This was so cute and my son was so invested in this! He loved reading this with me and has been asking to read it multiple times since! This would be such a cute book to have in a school setting!!

Mother of a 5yo and 8yo here and we LOVED this book! This is such a fun rhyming children's book and anything that promotes reading is an added bonus! Looking forward to finding other books by Christianne Jones to read with the kids.

Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone Publishing for this eARC!

This is a fantastic choice for emerging readers and for making literacy connections! The rhyming word families were fun to read aloud and got my kids chiming in at every turn!

I am an elementary librarian and I cannot wait to get a copy of this for our library! Our kindergarteners and first graders love rhyming and this book is absolutely perfect for teaching word families! The pictures in this book are very colorful and keep the reader engaged. The monster and girl are the sweetest and I love that she is trying her best to help her monster! Can’t wait to bring it to our library!

What a cute book! I read this to my 3 and 5 year old daughters, and they both loved it. The pictures were engaging for my 3 year old, and the rhymes were intuitive enough that my 5 year old was able to confidently finish the sentences. As a school psychologist, I love the age appropriate way that the word families were presented and would happily recommend this to any emergent reader.

Super cute way to introduce word families to kids or support prior knowledge! I thought the pictures were eye-catching and fun. The text would hook my students and word family lessons would be easy to tie into this. Adorable!

I will be SPRINTING to get this in print once it's published—this is gold.

Even though my son is only 2ish, I don't want to risk not having this on hand in the next few years. I had totally forgotten about the concept of word families until this book :') What an adorable presentation of the idea.

The overarching story of her monster's fear is also as adorable as it is valuable.

& the illustrations? ADORABLE!

A must for our lil family bookshelf.

{Thank you bunches to Christianne Jones, Katya Longhi, Capstone Editions and NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for my honest review!}

This delightful book features an endearing monster character who guides young readers through an engaging journey of word discovery. Through clever rhyming patterns, it expertly weaves together word families and vocabulary building, making learning both fun and interactive. The story brilliantly encourages children to participate by guessing words aloud, keeping them thoroughly engaged from start to finish. The interactive format transforms what could be a simple reading session into an exciting learning adventure. An excellent educational resource that manages to be both entertaining and instructive - truly a must-have for young learners developing their reading skills

I requested this from NetGalley to keep my little kiddos entertained at the Gymnastics gym, and they loved it. The "word families" or rhyming was really fun for them and we found some new fun rhymes for our nightly "down by the bay" before bed.

The illustrations were also on point. My 4 yos (twins) like to "read" from the pictures, and they clearly could read and comprehend the story from the illustrations.

A fun, interactive picture book that makes early literacy engaging! I love how the reader becomes part of the learning process—helping the monster read by finding hidden words and solving playful riddles.
The story is bright, kind, and full of humor, making it an enjoyable way to introduce phonemic awareness. A great pick for little ones starting their reading journey.

A playful but informative story that helps children with their phonemic awareness. When our protagonist attempts to teach her monster how to read, the monster is NOT having it and runs away! Can she save the day and find her monster by using her knowledge of word families and rhymes?

With vibrant illustrations and a silly story to match, this is sure to keep a child's attention while teaching valuable skills to set them up for successful reading.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great book for your child to learn about reading and rhyming.
The book has beautiful pictures that will capture your child's interest.
Thank you to NetGalley and Capstone Editions for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

Poor monster is frustrated trying to read. In this story, the monster's child looks for him everywhere. The rhyming story is wonderful. and we also get to see several word families that make reading easier. Overall, this is a wonderful book for children learning to read. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.

This book is so cute! It starts off with the monster not wanting to read and wanting to get rid of the books. The girl in the story starts by saying that she got carried away which in turn caused the monster to become overwhelmed and not want to read anymore. The monster runs away and the little girl looks everywhere for him. The monster later shows up with all of the books he threw away and at the end, they finally learn to read together.

This book will definitely help kids learn many different sounds and words

How to Teach Your Monster to Read is a children's book that tells the story of a little girl who is helping her monster, a member of her family, to read. The monster, an anthropomorphic realization of her id, is hesitant to try and learn new things about reading because they're difficult. Through a story set in a comfortable space, the home, the monster is eventually found opening up to learning new things despite their initial hesitance. The illustrations and setting give readers the chance to learn about word families and identify new concepts based on recognizable objects and experiences from their lives. Recommended for young readers learning about rhyming schemes through a fun and silly story.

I gave this to my ten year old son to read. He said he liked the overall story but feels like it was not appropriate for his age group (I should have checked before requesting). He said he wishes there was more to the story but thinks kids in first grade would enjoy it.

This is such an adorable and fun book! As a pre-k teacher I can absolutely imagine reading it to my students and them enjoying it! My favorite part of teaching is literacy. I highly enjoy reading and teaching my students to read. I love the illustrations in this book. They are bright and engaging. When I read to my students, I love using books where they can try to fill in a rhyme and this book is designed for that. Some children might feel scared or intimidated about learning to read and this book addresses those fears as the monster in it feels just that way. The little girl, on the other hand, loves to read and wants to ease her monster’s worries. As she hunts for where he has disappeared to, she creates rhymes and we see in the illustrations, other words that also rhyme with that. This book is a fun way to not only read, but to teach my students some new rhymes and have them help me come up with others. I will definitely put this book on my wish list to purchase for my classroom!
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

Such a fun and cute read! The title, story, and artwork are very appealing. This would be great to read to Children to get them interested in books!

What a wonderful story! This will be a great book to recommend our families read aloud to their kids.

So cute! A prefect way to get children excited about reading. The fun play on words and rhymes was prefect and a good way to make kids want to interact with the story.

I also don't want to neglect touching on the artwork. The color and images were very adorable and will do a great job at drawing a child's eye and keeping their attention.