Review: Helping Children to Face their Fears
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 11, 2014
"The Very Little Monster" is a wonderful little book. It is the story of little Herbie, who wanted so much to become a monster that he searched high and low for training materials. After finding nothing on the internet, he took matters into his own hands and went looking for the monsters in his home. The problem was that he was not afraid of his monsters and in the end, he slayed the cookie monster by showing kindness and sharing a cookie. As a result of his kindness--rather than his fearsomeness--Herbie grew in height and in stature. It is a profound lesson: face your fears and they will disappear. Being kind will give you all the respect that you could ever want. This is a wonderful lesson for children and one that will help them learn to face the rigors of growing up in a world that seems to be full of monsters. Sometimes a small gift of kindness is all that is needed to slay the most frightening of fears.