Children's books are something I can never get enough of. I love filling the kiddos book shelves because I love reading new things myself and I love sharing stories with them. When we discover books that can be both entertaining and educational in some way we really hit the jackpot. The most recent addition to their bookshelf is The Monsters Inside written by Belinda O'Brien.
Do you have monsters inside you? Jack does. They always want to come out whenever he gets angry or upset. What can Jack do to stop his monsters from ruining his day? Featuring rhyming verse and fantastic illustrations, The Monsters Inside will help your little monsters to manage their big feelings.
The Monsters Inside is a children's picture book written for preschool aged and early elementary children. The author was inspired to write the book when her two year old son had feelings of being frustrated and not knowing how to cope after his younger twin sisters were born. I'm sure there are a lot of kids out there who need to learn how to control their anger and manage their emotions. This book is a helpful starting point to share with them so they know they're not alone in their feelings and there are ways to feel better without acting out.
The book uses rhyming words which I'm a sucker for. I love when the book has a sing-song rhythm when being read aloud. The book also uses repetition to get the point across which makes it easy for them to comprehend. The book provides a technique to use when the "monsters inside" start acting up and then shares two examples within the story of how Jack handles his emotions. The technique taught in the book requires taking a deep breath and counting to ten which is really a great technique that many adults need to be reminded of including myself. I lose my cool with the kids more often than I would like and this book is a reminder to myself to take a deep breath and calm down for a minute before using words I may regret.
The Monsters Inside features illustrations by Jemina Venter. The kids will like the pictures of the three monsters from page to page and I enjoyed the bright colors and true to life images.
My toddler boy is pretty chill at the moment, but I know it won't be long before I'm reading this book to him and hoping he picks up the new habit that Jack learns in the story. I'm glad I have it for him. The 32 page Monsters Inside is available in paperback now on Amazon.
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