Go Away, Big Green Monster!

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2002

Author: Ed Emberly
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Grade Level: Kindergarten
Date(s) Used: Oct. 2000, Oct. 2001

Synopsis: In the first half of this fear-dispelling book, graphically distinctive die-cut pages reveal, bit by bit, a monster with harp white teethand craggly purple hair. The process is then reversed as the text commands each scary feature to go away, until there is nothing left but a black page instructing "Don't Come Back!"

Craft ideas:

• During, or before, the reading, make cut-outs like the one in the book that the children can stack to make their own monster.
• Make a scary (or not!) monster mask with paper plates.