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I want to be a Monster when I grow up by M.T. Weber - Rating: * * * * * (Reviewed by Nathan Robinson)

11/28/2016

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Horror for young kids is woefully under represented nowadays. Kids love dark stories, parents might not like that, but my two squeal with glee when I tell them a story in which kids are threatened by something wanting to eat them (sometimes, they do get eaten when authors are brave enough to touch on that taboo), although they are just as happy with a story about a teddy bear going on a magical adventure. Kids generally like anything parents put in front of them (except broccoli), so telling kids scary stories is a good way to introduce them to more adult themes.
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“I want to be a Monster when I grow up” is a perfect little book to take your little ones out of their safe zone and bring out the bogey men whilst maintaining the mirth and not scaring the kiddies too much, all whilst delivery positive messages about eating your greens, going to bed and being nice to your family. The book is Americanised, though changing Mom for Mum is no great feat, and I even changed the name of the main character to that of my son to make it more likeable and involving story.

The familiar monsters that plague the pages are competently illustrated and there’s just enough detail to make them scary, but not threatening. If you fancy a tale that’s little out of the norm for children, but still maintaining a positive message throughout, you won’t go wrong with this for your little terrors.
 
5/5

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11/29/2016 04:57:25 pm

Thanks so much for the review!

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