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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jamie Truex

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another cute book from Lois Wickstrom! This one is about a little girl who’s afraid of the monster under her bed and her brother doesn’t believe her. My granddaughter is 5 and loved the illustrations and thought it was a good idea to make the monster clean. The ending wasn’t my favorite but it works. My granddaughter is a huge fan of Lois Wickstrom and gets excited when I tell her we have another story to read!

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This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jenni Bishop

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This Egg Won't HatchThis Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This Egg Won’t Hatch is fun, interesting, and entertaining children’s tale by Lois with illustrations by Francie Mion. There is always something for young ones to learn in her tales.
This colourful tale takes young readers on an adventure, where Mama Warbler is waiting for her last egg to hatch.
The cute characters bring the story to life that any 4 – 8 year-old is sure to love. The use of fantasy teamed with science, engages both imagination and learning.
Grab a copy to see what Mama Warbler does to encourage her baby to come into the world.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Ashley Sugar

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a great kids book! I read this with my kiddos and they absolutely loved it! We read it about 4 times. They couldn’t get enough and honestly I couldn’t either. Loved the illustrations and the story all around. Highly encourage parents to read this with their kids! It’s fun.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by La Toya Lewis

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters)My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My Big Red Monster(Giants and Monsters) is a children’s book by Lois Wockstrom. In this story, we follow a young lady who has a monster under her bed. She tells her brother but he doesn’t believe her so she must figure out what to do on her own. This story is great for teaching young children problem-solving, imagination, and how to overcome their fears. The illustrations are fun as well. This is also a very good story about taking back your power.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Katie Matthews

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a nice children’s book and would definitely be good for children who believe there is a monster under their bed. The story was very fast paced and would be very easy for children to follow and it is accompanied by lovely bright, colourful illustrations that are sure to capture children’s interest.
Another great book from this wonderful children’s author and a great addition to any child’s bookshelf!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Emily H

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Clever story about a monster under the bed and allowing it to drive your fear. Liked how the girl gathered the courage to confront the monster and drive away it’s power. Great illustrations and I liked the attention to details on the walls and rooms.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Manda Kelly

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a cute and colorful world Lois has created in her story My Big Red Monster. I love her books. They always tell the greatest stories and have such great world building. My nephew is 3 and he loves the bright pictures and the “monster voice” I use for the monster. I absolutely recommend this book for a classroom or library, it’s so awesome.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Carrie Cross

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

“My Big Red Monster” by Lois Wickstrom is a delightful and imaginative children’s book that is sure to captivate young readers. The story follows the adventures of a lovable big red monster who learns valuable lessons about friendship and acceptance. Wickstrom’s storytelling is enchanting and engaging, filled with vivid descriptions and relatable characters. The illustrations are colorful and whimsical, bringing the monster and its world to life. The book’s themes of friendship and embracing differences are presented in a gentle and age-appropriate manner, making it a perfect choice for children. “My Big Red Monster” is a heartwarming and enjoyable read that will leave a lasting impression on young readers and encourage them to embrace their own uniqueness.

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This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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This Egg Won't HatchThis Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Wonderful children’s story that was very enjoyable, colorful illustrations and lessons learned about patience and courage. Mama Warbler’s babies are starting to hatch from her nest of eggs, starting with the biggest egg. As Mama Warbler is hard at work to find food for her babies, one little egg is left a bit timid to come out into the world….until it is time to make their appearance.

What a great story.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tonya Merritt

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lois Wickstrom has such fun children’s books. This one is up there in my favorites. Monsters don’t exist or do they? In this fun adaptation, we learn to face our fears. The big red monster wants to work or he’ll eat you. Will you be able to find him enough jobs to keep him satisfied?

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This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jennifer Crain

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This Egg Won't HatchThis Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This children’s book tells a story about a little bird who is eagerly anticipating the hatching of an egg that has been laid in her nest. However, as time passes, the bird becomes worried when the egg won’t hatch, and she tries everything she can to encourage it to hatch. She sings to the egg, sits on it longer, and even tries to teach it to hatch. But nothing seems to work.

