Birthday Monsters! (Boynton on Board)

Features

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Published by: Workman Publishing Company; Brdbk edition January 12, 1993
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1563054434
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1563054433
• Book Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Weighs: 8 ounces

New York Times Book Review, 3/13/94
The birthday child looks very much like a hippopotamus. Her friends, the birthday monsters, arrive just after dawn, bring presents, make a wonderful mess and clean it up. Part of an appealing new board-book series.

Product Description
You hear your door come crashing down—those birthday monsters are in town! And they're going to wreak havoc in the most extraordinarily rude ways. What fun! From Boynton on Board, the 8-million-copy-bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, and extra-fun board books, here is BIRTHDAY MONSTERS. Featuring Sandra Boynton's lively rhyming text and inimitable illustrations, this story about a madcap crew of lovable party crashers will appeal to kids and adults alike. Main selection of the Children's Book-of-the-Month Club.

Reader Reviews
I bought this book for my neice's first birthday, and she loves it! The pictures are wonderful, and the text is written in Boynton's usual melodic style--my neice certainly seemed to respond to the sound of others reading the words to her. The story describes five birthday monsters arriving and taking over on "your" birthday; although the monsters themselves aren't scary, young children who can comprehend the story might become upset by certain scenes (eg, the monsters eat all "your" cake!)--but of course, there is a happy ending. An engaging, fun story for young children. Comment | | (Report this)