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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
All time creepiest children's "book" ever written. Book is in quotes because like all of Munsch's books this started out as a story he would tell in front of audiences. It is absolutely hideous in its transition to book form.
When did crawling in to your child's room and peering at them like a monster from under the bed become a wise parenting choice? Or creeping along the hallway to spy on your teen child? It's fine to peek in at them when they're sleeping, that's sweet...but slithering along the hallway like a predatory animal: sick. And climbing into your adult kid's window at night via a ladder? 1) stalker behaviour 2) flesh-crawlingly inappropriate 3) illegal.
All the sentiment of the story is fine, the undieing love, the familial affection continuing on from generation to generation...it's the presentation that make this one of the worst books for people of any age ever created. Just think on this: reverse the genders. It's a father watching his daughter like that...and climbing into her window with a ladder when she's an adult--now you get it.
Munsch is fantastic when he does comedy: Paperbag Princess, Stephanie's Ponytail (love it!)...not so much here.
When did crawling in to your child's room and peering at them like a monster from under the bed become a wise parenting choice? Or creeping along the hallway to spy on your teen child? It's fine to peek in at them when they're sleeping, that's sweet...but slithering along the hallway like a predatory animal: sick. And climbing into your adult kid's window at night via a ladder? 1) stalker behaviour 2) flesh-crawlingly inappropriate 3) illegal.
All the sentiment of the story is fine, the undieing love, the familial affection continuing on from generation to generation...it's the presentation that make this one of the worst books for people of any age ever created. Just think on this: reverse the genders. It's a father watching his daughter like that...and climbing into her window with a ladder when she's an adult--now you get it.
Munsch is fantastic when he does comedy: Paperbag Princess, Stephanie's Ponytail (love it!)...not so much here.
This book is on the list of children's books I can only rarely read my daughter because it makes me cry. Probably aimed more at parents than children, really.
I find this incredibly creepy and inappropriate. This book is not for children, who often take everything literally. It was written for parents, who might be able to appreciate the metaphor. No offense to those who enjoy it. This was gifted to us, and I’ll be promptly donating it.
First, and most importantly-if you hated this book please still try other Munsch books. This one is not at all like his usual genre of silly, wacky, and delightful for children. I feel that this book is more for the parents/older generation who have seen more of the aging process and can relate to all the emotions of the passing of time. I do think it can be a learning tool for children to see how life passes in cycles and stages, and that as the older generation ages a new generation comes about. I think it’s important for children to get glimpses of this process and the idea of growing up, moving out, sickness and death before it hits them as a real life, first hand experience. Of course the message of a parents unconditional, timeless love is sweet for those that it resonates with. I personally wouldn’t recommend reading or giving this book to just anyone though because many people have complex parental relationships that even people close to them don’t realize. I understand that a literal reading of it can come across as creepy, strange, or scary, but I prefer to read it with the intended metaphorical meaning which I dint think is too hard to see. Overall, I appreciate Munsch sharing with the world what came from a deeply personal and emotional experience of his because it clearly has touched many hearts.
Hm. By the looks of all the past reviews I'm in minority. My parents read this to me almost every night until I was like 10, even now sometimes we pull it out to read and laugh and cry. I'm not sure why so many looked at it as a scary type of story. IT'S A CHILDREN'S BOOK PEOPLE! Maybe being an adult nowadays your mind gets exposed to so much polluted media that you can't help it when you read a simple children's picture book with the fogged lenses of putrid thinking and paranoia. Come on folks, this was intended to be something to read to your kids, I don't think Munsch of all people meant to creep us all out. I thought it was cute. But still, I suppose I should recognize that everyone has complete right to disagree.
Read this at the bookstore and didn't buy it because it's just vaguely creepy that mom continues to stalk her son, even into adulthood, to rock him to sleep at night.