JP and the Stinky Monster: Feeling Jealous

My Emotions and Me

by Ana Crespo, Erica Sirotich (Illustrations)

JP is excited to spend the day with Grandma, but his plans are derailed by the arrival of an unwanted, monstrous guest―a baby! This strange and stinky creature requires lots of Grandma's attention, and JP begins to worry that she will have no time to play with him. As JP’s imagination runs wild, his jealousy builds. Will JP realize the day is better spent shared?

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

Published September 13, 2016

About the author

Ana Crespo would much rather live life as a nomad, moving to different places every couple of months or so. Not possible. So, Ana spends her summers traveling through the United States, camping, visiting friends, and getting to know some of the most beautiful places around. When Ana is traveling, she is gathering material for new and exciting stories. When she’s not traveling, she is writing. No matter where she is, Ana is lucky to have a career that allows her to keep imagining way beyond her childhood years.

Ana is originally from Brazil but lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband and two children.

Reviews

[Allyson Goose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the theme of the book, about a kid who is usually kind who suddenly struggles with jealousy when his grandma pays more attention to the new baby. However, the characters in the book are confusing. J.P., who has a great imagination, is referred to alternately as a kid and as a (fantasy) dog. Since there's also a dog in the pictures, sometimes it was hard to tell if J.P. was a kid pretending to a be a dog or the actual dog. Secondly, my kids also got confused about if the grandma had a monster or a baby, though it became clear eventually that the monster was actually the baby. My 3YO and 6YO liked it more when we read it a second time because then the plot made more sense.

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

very great book its cute and funny and the liitle boy jelly. i think its a good book for 1 year olds to have and to be read in in elementry schools.


eric

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is quite well done.

[Andréa]

Note: I received a finished hardcover of this book from the publisher at ALA Midwinter 2018.