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Goodnight, Little Monster (2010)

by Helen Ketteman(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

076145683X (ISBN13: 9780761456834)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Two Lions

review 1: This book is pretty cute over all, and I love the monster elements that they added into the bedtime routine. There's some great rhyming in the book, which reads more like an illustrated poem than prose, but there are also a few spots where the rhythm becomes a little clunkier. The illustrations are great, with rich colors and an amazing amount of texture, but tend towards the creepy and gross side of things, with bugs, bats, and dead plants featured in the majority of them. This isn't an issue for the most part, but if you have a kid more like my daughter (who decides to be scared every now and then), this could turn the child off of this book.The monster characters, and the thoroughly "monster-ized" nature of the illustrations, makes me believe that this book will draw in... more more boys, although I would not be surprised to find girls drawn to this book as well. I do believe that any child could enjoy this book. I would recommend parent's taking their own child's particular preferences into account before purchasing this book, however.My son has read this once so far, and has asked me to leave it on the Kindle so that he can read it again in the future. He hasn't been eager to read it again, however, and it was a more difficult read for him. I was surprised tonight, though, when he told my mother all about it. He might just surprise me again and want to read it to her the next time we get together for a Skype session.
review 2: I enjoyed this story so much I bought the print version. Big deal? You bet; I live in an 816sf condo and no longer buy print books. With my Kindle and iPad, there's really no reason to take up valuable space. But the illustrations in "Goodnight, Little Monster" are so unique and colorful, I wanted my grandson to be able to flip through the pages. Okay, I wanted to be able to flip through the pages. Lol!The layout of the print book is done beautifully. I will use this one as a guide when I print my first children's book.The story is just fun and cute; the perfect bedtime story.My only complaint: increase the font size. It is very difficult for these middle-aged eyes to see below a 12pt font. 14pt preferred. :-) less

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