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Take a Breath, Big Red Monster!

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By Ed Emberley

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Price

$17.99

Price

$23.99 CAD

Format

Hardcover

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Hardcover $17.99 $23.99 CAD

This monstrously fun companion to the bestselling classic Go Away, Big Green Monster! shows kids how to calm down with interactive peekaboo pages.

Big Red Monster is angry! Turning the pages reveals colorful illustrations of different parts of the cranky creature’s face—from two mean green eyes to a big thundery loud mouth—as he gets increasingly upset. We can help him calm down by taking deep breaths—in and out—until even his yellow-and-orange firecracker hair disappears. 

This ingenious, interactive book about working through feelings of anger through play, imagination, and breathing deeply feels as fresh and innovative today as Go Away, Big Green Monster! did 30 years ago.

Also check out Go Away, Big Green Monster! which has sold over a million copies!

  • Praise for Go Away, Big Green Monster!:
     

  • “A graphic delight…This imaginative original work is a most friendly way in which children can take control over their own ``monsters'' or nightmares.”

    School Library Journal
  • “The Caldecott Medalist makes wonderful use of innovative production techniques in this ingenious offering….A joy to read aloud, the simple story entertains even as it helps its audience master common fears.”

    Publishers Weekly
  • "A satisfying game that may also allay some nighttime fears.”

    Kirkus Reviews
  • Praise for Nighty Night, Little Green Monster:
     

  • “Children will be starstruck with this monstrously interactive bedtime story.”

    School Library Journal

On Sale
May 6, 2025
Page Count
32 pages
Publisher
LB Kids
ISBN-13
9780316571814

Ed Emberley

About the Author

Ed Emberley is the illustrator and author of over 80 books, including the bestselling Go Away, Big Green Monster! and his enormously popular Drawing Book series. He has received many awards and accolades, including a Caldecott Honor in 1967 and a Caldecott Medal in 1968. Ed lives in Ipswich, Massachusetts, with his family. You can visit him online at edemberley.com.

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