Tickle monster / Édouard Manceau.
Record details
- ISBN: 1419717316
- ISBN: 9781419717314
- ISBN: 9781419717314
- ISBN: 1419717316
- ISBN: 9781419717314
- ISBN: 1419717316
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 34 cm
- Publisher: New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2015.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published in French in 2014 under the title Gros Cornichon by Éditions du Seuil." |
Summary, etc.: | At bedtime, a brave child makes a monster disappear by tickling its various parts, such as its teeth so it cannot bite, and the parts transform into new objects that create a non-threatening scene. |
Language Note: | Translated from the French. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Monsters > Fiction. Tickling > Fiction. Fear > Fiction. Bedtime > Fiction. Monsters > Fiction. Tickling > Fiction. Fear > Fiction. Bedtime > Fiction. |
Genre: | Children's stories. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 7 of 9 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Ridgefield Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ridgefield Library | JPB MANCEAU (Text) | 34010153372957 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
BookList Review
Tickle Monster
Booklist
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A boldly hued monster composed of flat shapes of color stares directly out from the cover. Set against a solid black background, the monster is intimidating but not too scary. An unseen child narrator quickly takes control, asserting, Hey, Tickle Monster! You don't scare me! Piece by piece, the child disassembles the monster, taking the shapes of its body parts and making them into a new, nonthreatening scene. Horns become a crescent moon, arms and legs change into trees, and so forth. The nose becomes a car to drive the monster away. Throughout the story, the child's teasing tone perfectly matches the monster's expression as it loses more parts. The text is in white so it stands out sharply against the black background. This book puts children in control of fears. At the end, the narrator warns the monster if it returns, I will tickle you again! This well-executed and graphically appealing book invites participation and would be fun to act out. Children also could use colored pieces of paper to create (and rearrange) their own monsters.--Whitehurst, Lucinda Copyright 2015 Booklist
The Horn Book Review
Tickle Monster
The Horn Book
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An unseen narrator yells at Tickle Monster claiming not to be scared. The monster, consisting of bold, flat shapes against a clean black background, is taken apart one piece at a time and rearranged into a homey scene. This descendant of Emberley's Go Away, Big Green Monster gives young readers satisfying control over their emotions and the story's outcome. (c) Copyright 2016. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Tickle Monster
Kirkus Reviews
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Matte black pages with blocks of solid geometric color and a white sans-serif type illustrate a small child's dialogue with an imaginary monster in the darkness before sleep. The tickle monster has yellow horns, green hands and feet, and a blocky orange-and-blue body. The child bravely asserts, "You don't scare me!" Tickling the monster's body parts one by one makes them fall away. After the feet are tickled, it cannot catch the narrator; after its teeth are tickled, it cannot bite; after its tummy is tickled, it cannot swallow. As it falls into its component parts, it becomes clearer that the tickle monster's parts are made of toys that sit in the darkness of the room: an orange car; a little house. At last the child declares, "Phew! I can finally go to sleep"with the awareness that if the monster returns, it can be tickled to pieces once again. The whole is quite elegant in the execution of its dramatic design and the demonstration of how the child copes with fear independently, without calling on a parent. The book is a French import; the original title is Gros Cornichon, in which "cornichon" means not only "pickle" but also something like "twitbrain." Bonne nuit, chrie. (Picture book. 4-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
School Library Journal Review
Tickle Monster
School Library Journal
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PreS-This French import takes on the familiar theme of overcoming fears. On the first page, readers are introduced to Tickle Monster, a mildly threatening creature made up of brightly colored shapes set against a solid black background. The text begins with the announcement "Hey Tickle Monster! You don't scare me!" The unseen child narrator goes on to tickle each part of the monster, and the scary features are turned into harmless objects. The monster's two yellow horns join together to form a moon, and the monster can no longer poke the child. When the monster's arms are tickled, they transform into trees and the monster can no longer catch the child. This continues until Tickle Monster is gone and only a peaceful night scene remains. At last, the child can go to sleep. The bold white text stands out against the black backdrop. This book has strong visual appeal with illustrations that are simple yet eye-catching. This is an effective tale about independently and creatively overcoming a fear. VERDICT A solid choice as a reassuring bedtime story or a companion to Ed Emberley's Go Away Big Green Monster (Little, Brown, 1992).-Kimberly Tolson, Medfield Public Library, MA © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.