Adrian Emberley

Summary: An old monster eats a tick, which makes him feel uncomfortable, so he eats a some ants to ease his stomach. However, the ants just make him itchy, so he eats a lizard to eat the ants. After more discomfort, he decides to try a bat, a jackal, a bear, and a lion. When the old monster attempts to eat the lion, the lion eats him instead.

34 months - yet another take on the "There was an old..." We love monsters but we really didn't grab this one up to read it over and over.

I absolutely love this book! It was very engaging and so easy to get children to be involved in the reading. The pictures are huge and the text rhymes making it a more fun read.

This book is a play off of "there was an old lady" but it is a good read. Good to talk about sequence and what comes first, second, third, etc. It is also good to use around halloween and to talk about different animals.