Source: Schiffer Publishing
Hardcover, 64 pgs
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The Lollipop Monster’s Christmas by Eric T. Krackow, illustrated by Heather Krackow, is a children’s story about the meaning of Christmas through engaging colored pencil drawings. Reading this together, my daughter and I talked about the presents the monsters receive from one another, the cocoa they drank, and how they opened their hearts and home to a monster who was spending the holiday alone in the woods. Larry’s favorite holiday is Christmas, not because of the gifts, but because he can spend quality and fun time with his friends.
At 64 pages, this was a little long for a young toddler, but she did take to heart what we discussed as Larry made the monster at home in his house and among his other friends. She learned that holidays — and generally, most ever day — should be about spending time with friends and family and enjoying one another. The text was not too much for her per page, which was nice, and the illustrations were colorful, but not overly vivid.
The Lollipop Monster’s Christmas by Eric T. Krackow, illustrated by Heather Krackow, is an engaging story, though we would have liked it a little bit shorter. Otherwise, the story has a good message for young kids learning about the holidays and what is truly meaningful about spending time with family and friends.
69th book for 2014 New Author Reading Challenge.