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Nibbles: The Book Monster
Nibbles is a very naughty book monster - he's chomping, munching and nibbling his way through fairytales that don't belong to him! Can you help catch him and put him back in his own story? Lift the flaps, peek through the peep holes, and chase Nibbles through a fantastical world of fairy tales including Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
20 pages, Hardcover
Published April 7, 2016
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Emma Yarlett
46 books124 followersEmma Yarlett graduated with honors in illustration from University College Falmouth in 2011. Her other work includes a nonfiction book by Julia Donaldson and animation for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award.
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October 16, 2018
I've read this book roughly 82 million times because it is a favorite in my house. We've actually had it for almost two years and despite having books overflowing our shelves and access to the entire county library full of books, this is one that keeps making it's way onto the "PLEASE READ THIS ONE MOMMY" list.
I decided to finally write a review because my first grader had to do a "book report" this year and my little picked Nibbles. We also had to decorate a pumpkin to look like a character from the book which was a really cute seasonally appropriate way to get the kids more excited about the project.
^We are not crafty people, this is like gold medal level work coming out of my house.
Anyway, the reason my boys BOTH like the Nibbles book is because he's a lovable little monster that chomps his way through books while getting lost in the stories he's eating. Nibbles noms his way through traditional fairy tales so the bonus stories are already familiar and the naughty little monster is hard to catch but as you follow his path of book destruction across the pages you also read how he has changed the stories we already know. For some reason that is the most hysterical thing to my kids. And I love their giggles so I can never say no to this goofy little ball of silly.
The reason I love Nibbles is that there is a fun book within a book format so you can find something new each time you read (maybe not after 82 million times, but still). Also, depending on how much time you have to spend with Nibbles, you can either move quickly through the pages by not reading every little detail if it's a last minute bedtime story, or if you have plenty of time to hang out there is so much detail in the bonus stories that it's easy to knock out a half hour of downtime.
Overall, this is a great read aloud for kiddos and because of the fun format it's one they will pick up and flip through on their own too.
I decided to finally write a review because my first grader had to do a "book report" this year and my little picked Nibbles. We also had to decorate a pumpkin to look like a character from the book which was a really cute seasonally appropriate way to get the kids more excited about the project.
^We are not crafty people, this is like gold medal level work coming out of my house.
Anyway, the reason my boys BOTH like the Nibbles book is because he's a lovable little monster that chomps his way through books while getting lost in the stories he's eating. Nibbles noms his way through traditional fairy tales so the bonus stories are already familiar and the naughty little monster is hard to catch but as you follow his path of book destruction across the pages you also read how he has changed the stories we already know. For some reason that is the most hysterical thing to my kids. And I love their giggles so I can never say no to this goofy little ball of silly.
The reason I love Nibbles is that there is a fun book within a book format so you can find something new each time you read (maybe not after 82 million times, but still). Also, depending on how much time you have to spend with Nibbles, you can either move quickly through the pages by not reading every little detail if it's a last minute bedtime story, or if you have plenty of time to hang out there is so much detail in the bonus stories that it's easy to knock out a half hour of downtime.
Overall, this is a great read aloud for kiddos and because of the fun format it's one they will pick up and flip through on their own too.
February 1, 2021
ایده بینظیر بود. تصویرسازیها هم. واقعا عاشقش شدم :)))💛
ولی خود داستان واقعا بده و سر و ته نداره. اینقد که هی حس میکردم نکنه صفحهها به ترتیب اشتباهی چاپ شده باشن
ولی خود داستان واقعا بده و سر و ته نداره. اینقد که هی حس میکردم نکنه صفحهها به ترتیب اشتباهی چاپ شده باشن
June 12, 2021
هرچند کهیر میزنم کسی کتابا رو خراب کنه ولی بامزه بود :))
February 17, 2022
فکر کنم درست نفهمیدم چه شده و تا کاغذیاش را نخوانم نخواهم فهمید. ولی به هر حال کتابی بود دربارهٔ کتابها و خبر دارید که من عاشق اینجور کتابهام!
October 30, 2022
Odlična mi je unutrašnjost knjige. Idejno rješenje baš privlači na listanje i proučavanje. Zabava osigurana.
December 2, 2016
This is a great kids book idea and story, however it needs a better flow (maybe more words). I never read it to my children the same way twice and I never know how to read it, because there are sentences all over the pages but not an obvious way to read them.
July 6, 2017
This is such a cool idea, and wonderfully put together! Maybe not for very young children, but it's very funny and a book that parents can also enjoy - which is always welcome!
August 18, 2021
What a funny and creative book my daughter loved it and she even ask me to buy her the toy so she can keep it in a little house that she made :)
January 5, 2025
Nibbles went out of his own book will we catch him? I enjoyed he book, because we follow a monster who escapes his own book and that is funny.
December 25, 2022
ایدهش خوب بود اما خیلی یهویی تموم شد.
معلوم نشد چی به چیه.
معلوم نشد چی به چیه.
April 18, 2022
Fenomenalan izbor za četvorogodišnjake, a i nas malo starije. Svako veče zatvorim knjigu nadajući se da čudovištance Gricko neće krenuti u svoj pohod na knjige po kući.
March 17, 2024
Um monstro que devora livros, que entra nas histórias e as modifica. Um monstro "perigoso" que foge de todos os que o tentam apanhar mas ele precisa urgentemente de ser apanhado para não destruir mais livros e mais histórias.
O livro é hilariante e o Trincas é um monstro fofinho mas, ao mesmo tempo, um destruidor!
Se o virem por aí, apanhem-no ou guardem bem os vossos livros!
O livro é hilariante e o Trincas é um monstro fofinho mas, ao mesmo tempo, um destruidor!
Se o virem por aí, apanhem-no ou guardem bem os vossos livros!
June 20, 2021
A really fun story with adorable illustrations to get lost in! Nibbles likes to nibble on things, and books are especially tasty to him. He nibbles his way out of his own book, then in and out of quite a few others, while the child who owns the books tries to find him before Nibbles eats the kid's whole collection of books! The illustrations are filled with lots of fun details, including some spreads where the reader has to find where Nibbles is hiding. Such a cute book, I want a copy for me!
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August 28, 2025
Un albo illustrato giocoso e interattivo, dove il piccolo mostro Nibbles divora libri e si infila nelle storie, trasformandole con la sua irriverenza. Con pagine bucate, sorprese e illustrazioni vivaci, il libro invita i bambini a esplorare la lettura come un’avventura imprevedibile e divertente.
October 19, 2020
This book is adorable. It is interactive and stars a wee monster that you gotta love even though he is naughty. He, like Houdini, is an escape artist, and when gets out of his cage he heads straight for his first love.... his love of eating books! Yep, Nibbles is a book monster!
He bounds straight for the classics: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears too. Today he is fine dining on fairytales. He chomps, munches, and nibbles through their pages causing damage and emotional stress to the main characters and their story plots. Oh my! Can anyone stop him and put him back in his cage where he belongs?
Kids lift flaps and peek thorough peep holes to try and track down this precocious, adventurous little guy. The interactive cut-outs are very effective and the author/illustrator has added many fun features, one being, trying to locate Nibbles in the midst of all the mayhem he is creating. All the detailed illustrations are very kid-friendly and mesmerizing. The story is open-ended leaving a perfect opportunity for a sequel which I hope she delivers. Both kids and adults will love this book and I highly recommend it.
He bounds straight for the classics: Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears too. Today he is fine dining on fairytales. He chomps, munches, and nibbles through their pages causing damage and emotional stress to the main characters and their story plots. Oh my! Can anyone stop him and put him back in his cage where he belongs?
Kids lift flaps and peek thorough peep holes to try and track down this precocious, adventurous little guy. The interactive cut-outs are very effective and the author/illustrator has added many fun features, one being, trying to locate Nibbles in the midst of all the mayhem he is creating. All the detailed illustrations are very kid-friendly and mesmerizing. The story is open-ended leaving a perfect opportunity for a sequel which I hope she delivers. Both kids and adults will love this book and I highly recommend it.
October 8, 2021
As I reorganize my library shelves, I have come across a few gems that I bought on a trip to London and somehow shelved without reading them. What a treat this little cache has been this morning!
Nibbles has actually eaten his way through the pages of my book as well as some classic fairy tales. Worse yet, even after being locked in a crate, he managed to eat his way out and is now somewhere in my bookshelves!
Nibbles has actually eaten his way through the pages of my book as well as some classic fairy tales. Worse yet, even after being locked in a crate, he managed to eat his way out and is now somewhere in my bookshelves!
July 1, 2018
This story deserves more than five stars! It’s genius and I want more!
Nibbles nibbles his way through story books while the reader tries to catch him. What could be better!
Well, it gets better! The story book covers (that nibbles chews in to) are ‘written’ by different authors - all of them are anagrams for the author’s name. I know, genius!!!
