The Monster!

Fabulous book!

This book is amazing and I can't believe a 2nd grader did this!!!!!

Written and illustrated thoughtfully. I couldn't wait to get to the end! Fun to read!

Evelyn Peterson's first book, The Monster, brings to mind another first book - Genesis. But instead of the eating of an apple we are warned against turning a page and facing the monster. The enticement to turn pages is irresistable. We experience a moment of hesitation after being warned on page one, but not heeding subsequent warnings becomes easier once we survive ignoring the first warning. The allurement to turn the page increases even though the author offers to rescue us from our surrender to temptation with nails, glue, bricks and keys to safety. But our couriosity predominates and our penalty for disobience is paid. Evelyn taps into our propensity to want to act contrary to what we are told, even though we know better. Her book is short, well laid out, and easy to read, with eye-catching colorful fonts and illustrations. It's fun and a good first effort.
Review by Robert Peterson

What an awesome book!!! I absolutely love the way it is written and the illustrations. Very good job. Keep em coming Evelyn. ; )