There's a Monster Who Eats Books in our House
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There's a Monster Who Eats Books in our House
Illustrated by Arthur Robins
(Hodder Wayland)
32pp, BIG BOOK, 978-0750026499, RRP £12.99, Paperback
5-8 Infant/Junior
Exploring the theme of caring for books and enjoying books, alongside the perennial problem of living with younger siblings, There’s a Monster … is a useful tool with which to encourage discussion with younger children. Although a good story, I am not convinced that this picture book works as a Big Book. The lively illustrations are bright and attractive and bring to life the humour in the story. But why a BIG book? The cartoon bubble text is too small to use as a shared text.


