jodyladuemcgrath's review against another edition
4.0
This is four stories about monsters who want to be superheroes and foil the plans of bad monsters. There is Brian the zombie, Linda the witch, Mina the vampire, and Will the ghost. Can they be good, in a world of bad monsters?
This book is set up for ages 6-8, which is about right. The words are good for the older end of the scale, whereas, the plots are suitable for the younger children. The stories are all really cute, but very, very simplistic. It will be very easy for children to follow along with the shot plots. The illustrations are fantastic! That was my favorite part of the story.
This is a great "monster" book for little kids of both genders.
* I voluntarily read an ARc of this book from Netgalley and have given an honest review *
This book is set up for ages 6-8, which is about right. The words are good for the older end of the scale, whereas, the plots are suitable for the younger children. The stories are all really cute, but very, very simplistic. It will be very easy for children to follow along with the shot plots. The illustrations are fantastic! That was my favorite part of the story.
This is a great "monster" book for little kids of both genders.
* I voluntarily read an ARc of this book from Netgalley and have given an honest review *
kittykult's review against another edition
4.0
Monster Heroes is an illustrated chapter book about monsters who want to be superheroes instead. Mina is a vampire who drinks beet juice instead of blood; Brian is a zombie who eats tofu instead of brains; Will is a ghost who prefers helping people to scaring them; and Linda is a witch who wants to use her magic for good. They go on adventures like keeping other ghosts from haunting a house, keeping Mina’s parents from eating the new neighbors, teach Linda’s evil potion-brewing sisters a lesson, and saving the town from zombies wanting a late night snack. I love the allusions throughout the story, such as references to Hill House, a band called “Vampire Weekday,” and the like. The illustrations are cute and bright and the stories are simple enough to read for beginners but fun enough for the whole family.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
Note: I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated in any other fashion for the review and the opinions reflected below are entirely my own. Special thanks to the publisher and author for providing the copy.
librarianryan's review
4.0
From the cover I was expecting an all ages graphic novel and was happily surprised when it turned out to be a beginning chapter book. This is a hard area for authors to break into because it is dominated by a few very large series. But I think this series deserves a place in line. These monsters do not want to be bad, they want to be superheroes. So they go out of the way to be different than their nature, and to help others. The book is full color, and contains four stories. I love the illustrations. They are so much fun.
lilyn_g's review
4.0
Review to come closer to publication date. Great beginning chapter reader though.
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