EARLY READER : The Monster and Puppet Show! by Kate Micucci (Arriving on February 24, 2026!)
ABOUT THE BOOK
When Monster meets Puppet, they decide to put on a show. Puppet knows what Monster should do! Monster should tell a joke! Monster should dance! Monster should sing! But the more Monster does, the more Puppet wants MORE. What should Monster do when The Monster and Puppet Show! is not fun any ... MORE!?!
REVIEW
Elephant & Piggie eagerly introduce this new beginning reader in the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series. A monster comes across a puppet lying on the path. He picks it up and puts it on his hand which inspires a conversation between the pair before they begin a show. At the puppet's urging, the monster dances, sings, and tells jokes. Monster eventually gets tired and wants to stop but the puppet gets rather pushy leading to some brief conflict and a shocking (not-so-shocking to the reader) realization before peace is restored. The straight-forward line-based drawings follow the Elephant & Piggie format of focusing on the characters with no background. A city skyline appears on a few pages. As in the Elephant & Piggie books, the story revolves around the character's facial expressions and physical actions with the associated speech bubbles separated by color. There is something surprisingly meta about a character that spends the book 'playing' with himself (the puppet) before 'arguing' with himself (the puppet). Guess it's true that you are never alone when you've got yourself (or a puppet) for company?! A fun addition to an enjoyable series that young readers are likely to find quite funny. Recommended.
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