Not bad, but not great. It was fun, but then the ending seemed to turn slightly towards behavioral. The rhyming moves along well, until the end. But in spite the flaws at the end. I think kids will get it all. Great for toddlers as well as preschoolers. I could have them stand with me and do some of the actions. I think they'll like the illustrations, and a lap-read or read alone could really let them see all the details and different monsters.Monsters go for Halloween, and I'm trying to avoid the standard Halloween books I keep finding (as well as finding something in at this "late" notice!). My five year old initially resisted reading this, but eventually we did read it, and found the first, rhyming portion of the book kinda cool. Fun, even: a detail of a day at the park, full of fun-having monsters.But, bizarrely, in the last few pages a non-rhyming addendum is added, in which two small monsters (clearly sibs) squabble with each other, get scolded, and reconcile. It doesn't go with the rest of the book, and it seemed just pasted on. Very odd. We figured when we read it again (we haven't yet), we'll just skip that preachy and poorly written part.The illustrations are cute and energetic. But I doubt we'll get this from the library again!
What do You think about Romping Monsters, Stomping Monsters (2013)?
No real story here, but the illustrations are definitely cute and creative.
—brokengirl1121
Simple words. Gorgeous pictures. Another winner by Jane Yolen.
—kally
The book is cute and sweet but not memorable and very creative.
—confuzzled1
I think young readers will enjoy the pictures.
—Alice
