How to Teach Your Monster

On a blah kind of day, a young girl and her pet monster decide a bike ride is just the thing to cure their boredom blues. But oh no! A school worksheet that needs to be completed threatens to put a damper on their fun. Where will their adventure take them when the quick-thinking duo turns a simple outing into an epic ABC scavenger hunt? With playful wit and charming rhymes, award-winning author Christianne Jones introduces young prereaders to the concept of phonemic awareness.

A young child can't wait to teach her pet monster to read. However, the stress is just too much, and her monster runs away. Not to be discouraged, the child uses clues from word families to find her monster. This silly picture book playfully introduces young prereaders to phonemic awareness skills, supporting them on their journey to literacy.