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A review by librarypatronus
The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street by Lauren Oliver
5.0
4.5 stars - my six year old monster enthusiast adored this and said it was five stars, and I felt it was a solid four star MG, so I’m rounding up.
The monster guide introduction was VERY hard for her to get through and I wish they’d split it to begin each chapter with a little bit about a monster, once we made it into the story, though, she thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing.
This was a super cute, if heavy handed at times, look at who the real monsters are by a little girl whose father is a veterinarian of monsters. This tackles topics like immigration and difference in an early 1900’s setting, but still feels very relevant to today. My daughter tends to books that are scary (Goosebumps) or have cute animals and this combined the two when it included Zuppy (zombie puppy) Cabal. She had an easy time following the action, and I would recommend this as a read aloud for early elementary or for older kids/adults who love MG, especially those who liked Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster or Wishtree.
The monster guide introduction was VERY hard for her to get through and I wish they’d split it to begin each chapter with a little bit about a monster, once we made it into the story, though, she thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing.
This was a super cute, if heavy handed at times, look at who the real monsters are by a little girl whose father is a veterinarian of monsters. This tackles topics like immigration and difference in an early 1900’s setting, but still feels very relevant to today. My daughter tends to books that are scary (Goosebumps) or have cute animals and this combined the two when it included Zuppy (zombie puppy) Cabal. She had an easy time following the action, and I would recommend this as a read aloud for early elementary or for older kids/adults who love MG, especially those who liked Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster or Wishtree.