Above you will see price and availability details for When Mum Turned into a Monster by Joanna Harrison from the leading UK book stores.
To allow you to quickly compare prices, the stores are arranged in order of delivered price, cheapest first. Click on a store name to buy this book or to view further details.
Books Related to When Mum Turned into a Monster Joanna Harrison - ISBN: 0006645194
Sometimes it all gets a bit too much ... - Rated
We've all been there; those days when the children are like wild creatures stamping mud all over the clean floors, emptying one toy box after another, harassing each other and you. When this happens in our house and I'm shouting and generally losing my cool I hardly recognise myself. I certainly don't like what I catch glimpses of in myself in those moments.
This book gives stressed families of young children chance to sit quietly and reflect on the escalating bad tempers. It is humorous and accessible to children of about 4 years and up. They can identify with what the children are doing. The effects on their ficitonal mother are brilliantly illustrated by her gradual transformation into a wild, green monster. It engenders empathy for each other and helps give the children a sense of responsibility for the impact of their behaviour on others.
A marvellous book, highly recommended.
Absolutely Brilliant! - Rated
I bought this book for my 4 year old's birthday back in July (it's September now) and both he and his 5 year old sister have asked me to read it to them every night since (even on holiday). They absolutely love it mainly I fear because they can really relate to what happens in the book! I also think it's a good way of getting children to understand how their actions make other people feel. When I had finished reading it to my children for the first time my 4 year old sat and thought for a minute and then asked me "Mum, do you feel like that when we are naughty?"
My friend has just read this book to her 2 year old and 5 year old - both were entranced by the story and the pictures and wanted her to read it again to them straight away - says it all really!
brilliant - Rated
It's not often I find a book that my four year old and my not-quite-two year old both enjoy, but this one fits the bill, and I love reading it to them as well. It's funny, there's lots to relate to (especially for me), and it's well written and beautifully illustrated. Lots of details keep the older one happy: eg the fact that no one remembers to feed the cat until you close the back cover. If only all children's books were this good.
It happens to us all... - Rated
Over the course of a day Mum changes into a monster as she becomes more and more stressed. I read this book with my 'terrible two' after a bad week - we both knew where the book was coming from! Now all I have to say is "Mummy's tail is starting to grow" and he knows how cross I am without me having to raise my voice! A very entertaining book for parents and children alike.
The person who wrote this knows just how I feel sometimes! - Rated
First saw this book read on 'The Tweenies' when watching with the kids (2 and 5)- they thought it was a great story, and I felt it would be a fun way to get them to realise how I feel when they are particularly trying!...
