In this playful follow-up to Ed Emberley's classic GO AWAY BIG GREEN MONSTER, little readers can tell Little Green Monster it's time to go to sleep with the flip of every die-cut page. (This book was reviewed digitally.Description for Nighty Night, Little Green Monster Hardcover. The plucky protagonist is light-skinned the monsters-furry, horned, and spiky. So boring.” Rich illustrations offer well-timed guffaws and silliness. Goggle-eyed Emi is the epitome of determination. Luckily, they duck in time and are never caught in her flashlight’s beam.

Muted blue surroundings show the monsters, who are just as afraid of Emi as she is of them. Emi’s courage shines through in comic-style speech bubbles: “I’m not SCARED!” she declares, just in case the monsters are listening (they are). Fluffy, friendly-looking monsters cower in the shadows as she passes. Sweeping her flashlight from room to room, Emi searches for Cookie. Cookie bounds after a ball, leaving Emi to face the dark unknown and attempt a daring rescue.

Unfortunately, her dog, Cookie, doesn’t understand the importance of stillness. She just needs to stay very quiet and wait for a monster to spring her trap. Leave this on the shelf and take the kids outside to really move.Ī tot prepares for bedtime-and the monsters that come with it.Īrmed with a colander on her head, a trusty flashlight, and a map of the monsters’ favorite hiding spots, Emi is ready. The relatively thin board pages and weak handles will soon be torn by normal handling following the directions in the text will only hasten the destruction. Furthermore, many of the instructions run counter to how young children are typically taught to treat books, as when they are told to step on it and then waddle or to lift it with their feet. It’s not always obvious whether the book is meant to be facing readers or turned away from them, adding another layer of confusion. For example, the only hint of a dinosaur on the page where readers are told to “put this book to your mouth and let out a roar” like a dinosaur are the teeth that line the edges of what is meant to be a gaping maw. You're a turtle in its shell! Go peek out and look.” The busy pictures shift perspective according to each scenario presented but give few visual clues. Even adults will find themselves puzzled when told to “paddle the floor,” or to “hang on the handles. Unfortunately, the rhyming instructions for using the book as an exercise prop are confusing. The half-circle cutout of the spine and large handle formed by another die cut on the right side are intriguing. An interactive board book promises a variety of experiences.Ī book that gets kids up and moving sounds like a great idea.

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