Monster Toys

by Daisy Hirst, Daisy Hirst (Illustrator)

Overview

What do monsters like to play with? Toddlers will approve of the options in this bright, witty board book from Daisy Hirst.


What will these little monsters do at playtime today? Megan is making a mouse house, and Deegan is dressing up dinosaurs. Leonie is busily lining up lemons, while Cassie is driving cars . . . into Peter and Parvil’s block palace. Oops! But Ramona needs a rest, so here comes Bernard with a blanket and book! Whether musical or messy, artsy or fond of copying the cat, toddlers will reach for Daisy Hirst’s charming paean to play.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781536226553
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	10/25/2022
Series:	Daisy Hirst's Monster Books
Pages:	18
Sales rank:	843,485
Product dimensions:	6.75(w) x 6.75(h) x 0.51(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Daisy Hirst is the author-illustrator of the companion board books Monster Clothes and Monster Food. She is also the creator of The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head, Hilda and the Runaway Baby, Hamish Takes the Train, and I Like Trains, as well as three picture books about monster siblings Natalie and Alphonse. Daisy Hirst lives in Cambridge, England.

Editorial Reviews

The solid board-book construction will ensure that this title stays around for many future nap times to come. . . A monstrously good read.
—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2022-08-31
What kinds of toys does your little monster like?

Readers jump right into the action with the first two lines of text: “Monsters like all kinds of toys. What will they play with today?” From there, each page uses simple, declarative sentences to introduce a new monster and their toy of choice. Caregivers and other adults may be tickled by the juxtaposition of regular toddler activities with monstrous illustrations—for instance, a purple monster with dinosaurlike spikes smiles while playing with plush mice and a homemade dollhouse created from a box with an open hardback book as the pitched roof (“Megan makes a mouse house”). The intended audience may not appreciate the humorous contrast, but they will be drawn in by the soft tones and slightly fuzzy lines of the silkscreen illustrations. The closing images feature a blue monster with an inscrutable face, a broken robot toy, and the suggestion that all playtime must eventually end: “But Ramona needs a rest. So Bernard brings a blanket and a book.” It’s the gentlest hint that everyone, regardless of species, should consider taking a nap now and then. The solid board-book construction will ensure that this title stays around for many future nap times to come.

A monstrously good read. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews