Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, Nate Evans (Illustrator)

Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans, the world's leading experts on monsters and the mischief they make, have created the ultimate 10-Step Guide to Living With Your Monster. A portion of the proceeds from Laura Numeroff's 10-Step Guide To Living With Your Monster will be donated to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

Genres: Picture Books, Monsters, Childrens, Fiction, Storytime, Humor, Fantasy

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

Laura Joffe Numeroff is the NYT best-selling author of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, What Mommies/Daddies Do Best and Raising a Hero. She was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Pratt Institute. Laura grew up as the youngest of three girls, surrounded by art, music, and books. An avid animal lover, Laura has always wanted to write a book about service dogs. She now lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews

[Mr. Cody · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy Smokes that book was funny! Anyone who has raised a rambunctious puppy can relate to this one. Def a riot of a read

[Viviane Elbee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good book for monster fans and for kids who are asking for a pet (or who have a pet already).
It's funny.

There is a lot going on in the illustrations, and the complexity may be better for older preschoolers and elementary students than for very young toddlers.

Kids enjoyed it.

[June Guymon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A darling picture book with terrific illustrations.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Silly and funny. The kids loved it.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Original review: ⭐⭐
2023 review: ⭐⭐⭐

[Emily Carlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun story. I read this to pre-k groups and they enjoyed it. Can reinforce counting and you can ask them if they remember some of the "steps to living with a monster" which reinforces narrative skills. It was a fun and short story. 3-4 sentences per page.

[Min · Rating 2 out of 5]

These are the very practical steps of how to a monster differs from the usual pets we keep. Exercise them, but fetch is a bad idea. Sleep is very important, but do not leave them alone too long. Important advice.

[Joanne Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book started off great. Unfortunately it felt padded in places and didn't take full advantage of the manual format. The ending was a let down. The illustrations were pretty Seussian, not quite what I'd hoped.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book to teach about process. Numeroff takes us through the steps from buying a monster at the monster store to caring for it's needs.

[createitlibrarian (Amanda) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how adaptable this book is! I've been able to shorten the story very easily just by reading the top part of the page. Some kids can handle longer, some can't.

[Kenson and kirra · Rating 5 out of 5]

the book says not to feed your monster green lollipops and to give them to our dad. in our house my mom is the one who gets the green ones.

[Kris Dersch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, colorful, funny. Works for a lot of ages, a good one to have in a storytime toolbox.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gotta have a name, why not be Biff? This is cute- fast paced and wonderfully illustrated fun book for young kiddos.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used for monster themed storytime!

[Lola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute

[Haaley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was cute. 10 ways to pick and prepare for your monster- almost like a pet.

[Launna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but that’s about it.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love all of her books. 10 step guide to living with your monster-exactly what the title says. very humorous text and illustrations

[Jessica Meetze · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute and funny! Easy to read, great to enjoy, and funny illustrations!

[Ashley Aolani Salisbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very creative and very fun.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book teaches your child how to care for a new monster, or pet, or monster. Silly, and very colorful, which I love.

[Karissa Kelly]

This book gives 10 steps on how to live with your monster. Things like green lollipops, fetch, and bubble gum are all included in this silly, yet fun reading. You'll learn what to do and what not to do when it comes to choosing and taking care of your pet monster.

I loved this book! The author, Laura Numeroff, makes this reading fun and entertaining. You never know what will be behind the next page, but it is sure to be something silly and sweet. I also loved the bright colors in this book. Each page was filled with the same monster and little boy; however, the illustrator always added new colors surrounding the duo.

This book would be a fun read anywhere. It is not hard to read and would be a great book for any kid. I highly recommend this book.

[Emmaline MacBeath · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of fun and colorful illustrations about how to keep a monster as pet. the story concept is creative and quirky. The only reason for four stars instead of five is because there were a few things that threw me. First, the very first illustration of the story was of a mean scary monster. I didn't feel this set the mood well for the rest of the book. Also, why does dad get the green lollipops? This seemed out of place as well.
Overall this is a delightful story that children of many ages would enjoy.
Would I recommend this book? YES

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the pictures in this book. Whenever I read this book, it makes me wanna imagine what my monster would look like. It is a creative book. When the students are reading this book, the teacher can direct the students by showing them different pictures of monster and what they would do in real life. The author did an excellent job of point out the 10 guides when living with a monster. This book can have a good cause and effect discussion in the classroom.

[Brent · Rating 3 out of 5]

We enjoyed the care and feeding advice. The illustrations by Nate Evans are silly enough that a child might actually want one of these monsters. Numeroff, author of the If you Gave a Mouse a Cookie series, is quite witty in her recommendations, such as, "Step 1 - Buying your Monster
When choosing a monster, do not pick one who grabs you and starts to eat your shirt. Pick the monster who can play the banjo and tie his own shoes."

[Marcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A colorful, silly guide to monster care. The step by step format might be useful in the classroom, if students are learning to write directions. It could also lead to a discussion on pet ownership responsibilities. I didn't find it particularly funny, and enjoyed her "Give a Mouse a Cookie" series much more.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A practical, easy-to-follow guide for all of your monster owning needs! Laura Numeroff provides readers with ten steps to simple monster ownership, from purchasing to naming to bathing. I would recommend this book if your child has been asking to get a pet, because owning a pet and owning a monster are practically the same thing. It’ll provide a few giggles as well.

[Kell* · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this book because these days kids only know about monsters through disney animations and pixar like monsters inc. I think it is a cute story and it would be so fun for each student to create their own personal monster and write a guide to taking care of it.

[Randie D. Camp, M.S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I call my son, my little monster man, so when we saw this book at the library, we knew we had to check it out. And we both enjoyed it.

The steps and brightly colored illustrations are silly and will surely get young kiddos to giggle :).

[Laurel · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son picked this out at the library last week. We've read it over and over at our house, our kids really like it. The illustrations are colorful and interesting and fun. The story is very cute. My husband and I liked it as well. I like the little quotes on the back too!