MONSTERS AT CHRISTMAS, a "Where's Waldo?"esque early-reader delight for the season

MONSTERS AT CHRISTMAS
LAURA BAKER(illus. Nina Dzyvulska)
Happy Yak
$18.99 hardcover, available now

Rating: 5* of five

The Publisher Says: Monsters at Christmas is a zany picture book, packed with festive, mischievous monsters preparing for Christmas!

Merry monsters, hairy monsters, monsters trailing slime. Shiny monsters, tiny monsters, all at Christmas time!

Children will love this super-fun title packed with hilarious monsters preparing for Christmas! Follow the monsters as they play in the snow and slide on the ice, decorate the house, and go shopping for presents...and watch out for Santa monster hiding in every scene!

There is plenty to spot on every page, with playful, bright artwork, and lots of festive, amusing mishaps.

Energetic, wacky, and characterful monsters are drawn in a vibrant, contemporary style by Ukranian illustrator Nina Dzyvulska—spot Sprinkle monster baking up a storm, Teeth monster decking all the halls, and Roar monster trying out Santa’s sleigh!

The simple narrative with fun wordplay and a gentle rhyme is perfect for reading aloud, ideal for preschoolers and early readers as they build up their vocabulary and reading confidence.

This bold, bright, and playful book is sure to be enjoyed time and time again by young readers as they are thrilled by the merry escapades of the Christmas monsters!

I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.

My Review: Apparently I am a "children" as desribed in the synopsis for the book because I loved "this super-fun title packed with hilarious monsters" so much I spent the whole time I was reading it giggling.

Is that not something that makes you wish for a lap-reading aged child?!


I wish baking was actually like this. It would be even more fun.


Glorious, daffy fun for you and the kidlet on your lap...all too seldom can one say that about a kids' book, usually the experience is pretty much the same-ol' same-ol'...not here!

If you can think of a better way to spend an evening of play with a kid than laughing along with this inspired daffiness, good on ya, but try this one out anyway. I'll wager every kid you read it to (or even better, who reads it to you!) enjoys it...and finds Santa every time, too.