Go to Bed, Monster!
by Natasha Wing; illustrated by Sylvie Kantorovitz
Harcourt Children's Books
Reviewed by Kelly Herold
No self-respecting preschooler likes bedtime and Lucy, the protagonist of Natasha Wing’s Go to Bed, Monster!, is no different:
“One night, Lucy tossed and turned. She could not, would not, did not want to go to bed.”
Lucy decides to relieve her boredom by drawing quietly in her room. An oval, a square, some rectangles and circles later and she has a Monster.
Things begin nicely for Lucy and her Monster. They play and jump and skip. Finally, however, Lucy is tired and ready to go to bed. But Monster? No such luck. He’s hungry and thirsty and scared. Poor Lucy has to draw and draw and draw to keep up with his bedtime demands.
Sylvie Kantorovitz’s charming crayon drawings are a delight. Her Lucy, in blue-footed pajamas, is a wide-eyed child with a wicked set of crayons. Everything Lucy touches comes to life, often with hilarious results. Young children will love watching Monster’s expressions as he declares his hunger, his thirst, his anger, and his joy. Monster is being a bad boy and they’ll delight in telling you so.
Go to Bed, Monster! is perfect as the penultimate bedtime book. Just follow it up with something really sleepy like Goodnight Moon for maximum effect.
Rating: *\*\*\
I love this book!
Posted by: Becky | November 08, 2007 at 02:38 PM
Isn't it fun, Becky :)
Posted by: Kelly | November 08, 2007 at 03:57 PM
On Christmas, I'll be posting my interview with both Sylvie Kantorovitz and Natasha Wing!!!
Posted by: Becky | December 13, 2007 at 08:40 PM
Great, thanks for letting me know!
Posted by: Anne | December 14, 2007 at 08:01 AM