(Note: I was given a free copy to review but all opinions are my own.)
How many alphabet books do you think there are on the market? I did a VERY quick (and limited) search and found well over 50. Man oh man!
A is for apple and B is for banana. Then there are things like oranges and strawberries with a truck thrown in for good measure. Yawn.
How many times does it take for a parent reading a typical alphabet book before she’s bored beyond tears? Not very many, I predict.
But then along comes an alphabet book that teaches kids their alphabet and is also very engaging for toddler and parent alike. D is for Drool is that book. Let’s shout huzzah from the rooftops!
Counting monster-ly things will guarantee you’ll never be bored!
Ethan, the little boy in the book, is not sleepy. No siree, Bob.
Instead of counting sheep to help him sleep, he counts monster attributes — like monster bellies, monster noses, and monster wings. I love that! That’s a lot more entertaining than boring white sheep.
There’s one thing that is exceptionally clever. Many times, part of the monster you see on the current page is also on the next page. It’s like you’re seeing the monster as he’s leaving.
Or!
Sometimes on the current page, you see a wee bit of the monster that will be coming up on the next page. It’s fun to ask your grandchild (or child) what he thinks the next monster is going to be like.
There are lots of fun things to discover on all of the pages. For instance, J is for jumping. There are tiny monsters jumping around.
But if you look closely, you’ll see that some of those itty bitty monsters are throwing snowballs and making snow angels. That’s because the previous monster is leaving snow as he walks along.
So clever!
Then there’s the monster that oozes stuff out his plethora of noses . . .
. . . that other monsters have to avoid walking in! Yuck!
By the time Ethan gets to the letter Z, he’s ‘cutting z’s (he’s asleep).
And what about all of the monsters? Why they’re asleep under Ethan’s bed because EVERYBODY (kids especially) knows that there are monsters under the bed!
I absolutely love this book! It’s clever. It’s innovative. It’s colorful. It’s charming. It’s one that will delight toddlers and parents alike for a long time.
Oh. And also older siblings . . .
What a monstrously magnificent ABC book! I highly recommend it. And I think you’ll love it, too.
You can buy a hard back copy on Amazon for $18.95.
