“I want to be a Monster when I grow up” is a perfect little book to take your little ones out of their safe zone and bring out the bogey men whilst maintaining the mirth and not scaring the kiddies too much, all whilst delivery positive messages about eating your greens, going to bed and being nice to your family. The book is Americanised, though changing Mom for Mum is no great feat, and I even changed the name of the main character to that of my son to make it more likeable and involving story.
The familiar monsters that plague the pages are competently illustrated and there’s just enough detail to make them scary, but not threatening. If you fancy a tale that’s little out of the norm for children, but still maintaining a positive message throughout, you won’t go wrong with this for your little terrors.
5/5