Ghosts, goblins and many scary dressed-up creatures both big and small are soon to make their arrival at your front doorsteps. All of the excitement and anticipation of this special event will soon be upon us! With a few of these spooky and silly tales we will be spotlighting this month that you can share with your little trick-or-treaters, you are guaranteed to help make this Halloween a boo-tastically giddy time!
Monster Boogie
As our tale begins, a smiling, gigantic creature with ghoulishly green teeth and purple eyes is seen opening a door to find two little one's sound asleep in the darkness of their bedroom.
"I'm the biggest monster that you've ever seen!" he exclaims as he greets the newly awakened children. "I'm big and I'm scary, you know what I mean? And this is what I like to do..." Reaching out with his long claws, he turns on the radio that on the children's dresser and starts to... BOOGIE!
Based on the best-selling award-winning children's recording artist Laurie Berkner's hilarious song, the lyrics come to life in the pages of this lighthearted tale. The repetition of catchy phrases makes it easy for little ones to read along even if they are still not able to read the words on their own. The illustrations of this friendly, yet sharp-toothed monster by Ben Clanton work beautifully. And the message of first impressions being deceiving is clear- while the creature sure appears to be scary looking, complete with purple furry hair, yellow eyes and horns, he turns out to be a silly, dance loving monster!
Laurie Berkner's music played an integral role in my son's childhood, as we would sing and dance along to her songs while watching the children's television channel, Noggin. You can't help but sing along with the words from this story and doing a little boogie yourselves!
Monster Boogie
Written by Laurie Berkner & Illustrated by Ben Clanton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
For ages 4 to 8
Retails for $17.99 (Hardcover)
***Modest Momma's Note: For further information about Laurie Berkner, please visit her website at https://laurieberkner.com/ & for further information about Ben Clanton, please visit his website at http://www.benclanton.com/ ***
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