Ed Emberley - Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Pros: gets rid of monsters, encourages independent reading, reinforces colors
Cons: shapes tear easily on cut-out pages

My six-year-old decided to surprise me at his kindergarten open house; apparently, he'd learned to read but kept it from me until almost the end of school. Now that the cat's out of the bag, he's determined to show off his new skill at every opportunity, ...

Pros: Book that gives kids the power to make the monster go away! Fun cut-outs
Cons: Teeth look scary and may frighten young children

Any family plagued by big scary monsters needs this book! Do you hear screaming during the night? Do you run in only to find nothing but your child cowering under the covers? Do you see a glimpse of green but nothing else? Have flashlights, nightlights, ...

Pros: This fun and clever book builds confidence and is great for color recognition!
Cons: NONE!!!

Yikes! Now you see him; now you don’t! What is he? He is a BIG GREEN MONSTER! Ed Emberley is a creative genius. Each sturdy page in his book is die-cut, showing a different feature of the BIG GREEN MONSTER. Children are mesmerized as they ...

Pros: Fun Cut out pages
Cons: one ambiguous color could confuse kids who don't know their colors to start with

This fun cut out book by the 'colorful' Children's author and illustrator, Ed Emberley helps children learn colors in a fun and memorable way. Each page has one feature of the big green monster and as you turn the pages, it puts him together for the...