Name: The monster at the end of this book
Rating: 4.427777777777778 (45 reviews)
ISBN: 037582913X

Jon Stone

Grover worries page by page about meeting the monster at the end of this book.

The monster at the end of this book

Who is the monster at the end of this book? Grover does NOT want you to know! But YOU do!
--back cover

starring lovable, furry old Grover

The Monster at the end of this Book

Taneil Casey

When I first had the idea for writing a review about this book, I wondered if I would even be able to make it beyond a few sentences.  I mean, writing a review for a silly children's story isn't exactly groundbreaking material.

However, just because it's a kid's book doesn't mean I can't share it with you, does it? 

My Synopsis

The Monster at the End of this Book let's us communicate with the Sesame Street friend, Grover, as he struggles with overcoming his fear of Monsters. Having read the title page, he's desperate to prevent you, as the reader, from getting to the end of the book, and thus the monster!  What he doesn't know, and what the reader is surprised to discover is a mystery that will keep you and your small friends reading it again and again.

My Thoughts

The Monster at the End of this Book is a super fun, interactive reading experience that draws a child into it in a way that many static books can never hope to achieve. Each page presents the new, and increasingly funny obstacle of turning the next page, and watching with bright eyes for Grover's hilarious response.

Of course, the book was meant to be read with specific energy.  In fact, how could the reader not read it with the excitement that it demands? It draws older audiences in too, entertaining them with the child's delight, and the creative story.

Not only that, but for us older readers, if we really look, we can see a lesson of ourselves.  It might be a bit of a stretch to say such a thing.  It's true, though!  How often do we get worked up about something that proves to have been nothing after all? We build walls and barricades in an effort to prevent our fears from approaching, only to have it dodge our walls and discover that it was nothing that we couldn't handle, especially with help from the Lord. Unlike Grover, though, who leaves embarrassed, we are given grace to pick us back up from our embarrassment and set us back on the way again.


My recommendation? Definitely read this book.  It's a reading experience that you and your little friend's will never forget. :)

Michael Springer

Best friggin' Golden Book EVAH. If you haven't read it, put down the bollocks you're reading right now and go get it. It's Grover, bitch! I rest my case.

Paula De Lira

Featuring Grover, a Jim Henson Muppet, as Performed on Sesame Street by Frank Oz

The Monster at the End of this Book

Kerri McDonald

Jennifer

Emily Burns

By all accounts, this book is a favorite among toddlers and adults alike. Generations will recall their first time reading along as lovable, furry old Grover begs the reader not to turn the page . . . for a monster is at the end of the book! But, of course, the monster is none other than Grover himself.

A classic, not to be missed.
source: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/lgb-the-monster-at-the-end-of-this-book-sesame-book-9780307010858

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