Marvin's Monster Diary

(Book #1) Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! tells us the story of a junior, lovable monster who is struggling with his rambunctious ADHD diagnosis.

It is an easy reading book with pictures which helps me to understand better about people who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

This book was written by Dr. Raun Melmed, a developmental paediatrician. Interestingly, at the end of the book he did provide resources and guidance for parents and teachers on how to engage with these special needs children.

In this story, two techniques were described to enhance mindfulness and self-awareness.
The ST4 formulae which stands for "Stop Take Time To Think" and "camera" help Marvin to cut out distractions so that he won't miss important things.

This was so cute!!! And the resources at the end of the story are really helpful for parents and teachers who do not have personal experience with ADHD. I wish this book existed when I was a kid!

Thank you to netgalley for giving me access to this book , Books like this make me feel so happy for kids in these generation because I always wished that books like this existed when I was little , books that make you realize that you are not crazy you just don't regulate yourself like other people. I would continue to recommend this book to my family especially the little kids in my life and also friends as well because I know it's not easy out here to find good resources that don't treat the kids as problems that need to be fixed but more as the human beings that they are except they just need a little more help than others.

I picked this book because of the interweaving of ADHD and storytelling, and I am glad I did.
Marvin and his guitar struggle, and Marvin openly writes about these in his diary.
The drawings are cute. Overall, think Diary of a Wimpy Kid being a bit more direct in its lessons.
The camera technique is one that we found very useful.

Fun, quick read for those kids who still prefer books with more pictures and the added fun of creative layout! Also, this is a perfectly relatable story for those who have ADHD – I know those are not widely represented in kids' literature. This book does it, and I’m so glad it’s there!

Written by a pediatrician and illustrated in the style of Diary of a Wimpy kid, this diary-formatted book tells the story of a young monster with ADHD. There is a short amount of fairly easy to read “printed” style font to look as if it were a diary entry, along with cute black and white doodle-style drawings on each page. This book is definitely created with children with ADHD in mind as the storyline and the interesting doodles would be relatable for children who have lots going on in their brains and a bit too much energy to handle. Despite being around 100 pages long, it is a quick read with important messages about ADHD. It is also fun and a bit silly making it something that the target audience will enjoy. I could definitely see younger middle grade readers enjoying this book and would recommend it for grades 2-5. I could definitely see this making an excellent addition to my classroom library. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to read and review this important book.

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! is a fun, interesting, and relatable book for children with ADHD, for children wanting to learn about ADHD and even for parents, carers, and teachers. I loved the simple but fun illustrations, and Marvin was just so sweet. This book left me with a big smile on my face at the end, and I will definitely be looking at reading the other books in this series. The techniques in the book are easy for children to understand and try out for themselves and I found the information for parents/carers at the back supportive, helpful and useful to help you support your child and work together to improve concentration, focus and behaviour. The book illustrations are very like Diary of A Wimpy Kid in style but a monster version helping add humour to the story.

Kids with ADHD will probably love this if allowed to read it in their own way, whether upside down or last chapter first, or whatever. Lots of good information and techniques, but don't shoehorn it into a dry curriculum. Recommended.