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Frank was a monster who wanted to dance. So he put on his hat, and his shoes made in France... and opened a jar and put ants in his pants! So begins this monstrously funny, deliciously disgusting, horrifyingly hilarious story of a monster who follows his dream. Keith Graves' wacky illustrations and laugh-out-loud text will tickle the funny bone and leave readers clamoring for an encore.
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Reprint edition (August 17, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811854523
ISBN-13: 978-0811854528
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.1 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (92 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #41,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #51 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Performing Arts > Dance #115 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Stories In Verse #271 in Books > Children's Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Spine-Chilling Horror
Age Range: 5 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool and up
I bought this book a month ago to read with our 4 year old son. The wonderful illustrations were the first thing to catch my eye -- after reading it, the writing is just as great as the illustrations! My son has asked my husband and I to read this book to him every night for the last three weeks -- adults and children will laugh out loud at the loveable Frank who only wants to dance as his body unexpectedly unzips, falls off, or drops to the floor. A great read any time of the year -- not just at Halloween!
As you may have noticed from several other reviews, 4 years old is the 'magic age' for the audience of this fun and colorfully illustrated book. The rhyme-verse is easily memorized in only 10 or 15 readings (by most 4 year old patrons). Now my daughter loves to read the story to me (complete with "meows" and "boffo" comments). --> Good preschool training in word recognition and phonics (when she confused boffo with bravo we had the opportunity to discuss that you need to read more than the first letter...). Though the text is rather stylistic type, she has no problem in recognizing the letters.She also has come up with some interesting questions like: why does his brain have orange polka dots... do our brains have polka dots and worms in them? Why does he have a zipper on his head? and other things that parents face daily from inquisitive 4 year olds....The subjet matter is VERRRRY appropriate for this time of year (Halloween) but is funny and not scary to the little ones. If you can believe it, I have not been bored by the book and we have read it over 22 times in three weeks. (So it's ok for parents too...)Heartfelt thanks to several listmania reviewers who recommended it!
My 3 year old recites this book 24/7. Frank is a lovable, if not bizarre, old little man monster that keeps my daughter in stitches. The rhythm of this book is very natural and fun, and is an absolute must-read every night before bed!
This book is awesome! It's funny and cute. My son has asked me to read it so much, that now he "reads" it himself because he has it mostly memorized. Gotta love rhyming books for that! I highly, highly recommend this book! I got it as a Kindle Deal of the Day and now I want to find more by this auther.
From the moment I saw this book I have been intriqued. I can nkt wait to read it to my grandchildren! They all like to dance( I think the "ants in the pants ") will have them rolling on the floor. The boys love mknsters and the oldest is able to read some of his own books. One happy gramma. Thank you Keith Graves, I am ordering more of your books 3 are in my cart now.
I bought this book for my 2 year old son who asks for multiple readings daily. The illustrations and text are very entertaining for all ages. I hope Mr. Graves will have more books published in the near future.
My sons ages two and six, LOVE this book. And, as a parent, I LOVE IT too. Illustrations are great; story is amusing with a great message. Since it arrived, we read it at least twice daily, and my sons have it memorized.
My kids love this, and we had checked it out so many times from the library I had to buy it. It is kind if creepy as his brain falls out at one point, but my kids love stuff like that for some reason. My girls are 5 and 4 now, and after three years of reading this book they still love it. Again, it is creepy in a still kid appropriate way, so some parents might object. We are ok with it though.
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