Review: The Fun-Loving Monster Returns ...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 14, 2014
"A Monster Stole My Sock" is the second of Julia Abby Thomas' "monster" books.  The mischievous, but now contrite monster returns to the little girl's bedroom.  Promising not to steal another shoe and to "make it up to you", the monster proceeds to create different shadow puppets using the little girl's sock.The rhyming is less awkward than in "The Monster Stole My Shoe" and the rhymes are less forced. While they are not quite polished, they are greatly improved over the previous book.  This makes "A Monster Stole My Sock" a better read-aloud story than "... Shoe". I would definitely recommend reading this at least once prior to reading the story aloud to a child; it will allow you to anticipate pauses and punctuation and will produce a better reading experience.  The author's cute, colorful illustrations add a fun element to this book and are nicely done.The idea that monsters are imaginary and the manner in which the main character embraces the monster's fun-loving play are appealing.  My grandson was greatly amused by the monster's antics and its creating sock puppets.  Five stars for fun!