Unlock The Secrets Of Glad Monster, Sad Monster Planned By Ed Emberley Shared As Physical Edition

monster is a specific color which represents an emotion and talk about things which make them feel that emotion, Each monster has a mask you can remove from the book for children to try on, We chose this book because our students are struggling to be kind to each other, It's truly a matter of not speaking their feelings, Perhaps with a few conversations instigated by the monster masks we can all learn to get along, Friends of the big green monster share feelings with youngsters, Bright of course, colorful illustrations along with just the right amount of text, offer a fun and engaging read useful in social emotional learning environments, The Glad Monster, Sad Monster's construction is not substantial enough for it to have a long shelf life though, Glad Monster, Sad Monster by Anne Miranda and illustrated by Ed Emberley teaches about emotions and the things that can trigger them through this colorful and interactive book.
Each page has a color coded monster often times in a color associated with a given emotion who is feeling a certain way, To add some silliness into the reading experience, each monster page also has a mask for either the child or the parent to try on and act out the emotion.


I personally am not normally keen on these forced interactive experiences but hey, it has Ed Emberley's illustrations and I've been a fan of his since I was about two.
His monsters are colorful, primal and easy to draw a plus for my son who is into drawing monsters,

Despite my own reservations about putting on a mask an acting the part of a monster, my two kids think the book is hilarious, Fortunately for me, they much prefer taking turns putting on the masks then having me do it, leaving me to read the book and do the monster voices.
Pretty soon I might be out of the monster Foley business, though, as Harriet is developing quite a repertoire of voices and sound effects,

In terms of plot, there is none, It's just a series of color coded monsters and their emotional states, For a quick and silly book to get kids involved it's a good start, The book also has a convenient envelope in the back to hold the masks, I read this so much haha but it doesnt explain feelings or use good examples but its fun and bright and the children love the masks, Great for home use, but it probably will not last long in our library, I had to read this book and give it a review for my class, I'm an Early Childhood Education student, So I figured why not put a review up for the book on goodreads, haha.

I think this book was a fun look into what can make you feel happy, sad, and so on, It allows a teacher to open up the discussion in the classroom about what makes children feel a certain emotion and gives a teacher the chance to start talking with children about emotions.


I knocked off a star because the author could have done so much more with this book, especially for a parent and child read, as a teacher we can add in more information, but lots of parents will not know how to add that information to help build children's social and emotional development.


It's definitely worth the read with your little ones though, Differently colored monsters describe the circumstances that elicit a particular emotional response,

This picture book helps teach emotional awareness, which enables children to identify and express their emotions, This book has a special place in my heart, The kids I've worked with have adored it, masks or no masks, And I've loved reading it with them, So much fun! It /is/ easy for kids to treat it more like a toy than a book, so it's not a goto for me, Markers come and go, but I like to be more careful with books, I don't currently have a copy I take around actually, I love a book that pairs well with programs/lessons though and when a mask had broken, I've definitely considered making it a crafting opportunity, I definitely will come back to it at some point, Cute, colorful book! This book sparks conversation about emotions! You can use "Glad Monster, Sad Monster" to target:
identifying emotions in different contexts
receptive language skills by pointing to different objects in each scene, noises thunderstorm, dog, bird
expressive language skills by labeling objects within each scene e.
g. flowers, ball, snowman, colors each monster is a different color

This book provides a great opportunity for children to make a connection between how the monster feels in the book and their own feelings in real life.
This is especially important to create "links between words and the world" Cazden, quoted in Clay, pg,. Fun interactive book about feelings, It would work better as a read aloud for one child, rather than a whole class, I'm guessing that this appeals to some audiences much more than it does to me, But it isn't a patch on the classic sitelinkGo Away, Big Green Monster! and is much more fragile, A variety of monsters describe activities and situations that evoke certain emotions, The reader can then use the corresponding mask and talk about what things make them feel that way,

Illustrations are very boldly colorful, Bueno para empezar a enseñarles a los más pequeños a tener contacto con sus emociones y que comiencen a identificarlas Loved this book about emotions.
I only had two problems with it, First, the copy from the library did not come with the monster masks that you tear out and wear while reading the book, Second, my child is some kind of crazy empath who is perfectly capable of watching any horror movie you throw her way but is completely thrown into a weepingminute tantrum over anything "sad.
" Our first reading of this book was cut short by the blue sad monster when halfway through his page, Alice's mouth turned down at both corners and she begged me to stop reading the story because it was making her cry.
I stopped. She burst into tears anyway and cried for half an hour, For the rest of the day, she avoided the book at all cost because it made her too sad and only let me read it to her in its entirety once I agreed to skip the blue sad monster pages.
Why can't monsters just be scary, creepy, or silly, like they're supposed to be : Cute quick read about emotions, Kids love the monster masks in it! I just, . . like. . what about these masks How does that work with a library book I really do not like "tear out" features in books, . it just seems wrong and impractical, . Nice picture book for talking about feelings and how different experiences elicit different feelings, The interactive masks are a fun thing as well, Glad, sad, silly, mad monsters have all kinds of different feelings! In this innovative diecut book, featuring a snazzy foil cover, you'll try on funny masks as you walk through the wide range of moods all little monsters and kids! experience.


Here's a fun, interactive way to explore the many different ways we feel!

Caldecott Medalwinning author/artist Ed Emberley provides readers with an imaginatively crafted book that helps children identify and understand their emotions.
Visit him at his Web site: This is definitely my least favorite Ed Emberley book, but it is certainly simple and to the point, It could easily be used in story time to help kids identify different emotions and discuss positive ways

to deal with them, The masks are a nice touch, but as a librarian, I worry about them getting lost and future kids being crushed when they check out the book because masks are missing.
Worst children's book ever. No beginning and no end, Also, the "loving" monster is clearly female as if boys cannot show loving traits, Do not waste your money or your time on this book! As a kid, I always went to this book when it was time to read, I love this book so much, Children have so many emotions and they don't hide them sometimes, This book is really good because it shows a few emotions and why the monsters feel like the way they do, Also, there are flaps to interact with so that makes the children want to read it more and it gives them a chance to say what makes them happy/sad/angry/silly.
I like this book because it allows the kids to be able to express their emotions, Really good. Brightlycolored illustrations against a black backdrop, It's so important for kiddos to explore feelings, I read this with toddlers and had them make similar facial expressions to show the different emotions, It was a hit. This is such a cute book, I separated the monster faces and we can read it as a family, Papa reads, kiddo helps read, and I hide behind each mask of emotion, This a great book to read with toddlers and I recommend to the mothers for their kids for sure, American artist and illustrator, best known for childrens picture books, American artist and illustrator, best known for children's picture books, sitelink.