Monsters Go

Daisy Hirst’s Monster Books

by Daisy Hirst

How do monsters get where they’re going? In a silly showcase of vehicles, Daisy Hirst offers a fresh spin on a favorite toddler subject.There’s more than one way for a little monster to travel! Skeeter speeds by on a scooter, and Willa likes to walk. Beatrice and Bobby take the bus, and there goes Rodney riding a rabbit! Kieran has high hopes of getting there by kite, and then there’s Catya, being carried by a cat. Every vehicle-loving toddler who likes a good giggle—and what toddler doesn’t?—will come running for Daisy Hirst’s charming and colorful ode to things that go.

Genres: Picture Books, Monsters, Childrens, Transport

18 pages, Board Book

Published October 6, 2022

Reviews

[Ronan Crutchfield]

I learned a new thing with this book: alliteration! At least, that’s what mom says it is. I just know the words sounded nice and made me smile

[Olivia]

See my full review here: https://www.yabookscentral.com/monste...

MONSTERS GO is an adorable board book about all the ways that monsters may travel. The book gives the ways that different monsters choose to travel, such as Skeeter taking a scooter and Willa taking a walk. At the end, all the monsters travel back home together by trike!

What I loved: This is a really cute board book with plenty of silly to make toddlers giggle, such as Catya being carried by a cat and Danni being delivered with dinner (a pizza box). Each choice of transportation contains some alliteration to help with early sound recognition. As children begin to look at the words, they may begin to pick up on some letter-sound associations through these fun monsters. The colorful monsters on simple backgrounds work well for young readers who will enjoy simplicity and seeing these monsters on the go. The ending works well to show the monsters heading home after a busy day of travel.

Final verdict: MONSTERS GO is an adorable and silly board book that is sure to charm toddlers.

[Leanne Luetkemeyer]

Very clever writing! Simple illustrations.

How do monsters get where they’re going? In a silly showcase of vehicles, Daisy Hirst offers a fresh spin on a favorite toddler subject.

There’s more than one way for a little monster to travel! Skeeter speeds by on a scooter, and Willa likes to walk. Beatrice and Bobby take the bus, and there goes Rodney riding a rabbit! Kieran has high hopes of getting there by kite, and then there’s Catya, being carried by a cat. Every vehicle-loving toddler who likes a good giggle—and what toddler doesn’t?—will come running for Daisy Hirst’s charming and colorful ode to things that go.
Genres
Picture Books
Transport
Monsters
Childrens
18 pages, Board book

Published November 15, 2022

This edition
Format
18 pages, Board book
Published
November 15, 2022 by Candlewick Press
ISBN
9781536226560 (ISBN10: 1536226564)
Language
English

[Annie]

Alliteration, action, and cuteness.
Unexpected alliteration takes this out of the ordinary.

[Peacegal]

A variety of colorfully creative creatures are on the go--in some unusual ways--in this board book.

[Fatima Seraj Alam]

Different monsters use different modes of transport in this book. I was amazed to see the name Sadiya in the book (even though I doubt my friend Sadiya would like to be represented as a monster).

[Taylor]

20 month old is super into scooters right now (“MINE!!”) and “CAR GO!! BEEP BEEP!!” So this is a hit.

[Andrés]

There are so many vehicle books, and I don't recommend you spend time on this one. A few of the humorous modes (rabbit, cat, pizza delivery) were unsettling. Kite was clever, though.

[Castor]

This book depicts monsters travelling by different methods, such as a scooter, a car, on foot, or in other funny ways, like a zipwire or carried by a cat. Alliteration is used to make the text easier to read, e.g., Skeeter speeds by scooter. The art is simple and cute.