I love this die cut, children's book by Ed Emberley because it is not only fun to read for children and adults but it also teaches children to face their fears. Go Away, Big Green Monster allows children to face their fears and take them a part piece by piece. As you go through this book in the beginning you build the "Big Green Monster" and then all of a sudden Big Green Monster is not scary anymore and the reader then begins to take the monster apart piece by piece until there is nothing remaining. The book ends with "and don't come back...until I say so" which allows the child to face their fears and not allow them to creep back into their minds without them allowing it to happen.
Great Selection, Nicole. I'm going to have to add this book to me collection because as you said it teaches children how to face their fears and a lot of children shy away from their fears. I would use this book as a fine motor skill activity as well to allow them to put the monster's body parts (teaching them body parts) together.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Kathy! That is a great idea of using this as a fine motor activity as well I may have to do that also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Kathy! That is a great idea of using this as a fine motor activity as well I may have to do that also.
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