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John’s parents are worried that their son seems to have a rather morbid fascination with drawing monsters and when he begins to draw one so big that it won’t fit on the paper, they decide to ask his art teacher for advice: ‘his monsters are in a class by themselves!’ Not what we were hoping to hear, Leggi tutto

Fun book about a little boy who loves to draw monsters. Big, tall, short, ugly, thin, fat, drooling, covered in splotches or teeth, John draws them all! When John begins to draw "the biggest monster ever" his parents are worried because it looks so real... Perfect for young elementary school ages.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story and exploring the illustrations! It is about a young boy - John- who loves drawing monsters, of different sizes, shapes, colours etc! His parents are concerned by this, and encourage him to draw 'nice things' such as houses and trees instead of monsters. But J Leggi tutto

The late American philosopher Gareth B. Matthews reviewed this book in his column on philosophy in children's literature, "Thinking in Stories," for the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children, available here: https://www.montclair.edu/iapc/review... . He wrote, "No doubt it is the v Leggi tutto

This was a really interesting story showing how sometimes adults can hinder the creativity of a child because they fail to see the intelligence and talent in what they've done. I think its incredibly smart how Hoban doesn't depict the parents to be intentionally cruel or abusive, instead portraying

Didn't understand the message of the book but enjoyed it all the same.

this is a story about a little boy called John who can't stop drawing monsters. He draws all sorts of monsters in all sorts of ways. One day he starts a monsters masterpiece needing more and more paper. Eventually his parents become worried and take him to see a therapist. He goes into the therapy r Leggi tutto

Oh, dear. This is not a nice book at all. A perfect addition to my list of "surprise" (usually of the unpleasant variety) ending books.