As the story progresses, the little bird learns an important lesson about nature and the different ways that living things develop. She comes to realize that some things are out of her control and that sometimes the best course of action is to let nature take its course.

The book is beautifully illustrated, and the story is engaging and informative for children. It teaches them about the natural world and the importance of patience and acceptance. Overall, “This Egg Won’t Hatch” is a delightful read that is both educational and entertaining for kids.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Terri Jo McAllister

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a cute story about a girl who overcomes her fear of the monster that lives under her bed. The monster demands she give him a job to keep him busy or he’ll eat her. When she finally runs out of things for the monster to do, she orders him to go hide under her brother’s bed, and he does.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Michelle Mulvey

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This children’s book was cute but not one of my favorites by this author. I read it to a 3 year old and she loved the pictures but wasn’t a big fan of the story.
A little girl thinks there is a monster under her bed and her brother doesn’t believe her. Her monster is there and scares her until she isn’t afraid of him anymore.

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This Egg Won’t Hatch by Lois Wickstrom

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Genre – Kids
Page Count – 30
Cover Designer – Francie Mion

All but one of Mama Warbler’s eggs have hatched. 

The Cuckoo, who hatched first, keeps telling the reluctant baby warbler it’s no fun outside. Stay in your shell where it’s safe.

What will the baby warbler do?

~ AMAZON ~

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Lois is a former high school chemistry teacher and former head science teacher at Science in the City Summer Camp in Philadelphia. She has also been an adjunct science teacher at University of South Florida. Since retiring, she continues to take science classes. Her class in Forensic Biology led to Little Red, The Detective, in which Red is studying fingerprint identification, so she can tell that “Grandma” isn’t who she says she is.

Lois has taken so many science classes that she believes science is the solution to almost every problem, including the dilemmas in fairy tales. She has invented what she calls Science Folktales. In each science-based tale, the protagonist achieves a better ending than the original because of learning scientific principles. She has turned some of these tales into plays.

She has also created a series of Mermaid Science stories, which make use of water science.

Lois is married to the love of her life. She has two children, four grandchildren and a dog.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Jennifer Reimer

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a super cute read. Me and my kids really enjoy all the boos done by this author. It’s about when things or monsters are under the bed and how you can deal or figure out what to do. How to be brave and not scared of everything. The illustrations and story of this book fit very well together. The pictures were colorful and amazing, my daughter really loved the monster in this book.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Cindy Mayberry

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Once again this author impressed me with her writing skills. In this children’s story, there is a big red monster hiding under the bed. As the little one tells her brother, he says there are no monsters. When she confronts the monster, he says he is hungry because if he does not get chores he will eat her. Read this story to find out what happens next. This is such a cute story. Children will love this bed time story. It is a fast read, yet interactive. It also introduced chores, I love it!!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Tanya Wall, October 2023

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters)My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I’ll start by saying- I need a Big Red Monster so I can tell it to clean and do things for me! This book has beautiful illustrations and tells the story of the monster who hides under the bed.This monster isn’t there just to scare you, but it needs you to keep giving it chores and things to do so it won’t eat you. This is a great read-a-loud for young children.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Elizabeth Sanchez

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters)My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My Big Red Monster is part of the Giants and Monsters collection, but they don’t have to be read together. I normally love the authors books, and while this book was cute, it is not one of my favorites. The main character has a monster under her bed, but her brother doesn’t believe her. After having her monster help with chores, she sends him over to her brother’s room. Guess he will learn first hand the monster is real! The book is short, and geared toward preschool/young elementary. My son is 7 and I would say that’s about the max age for engagement. The illustrations are wonderful and bright and detailed. I loved the slobber dripping from the monster on one of the pages.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Melissa Saxton

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another wonderful children’s book by this author!
Follow a little girl who is afraid of the big red monster under her bed and what’s worse no one believes her! Until one day she meets the monster and realizes that the monster isn’t so scary after all! They embark on an adventure together and even deal with a bully!
What a fun story for kids afraid of that monster under their bed!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Rayne East

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Educational and engaging
This bright and colourful picture story book is fun, engaging and educational. Every child has a fear, and when it comes to the monster under the bed this story offers a way to deal with them, and that fear, in a positive and supportive way. Unique, imaginative and brilliantly illustrated, this book is bound to become a favourite book of many 4-8 year olds. Recommend.

