A World Full of Monsters

by John Troy McQueen, Marc Brown (Illustrator)

A little boy explains away the noise of the night by telling himself a story about a world full of friendly monsters, where they drive railroad trains, feed farm animals, fight city fires, and play baseball. Originally published in 1986.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

My five-year-old son picked this book out last week. This book kind of really just feels like an excuse to draw monsters and people from a past century or two. Somehow, I don't find thinking of odd noises as being very reassuring. But great illustrations!

[Christina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a fictional picture book which does such a good job of showing a child what people did and wore in the past. I love the trimmed down text. It holds the attention of a young child. The narrator of the story is a young child. You see horses and wagons. A child rolling a hoop with a stick. People pumping water by hand. Old fashioned bathing suits at the beach. Excellent used book find. I highly recommend you chase down a copy.

[Sunni Berbert · Rating 2 out of 5]

(PICTURE BOOK)

Funny twist on the idea of monsters. Turns out they're not to be feared. When you hear monsters at night, don't be scared, just say hello and go to sleep. The kid learns to rationalize his fears.

[Bia · Rating 5 out of 5]

the absolute cutest!
adorable illustrations, truly made my inner child smile <3

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not expect this to be a "lesson book." But it is very well done to help children with fears--especially fear of monsters (or the dark). Classic Marc Brown illustrations which make the monsters look friendly and fun. I like how they are involved in everything. It's a fun book just to look at.

8/3/10 & 8/5/10 I think this went well. Small group on Thu., but both seemed to be fine with it. Some kids even said they were afraid of monsters or other things. So I hope the ending helped out.

[Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hannah read this book to us in class today, it was adorabele Could be read to kids afraid of those 'bumps in the night' to show that whatever spooks they think up are nice! I enjoyed it, and ended up punching the book on the page that describes how monsters aren't around very much anymore (there was on in the window of a building and I got him!)

Really enjoyed, would be a good book to have in a classroom.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A young boy refers back to a time when his grandparent's grandparents were growing up and monsters lived, and worked, and played besides humans. And when they saw a monster,people would speak and continue doing what they were doing. The young boy still knows there are monsters living among him, but he has found a way to live among them as well.

[Hannah Sheffield · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book would be great for primary grades. The pictures are very bright and colorful. This book could be good for story time or maybe even Halloween sense it is about monsters.