Monster Meets Lady Monster

Monster Books / Monster's Adventures #5

by Ellen Blance, Ann Cook, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

vintage tall paperback for children

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Ellen Blance grew up in the northeast of England. She moved to London in 1964 and attended the University of London in order to study alternative methods of developing language and reading skills for children. In 1970 she was invited to work with New York City teachers. She taught classes at the New School and at City College. Ellen joined the staff at Bank Street College where she worked on the desegregation of the Stamford, Connecticut, schools. She also worked with teachers in Mamaroneck and Rye Brook, New York. Now retired, Ellen spends some time in New York City and Connecticut schools reading the Monster books and talking about writing to enthusiastic young writers.

Reviews

[Jessica Burstrem · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book surprised me the other day with its heartwarming relevance to my stepson and his father. Monster seems to have adopted this little boy, and in this story, the single dad meets a lady friend. I enjoyed it so much I told my husband all about it later, and now the whole series is at the top of my stepson's reading list. Highly recommend.

[Rebekah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Monster was lonely for a monster friend. So a lady monster just happened to show up outside his house. They met, he fell in love, and so they jumped rope. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it?