Wally Met A Monster [Paperback]

Laurie Nuck (Author)

Book Description

Bump! Thump! What's a boy to do? Why, wander around the house at night, taking you with him too! In Wally Met a Monster, Laurie Nuck turns the potentially scary discussion of the things that go bump in the night on its head. When young, fearless Wally creeps from his bed and tiptoes down the stairs, he is surprised to find a gigantic, purple monster had climbed through a window. But rather than being afraid, he takes the opportunity to make a new friend . . . and have a midnight snack too of course! Kathrine Rend's playful and sweet artwork adorns the pages of this imaginative and soothing bedtime tale. Brimming with alliteration and rhymes, Wally Met a Monster is the perfect read-aloud for the peaceful moments just before slumber or for the bouncy, high-energy excitement that accompanies a group storytime.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

A graduate from Boise State University, Laurie's background is in teaching and ESL. She speaks Spanish and loves languages and travel. She lives in Monterey County with her husband, Tom and their eighteen month old son, Samuel. Laurie loves writing and has written poetry since she was a very small child. She hopes to inspire other children to do the same.

Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594575517
• ISBN-13: 978-1594575518
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,380,781 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable!, August 11, 2005

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Marseydotes (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wally Met A Monster (Paperback)

My grandson was afraid of monsters under the bed, etc. and had a hard time going to bed because of it. I've been trying to find a book like this for some time that made the idea of monsters less frightening. He loved the book and now goes to sleep easily with this fear "put to rest". Thank you Ms. Nuck for finally coming up with just the "right stuff" needed to address this very common issue with youngsters.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great! And classroom tested!, August 17, 2005

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L. Hollman (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wally Met A Monster (Paperback)

I'm a special education teacher who has used this book in my class, and I can't tell you how receptive my students were to it! They responded immediately to the clever rhyming scheme of the story and they also loved the illustrations. By the time I'd read halfway through the book, my students were falling over themselves predicting what would happen next in the story and making insightful comments about how the characters reacted to each other. My students only do this if they're really involved with the story, and hooking them on reading is not easy.

Other teachers whom I've shown the book to also report a positive class response to it. I'd recommend this to parents and teachers on the elementary school level. Wally is a very charming story.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY NICE BOOK!!!, August 13, 2005

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Lily "Lily" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wally Met A Monster (Paperback)

I think this is a very positive book to let our kids know that monsters are friendly and not only sitting them infront of the TV to watch Monsters Inc, which really scares the hell out of them...I read this book to my daughter and she loves it, I introduced it to her before she even knew about the "monster" concept, to prevent her from being afraid.
She likes the pictures and pointing things out.
Personally I recommend this book.