![]() ![]() It's a very fun book, particularly the way that the different die-cut pages layer together and form the monster's face. When he's finally all there, the narrator (along with the child) shouts, "But you don't scare me!" and then you get to peel back, layer by later, the pieces of the face ("Go away, scraggly purple hair!"), until the Big Green Monster has completely gone away. First his two big yellow eyes, then a long bluish-greenish nose, and so on. ![]() The original book starts with a black page, and each successive page has some cut-outs that slowly reveal the Big Green Monster. One of the best known from library read-alouds is Go Away, Big Green Monster! He has a whole series of drawing books (the ones that come to my mind are the fingerprint books that show you how to turn a fingerprint or thumbprint into all sorts of things), as well as several picture books. If you have kids (or if you once were a kid), chances are you've seen Ed Emberley's work. ![]()
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