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    <body><![CDATA[Riveting.<br/>Gave me goose bumps.<br/><br/>A true page turner till the end.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the very first book I ever bought with my own money, me being the age of seven, and I remember the whole event as being almost frighteningly grown-up, to actually buy a book.  I also annoyed the crap out of my parents by making them read it to me repeatedly. Loved it at the time. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book starts out great!   I love Grover.<br/><br/>The problem is that Grover asks you to not turn any more pages, because of his belief that there is a monster at the end of the book.  I decided to honor Grover's wish.<br/><br/>Oh, I turned a few pages.  But when Grover took the time to tie ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43416872">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[We are the monster we fear.<br/><br/>We are also the monster that induces fear in others, sometimes by an act as simple as turning a page.<br/><br/>The reader is the author of meaning.<br/><br/>Simply existing and acting causes ripples in the realities of others which we are incapable of compr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7498972">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is my youngest daughter’s “most favoritest book” and to be honest, it is a joy to read it with her… every night… until she finds another favoritest book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a delightful read from start to finish.  The best part is, my children love it too and want me to read it all the time.  I recently gave them all their own copy for Christmas.  Furry old Grover is afraid of the monster at the end of the book and will do anything to get you stop turning...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43041048">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is absolutely my favorite book of all time. I really can't remember when I first read it so I just guessed. I have always loved Grover as long as I can remember. It is such a clever and fun book, and while it does kind of play on kids' little rebellious streaks (turning the pages when Grover is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9258390">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book as a kid.  It was one of my favorites.  I think every kid should have this book read to them!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[LOVE IT!  Another great kid's book.  I can't even BEG my son into putting it down.  If you need a hilarious book that will get your 3- to 7-year-old more interested in reading, Grover's got it made-to-order, as usual.  You can find this book online for just a few bucks, and it might be the one that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44472520">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Normally I steer clear of books about TV characters because of their low story quality.  This story, however, is a hilarious page-by-page running joke, in which Grover, after reading the title, begs the reader not to turn the pages because he is afraid of meeting the monster.  He erects barriers to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58571981">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is perfect for your 2-4 year old.  It gives your child permission to disobey important instructions from cute, loveable Grover (who could whoop Elmo in a Sesame street fight).  <br/><br/>The book grabs your attention from the very first line, with Grover teasing your child's curiosity ab...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77253137">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I was searching for a different book and saw this one.  Imagine the song 'Memories' playing in the background as you read this review...  <br/><br/>I absolutely loved this book when I was little because Grover was talking to me!  The way they used the pages of the book to create a hiding place for...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33847181">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not sure what it was about this book, but I loved it! When I recently found a used copy of it, I was immediately transported back to my mother's lap, eagerly waiting to see the monster and laughing outrageously at Grover.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book when I was a kid :-)  My son came home to tell me about this great book that someone in his class brought to school.  When he described it, it was this book!  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[How amazing is this book?  One could fall into lengthy discourse concerning the book's relevance to child development with it's early scratchings of reverse psychology, knowing sadism (why must we distress poor Grover with every page turn?!) and the sublime obliviousness of youth.  Isn't there a bit...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68035373">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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