Nibbles nibbles his way through story books while the reader tries to catch him. What could be better!
Well, it gets better! The story book covers (that nibbles chews in to) are ‘written’ by different authors - all of them are anagrams for the author’s name. I know, genius!!!
January 23, 2021
Such a fun book! Nibbles the book monster eats his way out of his own book into several other fairytales and disrupts their stories. Very cleverly put together this book has both flaps that lift, holes through pages and books within books. Plus the illustrations are fantastic. I could easily see this becoming a childhood favorite.
August 30, 2024
This was a super fun, interactive book. My 4 year old loved it!
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February 24, 2022This was a book that I have never read or heard of before! I read this book for a read-aloud in my classroom and it was a great book for reading aloud because there was a lot of animation. The kids loved the book as well.
June 5, 2024
"I think it's funny because I like the part where it says "SOMEONE BIT MY BOOTY." -Esme a 4 year old
March 3, 2021
This was part of Jack’s March Madness reads for this week that he’ll get to vote on at the end of the week. We loved this one.
September 5, 2022
One advantage of having a grandchild is the opportunity to read books to them. :-)
This short offering by Emma Yarlett follows her creation, Nibbles, as he makes his way through several familiar tales, much to the chagrin of the characters.
This short offering by Emma Yarlett follows her creation, Nibbles, as he makes his way through several familiar tales, much to the chagrin of the characters.
August 21, 2021
I liked it 💛 It was really good and original.
September 27, 2018
Likes:
interactive, cut outs are really effective.
love the rhythm and rhyme makes it so much more memorable
love the page of finding nibbles with all the book titles on because it recommends books to children whilst their absorbed within another.
I love the fact that a traditional tales have been included and altered to fit into this book! SO CLEVER! it give the children some familiarity and shows them how some traditional tales can be changed and altered.
I think that this book is accessible to all year groups and activities and writing goals and be altered to suit all ages and abilities.
Dislikes:
None!!
Patterns;
Eating his way out of one book and into another help the children to predict and feel successful when they figure out the pattern.
Children can so easily use this book and their own favourite traditional tales to create their own version of a monster who travels through books.
Puzzles;
Why does nibbles like eating books so much?
which book tasted the best?
interactive, cut outs are really effective.
love the rhythm and rhyme makes it so much more memorable
love the page of finding nibbles with all the book titles on because it recommends books to children whilst their absorbed within another.
I love the fact that a traditional tales have been included and altered to fit into this book! SO CLEVER! it give the children some familiarity and shows them how some traditional tales can be changed and altered.
I think that this book is accessible to all year groups and activities and writing goals and be altered to suit all ages and abilities.
Dislikes:
None!!
Patterns;
Eating his way out of one book and into another help the children to predict and feel successful when they figure out the pattern.
Children can so easily use this book and their own favourite traditional tales to create their own version of a monster who travels through books.
Puzzles;
Why does nibbles like eating books so much?
which book tasted the best?
March 29, 2016
I am a book monster myself, though I don't really eat books, at least not in the way Nibbles does. I devour books by reading them. :D
Nibbles on the other hand loves eating books, entering their stories, and disturbing their peace. In this book we see him go through a various bunch of fairy tales, like Red Riding Hood, and wreck havoc there. Pissing of the residents of the stories, and not making a lot of friends because he also nibbles on the books.
I still couldn't hate the little fellow, instead I just laughed at his cuteness and his total obliviousness to all that happened around him. Though at times you could see he knew what he was doing.
I enjoyed opening the flaps (there were a lot), hunting for Nibbles, and then at the end doing what needed to be done. I also had great fun checking all the book titles during Nibbles escape (there were not only old books, but also some newer books, and it was a delight to read them and point and squeal at recognizing a newer book).
The book is riddled with holes here and there, holes through which Nibbles ate himself a way out. I loved that they were added it made the book so much more fun.
I also have to give extra credit to the book cover. Normally books are paper and feel cold/hard on the touch, but not this one. It has texture, but also seems to not been made from paper but from fabric. I love it when publisher/authors do something special to their books.
The art/illustrations were gorgeous and lovely, they were just as much fun as the story was. Nibbles is drawn in a cute way, and I also loved seeing the fairy tales come to live anew with this artist's art.
