Monster's New Undies

by Samantha Berger, Tad Carpenter (Illustrator)

Overview

Monster searches for the just-right pair of underwear in this hilarious, rhyming read-aloud!

THESE are my undies!

A sweet work of art!

UH-OH!

My undies!

They just fell apart!

So WHAT if monster's undies are torn or the elastic's completely outworn? Sure, they are a little small but he is JUST FINE with them, thank you very much! But when his beloved undies fall apart, what's a little monster to do? Mommy monster will take him shopping of course... and it's not going to be easy to find the perfect pair!

With hilarious rhymes from the bestselling author of Crankenstein, Samatha Berger, and bright, irresistible illustrations from Tad Carpenter, this rollicking read-aloud will have little ones doing the undie dance!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338832969
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Pages:	30
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Tad Carpenter is a designer, illustrator, writer, and educator. Tad co-runs a design and branding studio Carpenter Collective with his wife and partner, Jessica Carpenter. Tad has written and illustrated over a dozen books intended for people of all ages, including the I Say, You Say series, Monster's New Undies, as well as Sad Santa. Tad lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Samantha Berger is the award-winning author of Crankenstein, What If, Snoozefest, Martha Doesn't Say Sorry, and over 80 books for young readers. She also writes cartoons and does voice-overs. Samantha splits her time between New York City and sunny California. Visit her online at samanthaberger.com.

Editorial Reviews

"If only every underwear shopping trip ended in such satisfaction." — Kirkus Reviews

"Carpenter's doe-eyed figures, thick black lines, and textured backdrops are as eye-catching as they are expressive... [Berger's] uproarious rhymes, sprinkled with ballooned asides and emphatic capital letters, demand to be read aloud... Sheer monstrous fun." —Booklist

From the Publisher

2017-03-06
When a tattered but loved pair of underwear finally falls apart, Monster must brave Undie World to find a new pair.The search is harder than it might seem: "PUT. DOWN. THOSE. UNDIES. / THOSE. AREN'T. THE. ONES. / Those undies aren't worthy / of dressing these buns!" From the designs on the underwear to their style, cut, and feel, none fit the bill, er, butt. But then Monster, high atop a pile of discards, a single pair askew on one of his horns, spies the perfect pair. "The moment I saw them, / my tush fell in love!" He concludes the shopping trip by posing, walking, dancing, and taking a stance in the new underwear. Oddly, as there's been no hint before this of a filmed performance, Berger ends this rollicking, giggle-inducing romp with a spread of Monster taking a bow, other monsters applauding around a clapperboard: "And…SCENE." Carpenter uses just three colors in his illustrations, and lime-green Monster stands out amid all the other, blue, nonscary monsters, especially when sporting his red-and-white tighty whities, his expressions wonderfully readable. Strangely, though Monster realizes that going underwear-less is "just a little bit c-c-cold. / …And a little exposed / …and A LOT to behold" (Monster shivers behind the leaf of a potted plant), he goes shopping with not a stitch on. No anatomy is shown; Monster's gender is cued by underwear style. If only every underwear shopping trip ended in such satisfaction. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews