Nighty Night, Little Green Monster

by Ed Emberley

Overview

“Children will be starstruck with this monstrously interactive bedtime story.”–School Library Journal

This companion to the bestselling classic Go Away, Big Green Monster!, which has sold over a million copies and is now celebrating over 30 years in print, boasts a similar, "monsterously" fun format and features die-cuts on every spread.

With each turn of the page, readers reveal Little Green Monster's little yellow eyes, his little red mouth, and even a cute, tiny white monster tooth. Then, when the stars begin to appear, it's time for bed... so, nighty night, little yellow eyes. Nighty night, little red mouth. Nighty night, cute little white tooth. Sweet dreams!


 
This ingenious, interactive book is sure to help little readers settle down for bedtime.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316210416
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	08/06/2013
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can visit him online at edemberley.com.

Editorial Reviews

Children will be starstruck with this monstrously interactive bedtime story.”—School Library Journal

“A baby sibling for a modern childhood classic.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Just as Emberley's book Go Away, Big Green Monster (1993) allowed young children to send away a potentially scary big monster, the new book lets them do the same to a charming little monster…Cleverly designed and sturdy, the die-cut pages are tough enough to endure plenty of finger pokes, hand grabs, and page turns, which are sure to come as young children explore this engaging picture book.”—Booklist

“Like this book's classic predecessor, Go Away, Big Green Monster, listeners turn die-cut pages to reveal, body part by body part, a little monster….This is a simple bedtime story and a subtle introduction to color and the body.”
 —The Horn Book

“Twenty years after Go Away, Big Green Monster! Emberley uses die-cuts to introduce readers to a new monster, and this one's much younger (and far less scary) than its predecessor….Just the thing for children to wind down with after a candy-fueled Halloween night.”—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

A baby sibling for a modern childhood classic. Fans of Emberley's beloved Go Away, Big Green Monster! (1993) may be understandably wary of this unlikely companion, but it's hard to resist this baby monster's toothy grin. In turning the die-cut pages, readers step by step create a Little Green Monster with little yellow eyes, "bluish-greenish" ears and nose, a red mouth with a single pointy fang, one curly purple strand of hair: in all, a "little green happy face." When the first star of the night appears, readers say goodnight to each element of the face so that, by the end, all that's left are the stars and a wish for sweet dreams. Even in this gentle, diminutive version, the feeling of empowerment children attained in the original by sending the monster away remains. By making this companion both a bedtime book and a features-recognition game, Emberley creates a title that will work well with a very young audience. Does the original monster need tweaking? Maybe not, but it's nice to see him have a little companionship. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews