Title: Another Monster at the End of this Book
Author: Jon Stone
Artist: Michael Smollin
Genre: Children's / Humor / Monsters
Year Published: 1996
Year Read: 2019
Publisher: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.
Series: The Monster at the End of this Book #2
Source: Purchased
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository
I remembered watching “Sesame Street” a lot when I was a child and I used to collect a
few books that featured the Sesame Street gang.
One of the books that I got was “Another
Monster at the End of this Book” by Jon
Stone, along with artwork by Michael
Smollin. This book is the sequel to “The Monster at the End of this Book”
and it’s such a hilarious and cute story!
The book starts off with Grover and Elmo discovering
about the monster at the end of the book and Elmo wanted to see the monster. But
Grover didn’t want to see the monster at the end of the book and he spent most
of the book trying prevent both him and Elmo from seeing the monster at the end
of the book.
Wow! I never
would have expected to enjoy this book as much as I did! Even though I grew up watching “Sesame Street” when I was little, I didn’t
really collect that many books that were based off of “Sesame Street.” But I found
this book to be so adorable and hilarious that I just could not help but fall
in love with this book! Jon Stone did a fantastic job at
writing both Grover and Elmo as they are both extremely faithful to their characters
from the TV series. I loved the fact
that Grover is being shown as the cautious one as he does not want to see the
monster at the end of the book (although kind of justified since he had the same
problem in the first book). Meanwhile, Elmo is shown as being the one who is excited
at the idea of seeing the monster at the end of the book. I also loved the relationship between Grover
and Elmo as Grover acts like an older brother who is trying to protect Elmo
from the monster at the end of the book, while Elmo is the younger sibling who
is very curious about the world around him.
Michael Smollin’s artwork is completely
faithful to the characters of the “Sesame
Street” TV series as Grover and Elmo look faithful to their designs from “Sesame Street.” I also loved the way that Michael Smollin drew the humorous
moments in this book such as showing Grover trying to block the pages by either
putting up building blocks or gluing the pages together to prevent the reader
from turning the pages.
Overall, “Another
Monster at the End of this Book” is a fantastic sequel to “The Monster at the End of this Book”
and if you are a huge fan of “Sesame
Street,” then you will definitely enjoy this book! I would recommend this book to children ages
four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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I adore these characters and didn't realize there was a book. How fun!
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