Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Are You A Hungry Monster? by Guilherme Karsten - ADVISABLE

Are You A Hungry Monster? by Guilherme Karsten. PICTURE BOOK. Happy Yak, 2025. $19. 9780711283404

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

APPEALS TO: SEVERAL

A monster is excited that the reader has opened the book.  He has been waiting for you and has a surprise. He wants to make a special snack for you his monster friend.   He looks up a monster sandwich recipe.  It contains buried in mud bread, old socks, ear wax, dry snot, and more. The monster asks you if you want a bite.  He is sad when you say no.  He eats it himself. Now the monster gets a surprise from the sandwich!

Karsten's story and illustrations are very cute and interactive.  The story teaches children what can happen if you don't eat healthy food.   I was not pleased with the bathroom language at the end of the book.  I was also puzzled that healthy food items weren't referred to when asked what foods the children liked.  Instead, only cookies, chocolate, and pasta were mentioned.

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