Monsters Eat Whiny Children

I've just found a lovely book that seems very appropriate for many teachers and teaching situations this time of year. Published in 2010, Monsters Eat Whiny Children by Bruce Eric Kaplan is a cautionary tale to children prone to being whiny. Henry and Eve get stolen away early in their tale, and they really deserve it because they are really, really, really whiny.

The monster debates with family members over a whiny-child salad, a whiny-child burger, a whiny-child cake or a whiny-child vindaloo. Not to be a spoil sport, but, buy the time the settle on whiny-child cucumber sandwich, Henry and Ever are gone, "never" to whine again.

The drawings are simple and entertaining, and the monsters are not scary looking. I think children would be entertained by this tale and adults would find humor in the fact that the monsters are pretty whiny themselves.