Monster's New Undies

by Samantha Berger, Tad Carpenter (Illustrator)

Overview

A hilarious read-aloud rhyming undie romp with a most surprising END!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545879736
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	1,117,848
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD430L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Tad Carpenter is a designer, illustrator, writer, and educator. Tad co-runs a design and branding studio Carpenter Collective with his wife and partner, Jessica Carpenter. Tad has written and illustrated over a dozen books intended for people of all ages, including the I Say, You Say series, Monster's New Undies, as well as Sad Santa. Tad lives in Kansas City, Missouri.
Samantha Berger is the award-winning author of Crankenstein, What If, Snoozefest, Martha Doesn't Say Sorry, and over 80 books for young readers. She also writes cartoons and does voice-overs. Samantha splits her time between New York City and sunny California. Visit her online at samanthaberger.com.

Editorial Reviews

2017-03-06
When a tattered but loved pair of underwear finally falls apart, Monster must brave Undie World to find a new pair.The search is harder than it might seem: "PUT. DOWN. THOSE. UNDIES. / THOSE. AREN'T. THE. ONES. / Those undies aren't worthy / of dressing these buns!" From the designs on the underwear to their style, cut, and feel, none fit the bill, er, butt. But then Monster, high atop a pile of discards, a single pair askew on one of his horns, spies the perfect pair. "The moment I saw them, / my tush fell in love!" He concludes the shopping trip by posing, walking, dancing, and taking a stance in the new underwear. Oddly, as there's been no hint before this of a filmed performance, Berger ends this rollicking, giggle-inducing romp with a spread of Monster taking a bow, other monsters applauding around a clapperboard: "And…SCENE." Carpenter uses just three colors in his illustrations, and lime-green Monster stands out amid all the other, blue, nonscary monsters, especially when sporting his red-and-white tighty whities, his expressions wonderfully readable. Strangely, though Monster realizes that going underwear-less is "just a little bit c-c-cold. / …And a little exposed / …and A LOT to behold" (Monster shivers behind the leaf of a potted plant), he goes shopping with not a stitch on. No anatomy is shown; Monster's gender is cued by underwear style. If only every underwear shopping trip ended in such satisfaction. (Picture book. 3-7)

Kirkus Reviews

"If only every underwear shopping trip ended in such satisfaction." — Kirkus Reviews

"Carpenter's doe-eyed figures, thick black lines, and textured backdrops are as eye-catching as they are expressive... [Berger's] uproarious rhymes, sprinkled with ballooned asides and emphatic capital letters, demand to be read aloud... Sheer monstrous fun." —Booklist

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