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My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Samantha Cleaver

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a cute little twist on having a monster under your bed! This book is aimed for children aged 4-8 and will help them tackle the monster under their bed.

I love how it took something super crazy to young kids and showed them how to take control of the situation.

We give this one 5 ⭐️.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Brandy Vaughn

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an adorable story about monsters hiding under the bed. The illustrated characters look real and I like the details on what the monster looks like. It’s scary but not scary for a book. The monster actually looks nice. And there are dust bunnies under the bed like you would find in a kids room who didn’t clean very much. I also love the sign hanging on the girl’s wall! I didn’t know the book was based on a Hindu teaching take by the same name. It’s an interesting adaptation!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Kelli Harper

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Lois Wickstrom is a wonderful story teller. She has a very vivid imagination and the stories are wonderful for children of all ages. The Big Red Monster is no exception to that. A great story along with fabulous illustrations brings the monster in this book to life. Brothers who don’t believe in monsters under the bed, Beware!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Lorralei Hoerner

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters)My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Stars 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

What a fun book!! I remember when I was a little girl I always thought there was a monster under my bed and so did my daughter. What can happen when you see your Big Red Monster under your bed? Give them work to do!!

This is a fun and enjoyable story with colorful illustrations that can be loved by the little ones all the way to the young at heart.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Mary Espinoza

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters)My Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom is a great story to add to her collection of wonderful children’s books! As always, she has filled the pages with bright and colorful illustrated pages that appeal to the eyes of young children. Lois has written another book that has lessons for the little ones that provide learning/teaching opportunities, ways to overcome fear, fun, monsters and so much more! Do you know what to do if there are monsters under your bed? Well, if you don’t then you will need to pick up this cute children’s story that tells you what to do! Lois has a knack for writing wonderful children’s stories that are well illustrated and are full of lessons for the younger children!
Happy reading!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Katy Winter

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Such a cute read. And can teach your kids how to deal if they have one under their bed 😄 My son & I read it and were giggling, Such a cute little story. Anyone with a sibling would find it funny to say the least

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Charlene Pryke

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book written by Lois Wickstrom is based on a Hindu teaching Tale and although I am not familiar with the tale the original message shines through. Nicolas Milano does an excellent job illustrating this book about monsters. The monster is in no way visually scary. Once the little one you are reading the book to/with realises that there is not a scary monster in this story then the monster is portrayed to be more a friendly helper. Always great to find another children’s author who has a vivid imagination to convey a meaningful tale.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Mandy Ott

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My Big Red Monster was an easy to read, colorfully illustrated adventure into the nightmares and fears of children. Lois Wickstrom creates an imaginative take on the fear many children have of a monster hiding under the bed. The little girl in the story has a strong, red monster under her bed but her brother doesn’t believe her. She finally confronts the monster, asking, “What do you want?” The monster tells her she can tell him what to do, but if she doesn’t, he’ll eat her. The little girl gives him various chores to do, and adds one very funny twist at the end! Cleverly written and beautifully illustrated, My Big Red Monster is a must read for any little one’s bed time!

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Kerry Baker

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is another great success from a well-loved author in our household. As soon as I said we had a new book to read, my kids insisted on doing so straight away. It was colourful, entertaining and, as always, had a positive message for children. And the fact that it was told via a big red monster hiding under a bed just made it all the more entertaining.
As with all books by this author, we had read this multiple times. My daughter was able to read the book herself (for the first time!) which made her so excited. And my son loved every picture throughout the book. This has been another huge success.

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My Big Red Monster (Giants and Monsters) by Lois Wickstrom – Review by Shelly Kittell

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My Big Red MonsterMy Big Red Monster by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

We couldn’t stop chuckling with this story. Sister finds the red monster under her bed. In order to save herself, she has to give it jobs. My grandson and I were having fun thinking up jobs and drawing monsters under his “bed.” This story opened such an entertaining conversation. Those pictures are wonderful. They have great dimensions to show everything. Another winner from one of my favorite authors.

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