New York City Monsters: A Search-and-Find Book

by Anne Paradis, Lucile Danis Drouot (Illustrator)

Overview

Do you know New York City?

"The city so nice they named it twice" attracts people from all over the world—even little monsters! Did you know that? Monsters are masters of camouflage who can easily hide in plain sight. They lie low among the dinosaur bones in the American Museum of Natural History, go incognito in Times Square and even pay a visit to Lady Liberty!

Have fun spotting them all as you explore some of the Big Apple's most iconic landmarks and sights, including the Empire State Building, the Central Park Zoo, 5th Avenue, the Brooklyn Bridge, Grand Central Station, the rink at Rockefeller Center and the Thanksgiving Day Parade.

• A search-and-find book that's fun and educational;
• Explores famous locations in New York City;
• Colorful illustrations to keep the little ones engaged.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782924734025
Publisher:	CHOUETTE PUB INC
Publication date:	05/16/2017
Series:	Chouette City Monsters Series
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 7.20(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Anne Paradis is the publisher of Chouette Publishing. She is the author of Caillou: Little Artist, Caillou: Search and Count and Caillou: My Body.

Lucile Danis Drouot divides her considerable artistic talent between graphic design and illustration. She has loved children’s books for as long as she can remember, and has illustrated several of them in Europe and in Canada. Born in France, she now calls Montreal home.

Editorial Reviews

05/29/2017
Paradis and Drouot take readers on a whimsical tour of the Big Apple in 10 scenes devoted to the city's landmarks and highlights, while simultaneously asking them to locate small (and not-so-small) monsters hidden throughout. The text offers a taste of city life, but the chief source of the book's fun comes from the visual variety of the monsters Drouot includes in her carefully detailed artwork, and the clever ways she hides them: these monsters can be seen driving taxis, blending in with leafy green trees, and looking a lot like typical Times Square tourists—if not for the tusks and tentacles that give them away. Simultaneously available: Chicago Monsters and San Francisco Monsters. Ages 3–up. (May)

Publishers Weekly

FROM PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY: Paradis and Drouot take readers on a whimsical tour of the Big Apple in 10 scenes devoted to the city's landmarks and highlights, while simultaneously asking them to locate small (and not-so-small) monsters hidden throughout. The text offers a taste of city life, but the chief source of the book's fun comes from the visual variety of the monsters Drouot includes in her carefully detailed artwork, and the clever ways she hides them: these monsters can be seen driving taxis, blending in with leafy green trees, and looking a lot like typical Times Square tourists—if not for the tusks and tentacles that give them away. Simultaneously available: Chicago Monsters and San Francisco Monsters.

From the Publisher

2017-04-26
Friendly monsters play a game of hide-and-seek with readers among the landmarks of New York City. On each double-page spread, readers are invited to search for the critters and take in the sights of the city. A gray, amoeba-shaped varmint sits camouflaged against the sea lions' rocks of the Central Park Zoo; googly-eyed creatures ensconce themselves between Manhattan towers; a speckled, neck-tie-wearing monster spooks ice skaters at Rockefeller Center. In every scene, a one-eyed, red beastie wielding a telescope indicates how many monsters there are to find, usually six to eight. While this critter is not to be counted, its presence may confuse literal toddlers, who may use it in their enumerations. Some of the creatures are quite difficult to find even for grown-ups, particularly the monsters who look like people and a hellion shaped like the flame of the Statue of Liberty's torch. Many of the landmarks are highly identifiable, and the city scenes are surprisingly authentic despite the presence of the friendly fiends. The minimal text, nestled in the opposite corner from the counting prompt, labels the sights and shares a little more about the monstrous visitors. The companion titles in the City Monsters series, Chicago Monsters and San Francisco Monsters, follow the same format. While the book may prove a frustrating search-and-find experience for little ones, youngsters will enjoy the familiar scenes, whether they be residents or recent visitors. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews