One Monster After Another
by Mercer Mayer
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Sally Ann's letter falls into the clutches of one monster after another before finally reaching Lucy Jane.Tags
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*I* found it boring. Probably because I'd get a headache if I tried to see all the detail in every picture. And really, that's all it is, an excuse to draw crazy monsters doing crazy stuff. The little girls are adorable, though.
This is one of the bestest books ever! The illustrations are full of interesting details, and the story is so funny. It was especially meaningful to my children, whose father worked at the Post Office.
This book was about a girl who mailed a letter to her friend Lucy Jane. The letter was taken by seven different monsters! Until, the Bombanat-Collecting Grithix took the letter and put it in an official mailbox and the official mailman came and picked up all the mail. The letter was eventually received by Lucy Jane. There are a few pages in the book that do not contain words part of the story. This is good because you can get many ideas from the kids about what they think is going on.
A favorite from my childhood. Makes me want to be a mailman. Or a monster. Sadly, it is out of print.
Sally Ann is trying to mail a letter to her friend, but monster after monster is getting in the way of the delivery! Finally the mailman saves the day and delivers the letter to Lucy Jane.
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Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of show more New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- One Monster After Another
- Original publication date
- 1974
- People/Characters
- Sally Ann
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- Members
- 334
- Popularity
- 94,505
- Reviews
- 5
- Rating
- (4.25)
- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 7
- UPCs
- 2
- ASINs
- 6
