Believe It or Not, My Brother Has a Monster! - Hardcover

Nesbitt, Kenn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545650593 ISBN 13: 9780545650595

Publisher: Cartwheel Books, 2015

Synopsis

From one scary monster to ten disgusting slugs and everything in between, this spooky rhyming story is chock-full of creepy crawlies...and one nervous little brother!
He led it home and snuck it in,

which gave me goose bumps on my skin

to see a monster standing there.

Those giant claws! That shaggy hair!
Uh-oh, this boy's older brother is up to something...he's found a monster, and he's brought him home! Now he's trying to sneak in even more terrifying creatures. What's going to happen when his parents find out?
A hilarious, side-splitting cumulative story with a monster twist of an ending from the brilliant minds of children's poet laureate Kenn Nesbitt and talented illustrator David Slonim!

About this title

About the Author:

Kenn Nesbitt is the current U.S. children's poet laureate and an award-winning author of poetry for children, whose works have appeared in numerous poetry collections and school textbooks around the country. Kenn lives in Spokane, Washington, with his wife and two children. You can visit him at www.poetry4kids.com
David Slonim's many children's books include HE CAME WITH THE COUCH, I LOATHE YOU, and MOISHE'S MIRACLE, a NEW YORK TIMES Best Illustrated Books selection. He lives with his family in Chesterfield, Indiana. Please visit his website at www.davidslonim.com.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2—When a sibling does something forbidden, there is as much a sense of dread as there is excitement. Told in rhyme by the younger brother, the story describes how a boy brings home a monster on Halloween night. But that is just the beginning. He continues to accumulate other creepy creatures in increasing quantities. The younger brother bears witness to all the mischief in the dark, each time repeating the phrase "I hope our parents don't find out." When the adults do come home, though, they turn on the lights and readers see that the creatures aren't that creepy after all. Perhaps there was a little elaboration and an overactive imagination at work on the part of the younger brother. While the story concept is cute, the narrative seems to drag a little and can be wordy at times for the sake of the rhyme. The muted cartoony illustrations work well with the text but are not exceptional. VERDICT An additional purchase, especially for the monster-crazed.—Emily E. Lazio, The Smithtown Special Library District, NY

About this edition

• Publisher: Cartwheel Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0545650593
• ISBN 13: 9780545650595
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Slonim David