Bedtime Monster: ¡A dormir, pequeño monstruo! (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Heather Ayris Brunell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932748806 ISBN 13: 9781932748802

Publisher: UNKNO, 2010

Synopsis

A little boy doesn't want to go to bed. He whines and throws tantrums. He not only is acting like a monster, he turns into one. His parents know just how to handle him and help him get his much needed sleep.Bilingual full text in both English and Spanish.

About this title

About the Author:

Bonnie Adamson began creating books at a very early age, out of folded tablet paper stitched along the spine with needle and thread by her grandmother. After a short career as a magazine editor, and a longer career as a graphic designer, Bonnie returned happily to writing and illustrating for children. She and her husband live in South Carolina with two grown daughters and assorted granddogs close by. Visit her at BonnieAdamson.com.

From Booklist:

There are many books about scary monsters, but in this lively bilingual picture book, a toddler actually becomes the scary monster when he has a temper tantrum. Kids will recognize how he enjoys toppling skyscrapers and crashing cars on his bedroom floor and then refuses to go to bed. He snuffles and screeches, grunts and twitches. And the line-and-colored-pencil pictures show all the transformations as the boy’s hair grows, a tail sprouts, and sharp claws jab from his fingertips. The wild action in the bilingual words is fun (English appears in black type on the top of the page; Spanish is in red type at the bottom), and so are the furious images. Then Dad scoops up the squirming monster and gently rocks him, tail and all, as Mama sings a soft lullaby. The final pages bring a cozy ending, and there is a wry last scene as Dad remembers being a little monster himself, and he grows a tail. A glossary of both Spanish and English words is included. Preschool-Grade 1. --Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1932748806
• ISBN 13: 9781932748802
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Bonnie Adamson