Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance

As you may have noticed from several other reviews, 4 years old is the 'magic age' for the audience of this fun and colorfully illustrated book. The rhyme-verse is easily memorized in only 10 or 15 readings (by most 4 year old patrons). Now my daughter loves to read the story to me (complete with "meows" and "boffo" comments). --> Good preschool training in word recognition and phonics (when she confused boffo with bravo we had the opportunity to discuss that you need to read more than the first letter...). Though the text is rather stylistic type, she has no problem in recognizing the letters.<br>She also has come up with some interesting questions like: why does his brain have orange polka dots... do our brains have polka dots and worms in them? Why does he have a zipper on his head? and other things that parents face daily from inquisitive 4 year olds.... <br>The subjet matter is VERRRRY appropriate for this time of year (Halloween) but is funny and not scary to the little ones. If you can believe it, I have not been bored by the book and we have read it over 22 times in three weeks. (So it's ok for parents too...)<br>Heartfelt thanks to several listmania reviewers who recommended it!

I bought this book a month ago to read with our 4 year old son. The wonderful illustrations were the first thing to catch my eye -- after reading it, the writing is just as great as the illustrations! My son has asked my husband and I to read this book to him every night for the last three weeks -- adults and children will laugh out loud at the loveable Frank who only wants to dance as his body unexpectedly unzips, falls off, or drops to the floor. A great read any time of the year -- not just at Halloween!

Buy this...but be warned your little one is going to beg you to read it again and again! It's been a hit with 3 year olds & second graders alike. Gross fun, catchy verse, and a story about being yourself (even if you scare the be-jeebers outta everyone else) make this a sure-fire hit!

My son couldn't "read" this book enough. We checked it out from the library and he carried it everywhere with him for 3 weeks! He's four years old and even brought it to "Share & Tell" at school...and he "read" it! A real must buy book in my eyes. Anything that motivates a child to read and be read to is worth having! The rhymes are funny and well done along with the crazy pictures.

This is a great little book. It has easy to read pages that encourage the beginning reader to keep turning the pages. Frank is delightful and the rhyming phrases just make it all that much more fun! My son and I just love-every time we read it!