Let's Read: Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Go Away,Big Green Monster! is a book of cut out pages that page by page reveal a monster and then make it disappear. The simple cuts and the bold colors appeal to both young children and older artists and because of this is a delight to read to groups of children or individually. I have used Go Away, Big Green Monster! for story hour both in the US and in Costa Rica with children as young as 3 and as old as 8th grade with marvelous responses. There are always requests to Read it again!
In this lens we will explore the fears of young children. Stories like Go Away, Big Green Monster! can help children talk about their fears that by talking about it the fear goes away.
We will also look at the artistry of Go Away, Big Green Monster! , other art styles and cultures that use cutouts to express themselves and try making some art using this new technique.
Here comes the Big Green Monster! ....
In this lens we will explore the fears of young children. Stories like Go Away, Big Green Monster! can help children talk about their fears that by talking about it the fear goes away.
We will also look at the artistry of Go Away, Big Green Monster! , other art styles and cultures that use cutouts to express themselves and try making some art using this new technique.
Here comes the Big Green Monster! ....
Big Green Monster's Table of Contents
- Go Away Big Green Monster
- How do you feel about Go Away, Big Green Monster?
- Rate Go Away, Big Green Monster...
- Big Green Monster has two big yellow eyes...
- A Big Green Monster to Help you Face Your Fears
- Helping your Child Overcome Fear
- Story Hour with Go Away, Big Green Monster
- Molas
- The Adjectives in Go Away Big Green Monster
- Ed Emberley's official site
- Ed Emberley on Wikipedia
- More books by Ed Emberley
- What's the buzz about Go Away Big Green Monster?
- You might also like these related books...
- Look Who's Twittering about the Big Green Monster
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- About the Reviewer of Go Away, Big Green Monster!
- Help get Big Green Monster into another Child's Hands
Go Away Big Green Monster
Pick up a copy of Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
The first thing you must do is get a copy of Go Away, Big Green Monster! . I am not one to spend money and often take out books from the library rather than spend money but this book is the exception. Go Away, Big Green Monster! is such a good book and your children will like it so much that you really must own a copy.
Go Away, Big Green Monster!
Amazon Price: $7.91 (as of 11/16/2009)
"Go Away, Big Green Monster! And don't come back, ...
until I say so."
How do you feel about Go Away, Big Green Monster?
Do you and your children love it?
Children squeal with delight whenever I pull out Go Away, Big Green Monster! to read to them. They love to join in with the admonition Go Away, Big Green Monster! in the second half of the book as the monster disappears page by page.
Note: Though nearly all children love the intensity of the book, for a very few the monster is just too real.
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Big Green Monster has two big yellow eyes...
The story builds up adding layer upon layer of facial characteristics.
A Big Green Monster to Help you Face Your Fears
Monster stories for Beginning Readers
Big Green Monster is Lost
The Big Green Monster helps children face their fears. Practice telling the monster when to come and when to go away. Snuggle with the Big Green Monster while listening to scary stories. Ask the Big Green Monster to guard the scary stories when you are not ready to listen to them.
Children love to hear the story of the Big Green Monster read to them over and over again. To give purpose to a new form of writing we pretend that the Big Green Monster is missing.
Children delight in the idea that the Big Green Monster has helped them so much in getting rid of their fears that he is now lost. We talk about how people make posters to help find their lost pets and then make posters to help find the Big Green Monster.
Children practice writing words, painting creatively to express an idea and think about ways to persuade others to action by making these posters.
The children hang posters all around the school. After lunch we find that the Big Green Monster was so scared that he hid .... We bring him out and everyone takes turns giving him a hug and then we read the story again.
Helping your Child Overcome Fear
Monsters Under the Bed and Other Childhood Fears: Helping Your Child Overcome Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias
Amazon Price: $20.70 (as of 11/16/2009)
Story Hour with Go Away, Big Green Monster
Reaction to Reading Go Away, Big Green Monster
- Big Green Monster
They read Ed Emberly's book "Go Away Big Green Monster" and discussed the shapes Ed Emberly used to create his monster.
