If a monster knocked on your window, would you go play with it?
Tundra Books is one of my favorite publishers. They publish beautiful books with story lines that will make children smile. They provided me with this hardcover children's picture to review. The story was originally published in France as "Une nuit en ville" by Editions Les 400 coups, 2007. The Tundra edition is currently available at your local bookstore.
The blue striped monster is named Pickles McPhee, and she has hidden in the trunk of a car so she can go on an adventure.
Martha is sitting by the window trying to stay awake so she can see the tooth fairy. But she never expected the tooth fairy to be so big, have horns, and blue stripes!
Pickles asks her if she can show her how to find an adventure. And, Martha sure did. She takes her to the park, where everything looks different at night. (Things do look different in the dark, you know.) Everything is going real well until Pickles gets a little rambunctious...
The illustrations are big and bright, the monsters are lovable, and Martha learns a lesson about adventuring by herself. This is a tale that would really have appealed to me as a child. Why don't you get a copy and share it with your child and let their imagine roam, too?
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