Maggie and the Monster
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Book Overview
Every night a monster comes into Maggie?s room. The monster crashes into the furniture with her big hairy feet, knocks books off the shelf, and sits in the chair and grumbles to herself. Maggie doesn?t know what to do until her mother suggests that maybe the monster is looking for something. So Maggie asks the monster, and it turns out she?s looking for her mother. Together, they carry on the search until the monster finds her mother?and Maggie finally gets a good night?s sleep!With a lighthearted spirit and a clever mystery element, Maggie and the Monsteris a wonderful collaboration between two award-winning talents. Readers will be thrilled to see this charming bedtime tale back in print.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0399247114
ISBN13:9780399247118
Release Date:July 2007
Publisher:Putnam Publishing Group
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.67 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 9.1"
Age Range:3 years and up
Grade Range:Preschool and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
a monster-friendly book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
i loved this book the instant i read it. it's perfect for children who are afraid of monsters. maggie is a brave little girl who takes matters into her own hands and helps a little monster find her mother. tomie de paola's illustrations are simple and fun. it's a great preschool book--- not a lot of text, not too long, easy to read, with a satisfying end. my kids love it, too.
This book solved all of our "scary" issues.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I am really shocked. I have tried book after book to help my 4 year old daughter get over the fear of monsters in her room. I decided to give Maggie and the Monster a try. It looked cute and sounded helpful. This book is an unbelievable tool. I can't believe it. We have had the book a week and my daughter hasn't not cried or complained that their are monsters in her room since. She loves the story and says it is her favorite book. She carries it with her everywhere. What a delightful story that shows the child with a little encouragement from mom, she can solve her own problems and feel good about it in the end. Very empowering for children. I am so thankful for this story. I still can't get over the confidence it helped my daughter gain. I HIGHLY recommend this book for anyone but especially for children with nightime fears. My seven year old son even thought the story was funny and entertaining. He wants to borrow it to share with his class.
Gives children the power over their fear of monsters!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
This book, hands down, has been all three of my childrens favorite! It tremendously helped calm the inevitable fear of monsters in the bedroom. Maggie showed no fear in telling that monster to get out of her room, yet had no trouble rolling over and going to sleep when it refused to leave. She handled the problem on her own,with reassurance from her mother. This book was the best help I could have had when each of my kids reached the stage when they needed to learn that they had the power!(It also inspired me to name my third child Maggie!!)
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