This book/product has been honored by this distinguished award. --Moms Choice Awards

Tickle Monster has won the Publisher's Choice Award for 2008 from the Family Magazine Group. As a result, Josie and & Tickle Monster; will be featured in the December '08 issue of Los Angeles Family Magazine, as well as their five additional publications: San Gabriel Valley Family, Santa Clarita Family, Ventura Family, South Bay Family and Las Vegas Family.

This will run in the January '09 issue, out the first week of January. --Family Magazine Group

Tickle Monster has won the Publisher's Choice Award for 2008 from the Family Magazine Group. As a result, Josie and & Tickle Monster; will be featured in the December '08 issue of Los Angeles Family Magazine, as well as their five additional publications: San Gabriel Valley Family, Santa Clarita Family, Ventura Family, South Bay Family and Las Vegas Family.

This will run in the January '09 issue, out the first week of January. --Family Magazine Group

Congratulations Tickle Monster! You have won the PTPA seal of approval which means your Tickle Monster Book & Mitts has earned the recognition of being Parent Tested and Parent Approved! --PTPA Media

From the Author

"The best sound in the world is the glorious sound of my children laughing. Children love playfulness. They love silliness and they LOVE being tickled! Laughing together creates a bond like no other. To me, there is no greater gift than the gift of shared laughter and memories. I thank each and every one of you for giving your child the magical gift of laughter and connection through this book. A portion of the proceeds for this book will go to Art With Heart, Healing Youth Through Creativity." -Josie Bissett

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Compendium; First edition (August 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932319670
• ISBN-13: 978-1932319675
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,580 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to end the day!, November 22, 2008

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Christina Wong (Newcastle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tickle Monster (Hardcover)

Although we've only had this book for a week, Tickle Monster has already become THE favorite after school AND bedtime story for our daughters (ages 5 and 7). They love the adorable illustrations and can hardly wait to turn the page!

It's a good thing we always read this book on the floor--the girls are always having so much fun and giggling so hard during the story, I'm sure they would just roll off their beds in laughter!

What a great way to end the day!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tickle Monster Memories, November 20, 2008

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Kirby Beasley "Kirby" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tickle Monster (Hardcover)

I recently acquired a copy of this fabulous little book (Tickle Monster) and have really enjoyed reading it to my son before bed. Initially after bringing it home it was not his first choice as he had his favorites that had to be read. Then, one night it was my turn to choose which book we were going to read and I decided that it was going to be Tickle Monster and since then it has become a fast favorite of his. We read it nightly even if he decides he wants to read a Bat Man book first - we always have to read Tickle Monster before he will settle down and go to sleep. And now that the (Tickle Monster Mitts)are available for purchase along with the book we have even more fun.

This is definitely a book that will in fact create memories, but not only for your child but for you as a parent as well. I truly enjoy our time together and now we read Tickle Monster every night and then we play "Tickle Monster" every morning to get him out of bed as well. It is so nice to hear the laughter each night and every morning coming from my favorite "little man".

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tickle Monster is a Giggle Monster at our home, November 17, 2008

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S. Hager "baseballfan" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tickle Monster (Hardcover)

All I have to do is say, "Time for bed - let's read Tickle Monster" and off they go running upstairs giggling all the way (even though I haven't even started tickling them). We have 4 kids and hundreds of books in our house. This one is our family FAVORITE, because it's such a fun way to end the evening after a long day of work and school.

The kids decided they like the Tickle Monster to get Mom too, so I usually get tickled from head-to-toe. Let's just say it's the most interactive, silly, goofy and giggly book on the shelf.

Tickle Monster does a great job of delivering anticipation. As you read through the clever, rythmic rhyming pages, the book builds up to a new body part that you will tickle. Our kids start squirming and laughing before the page is turned knowing that something somewhere is coming - but they don't know what!

I will be giving this book as a gift for future baby showers and birthday parties because it's a rare find that kids will remember for a lifetime.