Pedro's Monster

Pedro #10

by Fran Manushkin, Tammie Lyon (Illustrations)

Pedro is obsessed with monster trucks. He plays with his toy truck, writes about them at school, and even gets to go to a rally with his friends. He simply can't stop thinking about them! But can his love of monster trucks help him stop the monsters in his dreams? In the back matter, a glossary and discussion questions round out the learning and a collection of jokes rounds out the fun!

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Paperback

Published July 31, 2018

About the author

Fran Manushkin is the author of more than fifty books for children, including the Katie Woo series; Big Girl Panties, illustrated by Valeria Petrone; Big Sisters Are the Best, illustrated by Kirsten Richards; The Tushy Book, illustrated by Tracy Dockray; and Baby, Come Out!, illustrated by Ronald Himler and translated into eight languages. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Becky B]

Pedro keeps having bad dreams about a mean dragon, but after a trip to the monster truck rally he dreams a monster truck scares the mean dragon away.

Ok, I know bad dreams are definitely a thing for kids. I had some doozies as a child with a very active imagination. But this was kind of weird. I can see kids who love trucks getting into it though, so if it gets a kid reading who doesn’t normally read, then great.

[Anastasia Tuckness]

Pedro deals with nightmares and they are frustrating him. By the end, he figures out how to visualize monster trucks stomping his nightmares and finds some success. Could be helpful for kids dealing with bad dreams.