![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We actually have this one as a board book, and Squirm loves looking through it – it’s exactly the right size for his little hands and it’s quite a sturdy book. Plus there’s a really jovial feeling with this book, although Grover is scared, the reader knows that everything will probably be ok at the end. Then there’s the ‘interactive’ aspect (like Tap the Magic Tree), where turning the page ‘destroys’ walls and other means to try and stop the reader from turning the page. I think the secret lies with two things – there’s the breaking of the fourth wall (much like ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon‘) which lets Grover talk directly to us – to tell us that there’s a monster at the end of the book and that he’s scared of that. Since it was published in 1971, author Jon Stone and illustrator Michael Smollin’s The Monster at the End of This Book has become an iconic entry in the kidlit canon. This is the one which managed to break beyond the fact it ‘belonged’ to a television show, and reached out to children (including my sister and myself) in a very real way. Lovable, furry old Grover believes that there is, and he will try anything to stop you from turning the pages to find him The Monster at the End of This Book, the bestselling Sesame Street book of all time, is an exciting and highly original tale that children will want to read again and again. ![]() There was, apparently, a whole range of Sesame Street books written – but while I remember this one from my childhood, I don’t remember any others. Find the master list hereĭay Seven – The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone In the lead up to Christmas, I’ll be sharing short reviews of great books and who they’d be perfect for. ![]()
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