Family Fridays – the Monster at the end of this Book by Jon Stone

Book: the Monster at the end of this Book (1971)

Series: Sesame Street (Grover)

Genre: Babies & Toddlers

Ages: 0-3 years

Blurb:

Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there’s a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. Grover is astonished–and toddlers will be delighted–to discover who is really the monster at the end of the book!

Review:

This was my husband’s favorite book as a child, and when we were expecting our baby, my brother- and sister- in-law gave it to us with a plush Grover. The combo makes a lovely gift (you should be able to find the book for under $5) and as for the book – it’s absolutely great. As mentioned previously, one of the reasons I love the Monster at the end of this Book is that it draws attention to the act of reading and the physical book itself. We’ve been reading it (occasionally assisted by Grover) to our son since he was teeny-tiny. He seems to like it, if you count trying to eat it as liking it. I didn’t really grow up with Sesame Street, so this was basically my first real experience (that I can remember!) with the brand. I’m really impressed and will be looking into some of their other books, and might have to try some of the TV shows too.

Available: Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

Have you read this to your kid(s)? Are you a fan of Sesame Street?

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