Book Synopsis:
Two Books in 1! The Monstrous Me Collection are split perspective books looking at situations from other points of view, helping children develop a sense of balance, roundedness and wellbeing. Readers can literally and figuratively, turn the story on its head, and look at the very same situations from different angles. In this book, a brother and sister are convinced the other is a monster. But, are they really? When we look at the story from the other side, we see a very different story.
My Brother’s A Monster/ My Sister’s A Monster is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below or through your local indie bookstore.
Lydia’s Review:
As part of World Book Day my daughter was tasked with writing a review on a book of her choice. She decided to write a review on My Brother’s A Monster as it is her favourite book at the moment. Below is her first book review!
My Review:
The Monstrous Me books are quickly becoming one of my daughter’s favourite series. She’s five and there is always great excitement when a new book arrives through the post for her. This book was no exception and I think I knew this book off by heart before the first day of us having it was out as I read it to her so many times.
The story is a simple one explaining how a brother and sister can view the same situation differently. The two stories start the same and follow the same pattern as each other so they are easily comparable which Lydia always enjoys. We spend hours turning over the pages at the same part in the story to see the differences. The story is told in a simple rhyming format which is easy for the children to follow and often includes funny, relatable moment which had Lydia laughing out loud. I did have to change Stinky sister into something else however as she didn’t like sister’s being called that!
I think the best thing about these book are the bright, colourful pictures that accompany the story. There are lots of hidden things in these pictures that we only really discovered after reading through the book a few times. Little things like a reflection in a mirror showing the character’s monster self and hidden spiders under the bed helped add to Lydia’s enjoyment of the story. As a parent I loved the pictures of the tired mum doing chores in the background as it was so realistic. You can really tell that the author is a parent herself with these pictures and the little bits of kid humour scattered throughout the book.
Overall we really enjoyed these funny books which has become a favourite bed time story for my daughter and can’t wait to read more in this series.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the author for sending us a copy of her book. I highly recommend this book (and series) to anyone with children under 8.
About The Author:
Natalie Reeves Billing is a Liverpool lass with a dark sense of humour, which often spills onto the page. She loves to write spooky, fantastical stories for young audiences, and dabbles in poetry, contemporary fiction.
Natalie spent most of her early career in the music industry as a performer and professional songwriter. This lead, almost inevitably, to storytelling.
Natalie is an Arvon Foundation friend and is a student of the Golden Egg Academy. She is mentored under the Lloyds Bank SSE program, with her Bubs Literacy project. She is published in several anthologies with her poetry and flash fiction, including the Writing on the Wall, Read Now, Write Now, and is involved in several collaborations with fellow writers across poetry, song, and scriptwriting.
Connect with Natalie on Twitter @BillingReeves.
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