Glad Monster, Sad Monster

by Anne Miranda (Text by), Ed Emberley (Artist)

Overview

Glad, sad, silly, mad - monsters have all kinds of different feelings! In this innovative die-cut book, featuring a snazzy foil cover, you'll try on funny masks as you walk through the wide range of moods all little monsters (and kids!) experience.

Here's a fun, interactive way to explore the many different ways we feel!

Caldecott Medal-winning author/artist Ed Emberley provides readers with an imaginatively crafted book that helps children identify and understand their emotions. Visit him at his Web site: www.edemberley.com.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316573955
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	09/01/1997
Edition description:	Pages with Flaps and Masks
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	48,854
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.25(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Ed Emberley is a Caldecott Award-winner and the author of Go Away, Big Green Monster!;Bye-Bye, Big Bad Bullybug; and his enormously popular Fingerprint Drawing Book series. He lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts. His website is www.edemberley.com.

Editorial Reviews

Children who lack the vocabulary to distinguish the emotions they're feeling may find some comfort in this book, which makes use of masks to unmask feelings. Each spread shows little brightly colored monsters acting out different emotions—pink monsters cut out valentines and bake cookies to express love, yellow monsters play ball and open birthday presents in the name of happiness—while a gatefold page reveals a big mask of whatever emotion is covered in that spread. The eyes and noses are punched out, so children can hold those pages up and "wear" the mask. It's a good idea, but easier in theory; the book is heavy for the young children at whom the book is aimed, and older ones will find it hard to put on the mask, read the book, and keep the pages intact; institutions should expect rips and stock multiple copies. The book has a use, whether teaching the names of emotions, or helping children express them.

Kirkus Reviews