AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Joy Crowley, David Lund
PUBLISHER: Wright Group/ Mcgraw Hill
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1997
GENRE: Big Book READING LEVEL: 1st Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book takes us on a journey where the main character never wanted to be. We are met by a frightened mouse who really, really doesn’t want us to open this book because of the scary surprise at the end.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will make their own flip book telling others why they should not open their book and they will also create their own unique monster at the end.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Charvondra Watson, Valdosta State University
LABELS: Big Book, Fiction, Monsters 