The ending is open ended, so I have hopes that we will have another Nibbles book! With new adventures! New books! I can't wait. :D
I would highly recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Nibbles on the other hand loves eating books, entering their stories, and disturbing their peace. In this book we see him go through a various bunch of fairy tales, like Red Riding Hood, and wreck havoc there. Pissing of the residents of the stories, and not making a lot of friends because he also nibbles on the books.
I still couldn't hate the little fellow, instead I just laughed at his cuteness and his total obliviousness to all that happened around him. Though at times you could see he knew what he was doing.
I enjoyed opening the flaps (there were a lot), hunting for Nibbles, and then at the end doing what needed to be done. I also had great fun checking all the book titles during Nibbles escape (there were not only old books, but also some newer books, and it was a delight to read them and point and squeal at recognizing a newer book).
The book is riddled with holes here and there, holes through which Nibbles ate himself a way out. I loved that they were added it made the book so much more fun.
I also have to give extra credit to the book cover. Normally books are paper and feel cold/hard on the touch, but not this one. It has texture, but also seems to not been made from paper but from fabric. I love it when publisher/authors do something special to their books.
The art/illustrations were gorgeous and lovely, they were just as much fun as the story was. Nibbles is drawn in a cute way, and I also loved seeing the fairy tales come to live anew with this artist's art.
The ending is open ended, so I have hopes that we will have another Nibbles book! With new adventures! New books! I can't wait. :D
I would highly recommend this book to everyone.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
April 19, 2018
I had heard good things about this book and was excited to read it to my son. While it is a very cute concept, I felt that it was lacking in so many areas. It seems to me that the monster character is aimed at the very young and a bit silly or even patronizing while the fairy tales contained within the story line would be best read to slightly older children. The text was very disjointed and left you struggling with what to read first on many of the pages. The illustrations are borderline gruesome and not charming at all, which should be the case with the classic tales contained within. If the reader is unfamiliar with the three fairy tales the story line makes little sense. If the reader is not familiar with these stories, this book certainly does not make them want to seek them out. All in all I found this book disappointing.
December 1, 2019
Nibbles the Book Monster
This adventurous book begins with the reader meeting Nibbles the Book Monster. He loves to nibble everything but his favorite thing to nibble is BOOKS! Most of the time, Nibbles is contained in his cell being good. But whenever he escapes, panic and mayhem always ensue. This time, Nibbles has escaped and is nibbling through different folktales and fairy-tales which leaves their stories a mess! See the crazy mess that Nibbles leaves in his path. Everyone wants Nibbles to be caught.
The genre for this book starts out as fiction, but then switches to Folktale and Fairy-tales. The author creates a twist with the stories by throwing Nibbles into the stories and his tendencies to destroy and nibble things. The author and illustrator have created books within books that has the reader wanting to catch Nibbles and to see what shenanigans he gets into next. The different stories are unique to their book within The Book Monster. The grade levels that would enjoy this would be Kindergarten through 2nd Grade. I read the story aloud to my 1st Graders, who LOVED the main story of Nibbles, but also were excited to see which folklore or fairy-tale story would come next. They would always make predictions of which story would come next.
Some ideas for this book would be to discuss the similarities and differences between the folklore stories to compared to the original or a different version. There are many similarities and differences that the students could find. They could create a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences. Since there are a few different versions mentioned within the Book Monster, the teacher would have great examples to do a teacher model, a we do example, and a student do. Also, students could complete a sequence of events for the Book Monster to explain what happened throughout the story. Students could also write about what they think will happen next to Nibbles. Students could create their own story about Nibbles and his next adventure. Lastly, the teacher could have a discussion about how students know that this is a fractured fairy-tale/folklore story and how this story is different from nonfiction.
This was a Wow book for me because of all the different stories within the Book Monster. Nibbles was a great character that could be found through the different stories and was changing how the stories were being told. Since the book is very interactive, the students had a chance to be engaged with what Nibbles was doing through the story. The books setup was one of my most favorite parts and I was saying WOW when you could see how connected the stories were because of Nibbles. Usually a folktale or fairy-tale will only have one specific story that is told, but this version has some of my favorite examples so even I was wowed throughout the story.
This adventurous book begins with the reader meeting Nibbles the Book Monster. He loves to nibble everything but his favorite thing to nibble is BOOKS! Most of the time, Nibbles is contained in his cell being good. But whenever he escapes, panic and mayhem always ensue. This time, Nibbles has escaped and is nibbling through different folktales and fairy-tales which leaves their stories a mess! See the crazy mess that Nibbles leaves in his path. Everyone wants Nibbles to be caught.
