I Want a Monster! ~ Picture Book & KID KANDY

by Angie Quantrell @AngieQuantrell

I Want a Monster!
By Elise Gravel
(Katherine Tegen Books, 2016)

Baby monsters are cute, right? Just like puppies, kittens, and human babies.

But just like all babies, baby monsters can be counted on to make messes, grow, and engage in all sorts of disastrous activies.

A young girl wants a pet monster. ALL of her friends have one! But where will it stay? What will it eat? Who will take care of it?

Papa finally relents and together they visit the Monsterium. Gus, an adorable baby oogly-wump, goes home to live with the family. And that's when the fun really begins.

Because baby monsters are just like baby-babies. They don't know anything. They do silly things. They don't sleep!

I Want a Monster! is a hilarious picture book. All sorts of mayhem and excitement invade the house when Gus comes home.

Your monsters will love reading I Want a Monster! Just don't be surprised if they want to adopt their own baby monsters. If only you could find a monsterium...

KID KANDY:

Create Your Own Monster

Materials: paper, pencil, markers, art supplies

1. Draw your monster - any shape or size.

2. Color in your monster. Add facial details (eyes, teeth, mouth, ears, horns). Remember, you can make it anyway you want. Maybe your monster has only 1 eye! Or 5 ears!

3. What is your monster's name?

4. What does your monster eat? Where does it sleep? What does it like to do?

5. Label your monster with its name. Go tell someone about your new pet!

Thanks for adopting a monster!