Review – My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom #Children @loiswickstrom

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Synopsis

 

My brother says, “There are no monsters! Tell it to come out! I dare you!”

A modern adaptation of the Hindu Teaching Tale by the same name. What do you do when there’s a monster under your bed, and your brother won’t believe you? What if the monster wants to work for you? In fact, he’s so hungry for work, that if you don’t give him jobs, he’ll eat you! He’ll straighten your room. He’ll wash the dishes. He’ll wash your dog, until he’s all clean and fluffy. It’s up to your imagination to keep your monster busy!

 

 

 

BAM

 

 

Review

 

Do you have monsters under your bed?  If so, you might want to read this book and learn how to take control of that monster especially if he wants to do some work.

While I had not heard of the tale this is based on, I love how it is a great story to help any little ones that fear they have a monster under their bed or in their closet or somewhere in their room. Give it chores to do and keep it busy and then when you are done with it, banish it to another room.

The illustrations are spot on and while the monster is ugly it isn’t frightening.

This would be a good book to read to young children to address any fears they might have whether it is monsters under the bed or something else.

We give this book 5 paws up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

 

Lois Wickstrom earned her BA in biology with Chemistry and English minors. She is the creator of the Imagenie videos on YouTube and “Starting With Safety” available from the American Chemical Society. She also co-authored the Nessie’s Grotto Books with Jean Lorrah, and the Orange Forest Rabbit books with Lucrecia Darling.

 

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