Stories of Monsters

by Russell Punter, Mike Phillips (Illustrator)

Three stories feature monsters preventing people from getting to sleep (and thus from getting good grades) and from traveling safely.

47 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2004

About the author

Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering the world of publishing. He has written over one hundred books for children of all ages, ranging from original stories to adaptations of classic novels.

Reviews

[Ardyth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I realize we must make some allowances for early readers, and I do -- but this is terrible.

The first story is particularly awful, what with its happy ending being a pocket-sized monster who helps the kid cheat in math class. WUT?! That's the end? Of this early reader short story? For early elementary students? Yes. Yes, it is.

The other two tales in here are okay -- not actually *good*, even allowing for early reader constraints, but not bin-worthy, either. They are more tall tale-ish.

Given the plethora of early readers out there, there's no reason to spend time or money with this one...

[Veronica Molina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bueno para practicar inglés con un tema bastante recurrente en los niños, los monstruos, de una manera cómica y que puede ayudar a bajar el miedo hacia estas criaturas inventadas.
Me gustaron los cuentos y las ilustraciones (las cuales ayudan mucho para un niño EFL).

[Yulidy Decena]

The monster stories were appropriate and the endings were good. They were not scary and the monster would always loose. Kids will love it.

[Krisz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Half of this series is good for one reading only, and now we are nearing the end of the 40 books set I start to hate them.
This one is not so bad though, the stories are not scary for a 5-6-yr-old.

[Fenco Chen]

Lexile®: 590L, 1639W, 100%, 6y4m

[Kestrel Logan]

I was underwhelmed, but I was struck by how this was one of the only books I've read to my 6-8s that keeps both girls and boys engaged the whole time.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are quite funny.

[Andres Barros]

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