Then they distributed paper and cut out each piece according to the descriptions in the book.
Next time they might try reversing the order and have students create the monster before getting to see the book to see how differently they end up.- Activities to Accompany Go Away, Big Green Monster
Go away big green monster! Graphing eye color.
Big Green Monster Glyph and Class
Molas
The Cut Through Art of the Cuna Indians of Panama
So what do Go Away, Big Green Monster and Molas have to do with eachother?
Each page in Go Away, Big Green Monster is a solid color with shapes for the various features of the monster's face cut out. Molas are made from layers of cloth with shapes cut out to reveal the colors of the layers underneath creating the patterns.
Similar to the way Ed Emberley uses cut out holes to show color through and thus a design, the Cuna Indians of Panama use a cut through technique to make colorful designs in their clothing.
Native Indian Artwork, Mola, Panama
Photographic Print
Bachmann, Bill
Buy at AllPosters.com
If you are working with multi-ages or are homeschooling children of various different ages and abilities, connecting the Molas with Go Away, Big Green Monster will help to include the older children. These older children might try cutting and sewing their own Molas as well as look for other world cultures that use cutouts in their arts and crafts.
Each page in Go Away, Big Green Monster is a solid color with shapes for the various features of the monster's face cut out. Molas are made from layers of cloth with shapes cut out to reveal the colors of the layers underneath creating the patterns.
Similar to the way Ed Emberley uses cut out holes to show color through and thus a design, the Cuna Indians of Panama use a cut through technique to make colorful designs in their clothing.
Native Indian Artwork, Mola, PanamaPhotographic Print
Bachmann, Bill
Buy at AllPosters.com
If you are working with multi-ages or are homeschooling children of various different ages and abilities, connecting the Molas with Go Away, Big Green Monster will help to include the older children. These older children might try cutting and sewing their own Molas as well as look for other world cultures that use cutouts in their arts and crafts.
Mola: Cuna Life Stories and Art
Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 11/16/2009)
The Adjectives in Go Away Big Green Monster
Go Away Big Green Monster is a story of Adjectives
Each page in Go Away Big Green Monsterhighlights a different part of the face of the monster. The words describing those parts are well chosen adjectives that add to the suspense of the story. You might like to follow up a reading of Go Away Big Green Monster with a study of adjective:-
Adjectives: A Unit Study for Valentine's Day
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Ed Emberley's official site
Learn more about Ed Emberley and his incredible artwork!
- Ed Emberley's official site
- Caldecott winner for Drummer Hoff, author and illustrator of more than 80 books, including Go Away Big Green Monster, The Wing on a Flea, ...
Ed Emberley on Wikipedia
Edward Randolph Emberley (born October 19, 1931 in Malden, MassachusettsUSM biography) is an American artist and illustrator.
More books by Ed Emberley
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Look Who's Twittering about the Big Green Monster
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- dancesippydance
- *sigh* just knocked a just finished, meticulously painted, bloody christmas monster into a big blob of green paint.
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- ChadKichula
- Just saw my music video hit 11 000 plays. That big green monster is getting some views! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPXgpagx7ZE
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- xsarahbear
- Sarah needs a monster. A big, fat, green monster.
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- itsdestinii
- is hiding under the covers from the big green monster named Hilda!
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- IllustratorErin
- Go Away Big Green Monster is my favorite! RT @taralazar Follow @makeaworldfilm for updates on the Ed Emberley documentary.
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- Rewards4life Rewards4life Apr 9, 2009 @ 7:08 am
- Looks interesting. Must be a perfect read for the children. =)
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- Jimmie Jimmie Apr 7, 2009 @ 1:29 am
- I would love this book, I'm sure! Ed Emberly's drawing books are wonderful too!
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- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Apr 7, 2009 @ 12:08 am
- Another excellent resource.
About the Reviewer of Go Away, Big Green Monster!
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