The genre for this book starts out as fiction, but then switches to Folktale and Fairy-tales. The author creates a twist with the stories by throwing Nibbles into the stories and his tendencies to destroy and nibble things. The author and illustrator have created books within books that has the reader wanting to catch Nibbles and to see what shenanigans he gets into next. The different stories are unique to their book within The Book Monster. The grade levels that would enjoy this would be Kindergarten through 2nd Grade. I read the story aloud to my 1st Graders, who LOVED the main story of Nibbles, but also were excited to see which folklore or fairy-tale story would come next. They would always make predictions of which story would come next.
Some ideas for this book would be to discuss the similarities and differences between the folklore stories to compared to the original or a different version. There are many similarities and differences that the students could find. They could create a Venn Diagram to show the similarities and differences. Since there are a few different versions mentioned within the Book Monster, the teacher would have great examples to do a teacher model, a we do example, and a student do. Also, students could complete a sequence of events for the Book Monster to explain what happened throughout the story. Students could also write about what they think will happen next to Nibbles. Students could create their own story about Nibbles and his next adventure. Lastly, the teacher could have a discussion about how students know that this is a fractured fairy-tale/folklore story and how this story is different from nonfiction.
This was a Wow book for me because of all the different stories within the Book Monster. Nibbles was a great character that could be found through the different stories and was changing how the stories were being told. Since the book is very interactive, the students had a chance to be engaged with what Nibbles was doing through the story. The books setup was one of my most favorite parts and I was saying WOW when you could see how connected the stories were because of Nibbles. Usually a folktale or fairy-tale will only have one specific story that is told, but this version has some of my favorite examples so even I was wowed throughout the story.
March 20, 2019
I don't remember how I found this book but I do remember I purchased Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide instead.
The main reason for skipping this book was that it includes stories from classic fairy tales and I really don't like fairy tales.
They are perceived as classics but I think the only reason Red Riding Hood is still popular today is because it's free to print and retell the story. Same with all the others.
Compared to what we have on offer today, reading fairy tales is like using VHS tapes. Not worth the effort.
But since Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide was really fun and I found this paperback on sale, I decided to give it a try.
I'm happy to say it's really good. The creative use of paper with flaps and holes in pages is nice and the book is fun. The fairy tale visits make sense at least but you do have to know the stories to get the jokes.
I would still recommend going for Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide first and if you love it, then get this one as well.
The main reason for skipping this book was that it includes stories from classic fairy tales and I really don't like fairy tales.
They are perceived as classics but I think the only reason Red Riding Hood is still popular today is because it's free to print and retell the story. Same with all the others.
Compared to what we have on offer today, reading fairy tales is like using VHS tapes. Not worth the effort.
But since Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide was really fun and I found this paperback on sale, I decided to give it a try.
I'm happy to say it's really good. The creative use of paper with flaps and holes in pages is nice and the book is fun. The fairy tale visits make sense at least but you do have to know the stories to get the jokes.
I would still recommend going for Nibbles: The Dinosaur Guide first and if you love it, then get this one as well.
May 4, 2019
"Nibbles" is a very cute, fast pace, and interactive story your young reader will want to read again and again. The title character eats his way into three classic children’s tales: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears", "Little Red Riding Hood", and "Jack in the Beanstalk". He causes quite a scene (and a mess!) in each story, but the Golden Goose from "Jack in the Beanstalk" comes to the rescue by capturing Nibbles and placing him back in his crate. BUT, as your child flips the extra pages, you find out he has escaped again! Nibbles ventures out to create more chaos in the world!
The interactive component comes from the “extra” pages that make up the three interrupted classics as well as Nibbles’s crate. The little monster also plays “hide-and-seek” on one set of pages. I know my son will be able to fully enjoy this book when he gets a little older and has stronger fine motor skills. For now, mommy turns the pages for him, and Luke happily follows along!
My aunt gave this book to my son on his first birthday. She said it was new, fun favorite of hers and her grandchildren. She is quite the bibliophile, and I always take her recommendation. And this time was no exception!
The interactive component comes from the “extra” pages that make up the three interrupted classics as well as Nibbles’s crate. The little monster also plays “hide-and-seek” on one set of pages. I know my son will be able to fully enjoy this book when he gets a little older and has stronger fine motor skills. For now, mommy turns the pages for him, and Luke happily follows along!
My aunt gave this book to my son on his first birthday. She said it was new, fun favorite of hers and her grandchildren. She is quite the bibliophile, and I always take her recommendation. And this time was no exception!
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