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Overview
Crash, crash!
Stomp, stomp!
A tired monster goes up the stairs.
But
zzzz, zzzz,
a boy is sound asleep. And
ick, ick,
his room is not so neat —
not neat enough for a monster to take a nap! So
whishtt, whishtt,
the monster starts to clean.
Synopsis
Crash, crash!
Stomp, stomp!
A tired monster goes up the stairs.
But
zzzz, zzzz,
a boy is sound asleep. And
ick, ick,
his room is not so neat —
not neat enough for a monster to take a nap! So
whishtt, whishtt,
the monster starts to clean.
School Library Journal
PreS-K- Ready to go to sleep, a multi-legged, long-tailed monster heads upstairs and into a bedroom only to hurt itself on toy blocks left on the floor. Grossed out by stinky socks and shoes, a juice-stained sheet, and general untidiness, the creature decides to "Clean, clean,/I'll make the room so neat," while the room's young occupant snoozes in the bed. In the morning, the child awakens ("Ring,/ring,/it's time to start the day") and happily discovers his visitor ("Giggle,/giggle!/'A monster's come to stay./Let's play!'"). The watercolor illustrations at times show only part of the creature as its head or other body parts extend off the page. Its numerous arms allow it to accomplish many tasks at once, an enviable feature. The font varies, emphasizing action words in larger boldface letters ("Stuff,/stuff...") and the rest of the line is a smaller size ("the/clothes/into/the/drawers"). Rhyming, repetitive text and whimsical images whirl on the pages, making this a fun read-aloud.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
Editorials
School Library Journal
PreS-K- Ready to go to sleep, a multi-legged, long-tailed monster heads upstairs and into a bedroom only to hurt itself on toy blocks left on the floor. Grossed out by stinky socks and shoes, a juice-stained sheet, and general untidiness, the creature decides to "Clean, clean,/I'll make the room so neat," while the room's young occupant snoozes in the bed. In the morning, the child awakens ("Ring,/ring,/it's time to start the day") and happily discovers his visitor ("Giggle,/giggle!/'A monster's come to stay./Let's play!'"). The watercolor illustrations at times show only part of the creature as its head or other body parts extend off the page. Its numerous arms allow it to accomplish many tasks at once, an enviable feature. The font varies, emphasizing action words in larger boldface letters ("Stuff,/stuff...") and the rest of the line is a smaller size ("the/clothes/into/the/drawers"). Rhyming, repetitive text and whimsical images whirl on the pages, making this a fun read-aloud.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA