Author/Illustrator: Jackie French Koller/Betsy Lewin
About the Author:
Jackie French Koller is a published American author who was born in 1948. She had her first book published in 1986. She is very family oriented and tells you all about her family on her personal web page.
Genre: Fiction
Grade Level: 1-3
Grade Level: 1-3
Synopsis:
Howard moved into a new house and he loved it. It was old but he loved all of the little things about it. When Howard went to bed he heard noises and called his mom into the room to check for monsters. His mom checked and didn't find anything and she told him there are no such thing as monsters. Then the little monster called his mom to check for little boys and she told him there are no such thing as boys. The boy and the monster keep hearing and seeing things but their moms always tell them to go back to bed. At the end of the night the monster and the boy finally meet face to face. The boy said that he thought monsters ate boys and the monster thought boys eat monsters! Both Howard and the little monster from them on were able to sleep through the night.
Pre Reading Activity:
Before reading have the children look at the title and the cover to predict what they think is going to happen in this story.
Post Reading Activity:
After reading have the children write a story in a small group about something that is not real. This will get the students imaginations going.
Reflection:
This book is good because it helps kids to laugh about something that a lot of them are afraid of. This also helps the kids to use their imaginations and make up stories on their own.
This is a cute story that will help children realize that it's okay to have fears. Especially, fears of monsters. I like how the monster turns into a fearful character as well. I agree with your idea that the story allows children to laugh at their fears.
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