Frank Was a Monster Who Wanted to Dance

By Keith Graves

Book Overview

Shake, rattle, and roll with Frank, a music-loving monster who just wants to dance Kids will thrill to this rollicking rhyming tale that features awesome illustrations, a few gross-out surprises, and a whole lot of fun

Frank was a monster who wanted to dance. So he put on his hat and his shoes made in France . . . and opened a jar and put ants in his pants

So begins this monstrously funny, deliciously disgusting, horrifyingly hilarious story of a monster who follows his dream. Keith Graves' wacky illustrations and laugh-out-loud text will tickle the funny bone and leave readers clamoring for an encore.

SPOOKY SEASON READ-ALOUD: The perfect read-aloud for a monster-themed birthday party, classroom Halloween celebration, or story time at home for kids who love a good, silly scare with a great message.

FUN & FUNNY ART: "Author and illustrator Keith Graves' paintings are rich and fresh and entirely enjoyable. . . . He] renders Frank the monster as a hilarious compilation of parts . . . a monster that Frankenstein might have created if he'd had a sense of humor and some leftover bits." --January Magazine

READERS LOVE FRANK : Hundreds of 5-star reviews celebrate this very cute and entertaining story, calling it a delightful romp that's "fun to read and dance along with Frank's fancy footwork." Parents, grandparents, and teachers share with kids from ages 2 to 8 and find them begging for it again and again It's great for Halloween and all year round.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811854523
• ISBN13: 9780811854528
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A great (not so scary) story for Halloween

As you may have noticed from several other reviews, 4 years old is the 'magic age' for the audience of this fun and colorfully illustrated book. The rhyme-verse is easily memorized in only 10 or 15 readings (by most 4 year old patrons). Now my daughter loves to read the story to me (complete with "meows" and "boffo" comments). --> Good preschool training in word recognition and phonics (when she confused boffo with bravo we had the opportunity to discuss that you need to read more than the first letter...). Though the text is rather stylistic type, she has no problem in recognizing the letters.<br>She also has come up with some interesting questions like: why does his brain have orange polka dots... do our brains have polka dots and worms in them? Why does he have a zipper on his head? and other things that parents face daily from inquisitive 4 year olds.... <br>The subjet matter is VERRRRY appropriate for this time of year (Halloween) but is funny and not scary to the little ones. If you can believe it, I have not been bored by the book and we have read it over 22 times in three weeks. (So it's ok for parents too...)<br>Heartfelt thanks to several listmania reviewers who recommended it!

Frank Was A Monster Who Wanted To Dance

I bought this book a month ago to read with our 4 year old son. The wonderful illustrations were the first thing to catch my eye -- after reading it, the writing is just as great as the illustrations! My son has asked my husband and I to read this book to him every night for the last three weeks -- adults and children will laugh out loud at the loveable Frank who only wants to dance as his body unexpectedly unzips, falls off, or drops to the floor. A great read any time of the year -- not just at Halloween!

Gross-out fun that's SURE to please!

Buy this...but be warned your little one is going to beg you to read it again and again! It's been a hit with 3 year olds & second graders alike. Gross fun, catchy verse, and a story about being yourself (even if you scare the be-jeebers outta everyone else) make this a sure-fire hit!

Great book to motivate young readers! What FUN!

My son couldn't "read" this book enough. We checked it out from the library and he carried it everywhere with him for 3 weeks! He's four years old and even brought it to "Share & Tell" at school...and he "read" it! A real must buy book in my eyes. Anything that motivates a child to read and be read to is worth having! The rhymes are funny and well done along with the crazy pictures.

Great fun for beginning readers and their parents too!

This is a great little book. It has easy to read pages that encourage the beginning reader to keep turning the pages. Frank is delightful and the rhyming phrases just make it all that much more fun! My son and I just love-every time we read it!