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Another Monster at the End of This Book...Starring Grover & Elmo!
- iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Kindle Fire
- Price: $.99
- Category: Books
Common Sense Media says
Great sequel keeps the spirit of the original book and app.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Another Monster at the End of This Book...Starring Grover & Elmo! is a sequel (in both its app and book forms) to the Sesame Street classic, The Monster at the End of This Book. In that first story, Grover begged readers not to turn pages, so as to stay away from the monster at the end -- which turned out to be him. In this follow-up, Grover goes through the same problem, but this time with Elmo taking the opposite stance and goading kids to keep turning pages.
What kids can learn
Kids can learn vocabulary, following directions, and emotional awareness with Grover and Elmo in this ingenious storybook app. Certain words are highlighted as they appear on the book's pages. By following directions, kids help Elmo turn pages that Grover has "blocked" with obstacles like glue and paper clips. Listening to emotionally charged interchanges between an excited Elmo and an anxious Grover helps kids learn empathy and identifying emotions, as well as conflict resolution as the characters negotiate a solution. It's a fun story that shows emotions kids can identify with in real life.
Subjects
- Language & Readingfollowing directions, reading, storytelling, vocabulary
- Math
- Science
- Social Studies
- Arts
- Hobbies
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoning
- Creativity
- Self-Direction
- Emotional Developmentempathy, identifying emotions
- Communicationlistening
- Collaboration
- Responsibility & Ethics
- Tech Skills
- Health & Fitness
What's it about?
In this creative and funny book app, kids listen in as Grover and Elmo banter about whether or not to see the monster at the end of the book. Grover is afraid, while Elmo is eager. As Grover puts obstacles like paper clips and blocks up against the pages to prevent Elmo from turning them, Elmo asks kids to help him break through those obstacles and turn the pages. The end result is sweet, funny, and very Sesame Street-wise in teaching kids about understanding emotions, negotiating solutions with friends, and being brave.
Is it any good?
ANOTHER MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK is a very nice follow-up to a Sesame Street classic. The story is genuinely humorous and well-acted by real Muppet voices in this app. And the interactivity has been woven in seamlessly. When Grover builds a wall of blocks to stop the page from turning, for example, kids can not only knock down those blocks, they can also move them around to build whatever they want. When Grover tries to paper clip the pages together, kids can help Elmo by pulling and tossing those clips. It's a whole lot of fun.
What kids can learn
Kids can learn vocabulary, following directions, and emotional awareness with Grover and Elmo in this ingenious storybook app. Certain words are highlighted as they appear on the book's pages. By following directions, kids help Elmo turn pages that Grover has "blocked" with obstacles like glue and paper clips. Listening to emotionally charged interchanges between an excited Elmo and an anxious Grover helps kids learn empathy and identifying emotions, as well as conflict resolution as the characters negotiate a solution. It's a fun story that shows emotions kids can identify with in real life.
Subjects
- Language & Reading: following directions, reading, storytelling, vocabulary
- Math:
- Science:
- Social Studies:
- Arts:
- Hobbies:
Skills
- Thinking & Reasoning:
- Creativity:
- Self-Direction:
- Emotional Development: empathy, identifying emotions
- Communication: listening
- Collaboration:
- Responsibility & Ethics:
- Tech Skills:
- Health & Fitness:
How kids will learn
Elmo and Grover prompt kids to do certain things -- crack a color code or erase glue, for example -- that help move the storyline along and turn the pages. Every page has some way that kids can either interact with the page or learn something through observation or a prompt given by a parent. The storyline itself gives kids lots of opportunities to reflect on friendships and different emotional styles when dealing with scary situations.
How parents can help
- Read the Parent Notes on the app's parent tab for suggestions on ways to help your kid learn with this story.
- Before reading the book, ask kids if they'd want to see the monster at the end if they were in the book. Then ask again at the end.
- Laugh with your child. This book is not only educational, it's funny!
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Kid, 1 year old
December 14, 2011
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Great App!
Another solid release from Callaway Digital Arts!
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Parent
February 28, 2012
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GREATEST TODDLER GAME
MY four year old loves this game she plays it all day.
with my iphone. she is begging to have my iphone at this very moment.
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Kid, 12 years old
August 1, 2012
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creepy.
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Parent of 6 year old
September 15, 2012
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another monster at the end of this b
can help Elmo by pulling and tossing those clips. It's a whole lot of fun.
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| Category: | Books |
| Platforms: | iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Kindle Fire |
| Price: | $.99 |
| Size: | 57.90 MB |
| Publisher: | Sesame Street |
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Release date: | November 23, 2011 |
| Minimum software requirements: | iOS 4.3 or later |
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