Jeremy Draws a Monster
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Alone in his room, Jeremy draws a monster. But then the monster wants lunch! As his creation takes over, Jeremy begins to wonder how he will ever get rid of the monstrous nuisance. He entertains his unwanted guest all day, but enough is enough. Jeremy finally draws him a bus ticket out of town!
With a sure artistic touch and more than a dose of humor, Peter McCarty cleverly blurs the line between his own drawings and Jeremy's, and in doing so subtly questions the line between reality and imagination.
Peter McCarty
Peter McCarty is the author and illustrator of T Is for Terrible, Baby Steps, Little Bunny on the Move and Hondo and Fabian, for which he won a Caldecott Honor. He lives with his wife and two children in Upstate New York.
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Reviews for Jeremy Draws a Monster
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It shows children that they can solve a problem no matter how big
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Jeremy is too shy to play with the other kids in the neighborhood. He draws himself a companion who turns out to be a big problem. Finally, Jeremy finds a solution to his problem, and the courage to go make friends. Relates to "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and others such books.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jeremy never leaves his room. He never goes outside. So he draws a monster who is demanding and mean and even kickd him out of this own bed. So he draws the monster a one way bus ticket and walks him out to the bus and puts him on it while outside soe kids ask him to play and he does.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5In my opinion, Jeremy Draws a Monster is a good book, but the message of the book is too simple and not clear enough. I feel that the message of the book is to be careful what you wish for or hope for, because sometimes it can be too much for you to handle. I also think that the message of the book is that not everything is what we expect it is going to be, and that life is full of surprises. Another central message of this book could be that imagination is very powerful. I don’t feel that message of the book was clear enough and supported enough through the story, which is why I don’t have a strong sense or idea of what the central message is. One thing that I liked about this book, is its emphasis on imagination. Although the book does not come right out to say that imagination is powerful, the reader can infer this by reading about how Jeremy’s drawings came to life. For instance, Jeremy drew a monster that ended up coming to life. Also, Jeremy drew the monster a hot dog and hat which ended up becoming real and not just a part of his imagination/drawing. I also like the idea of the story in the sense that Jeremy, the main character draws a monster that comes to life. I think that the author did a great job of personifying the monster and making the story magical. I feel that the story jumps around too much, however; which became confusing to me as a reader. For example, on one page the monster says, “Draw me a toaster…I like toast…Draw me a record player…It’s too quiet around here...Draw me a checkerboard…” I feel that this dialogue does not flow well enough. It is very jumbled up and goes off on tangents; it does not connect very well to the previous and next page of the book. Another aspect of the story that I think make the central message of the story hard to understand was the meaning. The story ends with Jeremy drawing a ticket for the monster to catch a train, the monster leaving, and Jeremy just going to play kickball with his friends. This type of ending in a story does force the reader to think about what happens next or what actually happened to the monster after he left, but it also can lead to a confusing ending that does not tie in with the rest of the story or emphasize the central message.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5This book is short and sweet. The art is the most interesting part of the story. There isn't really a lesson to be learned. Except maybe that monsters can be jerks.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great for first readers to read to adults. Super read-aloud. Lots of white space with colored pencil looking drawings.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In this title, Jeremy, a lonely little boy, draws a monster for companionship. The monster takes on a life of his own and starts demanding things - food, a hat, a bed, excitement, etc. Jeremy becomes annoyed and finally draws the monster a one-way bus ticket out of town.I thought the story was mildly cute, but the illustrations were pretty adorable. As befitting the book's concept, the monster appears very sketched-in with doodles all over. In fact the monster appears so adorable that his mean and bossy personality is kind of a turn off! I wish the monster and Jeremy could have been friends. Alas, it was not to be. The author seems to be trying to make a point that real friendships (after the monster leaves, Jeremy goes outside and makes friends with the neighborhood kids) trump imaginary ones. That's probably true, but sometimes a lonely little kid just needs a friendly monster, not a grumpy one...
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In "Jeremy Draws a Monster", Jeremy is a lonely little boy who never goes outside to play with the other kids. One day he draws a monster who comes to life and is very mean and demanding. He is not the friend Jeremy was hoping for. To get rid of the monster, Jeremy draws him a one-way bus pass and takes him to the bus station. On his way home, the neighborhood kids ask if Jeremy wants to play ball. For the illustrations, McCarty uses black and white and color. Spacially, the images are sparse. For instance, instead of drawing Jeremy's entire room, only the door, a stool, and a small dresser are drawn. To show night, a big shaded box of blue is drawn over the pictures. The illustrations in the book are fun, whimsical, and childlike to mirror Jeremy's own drawings.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Here is an example of an excellent author/illustrator. McCarty reinvents one of my childhood favorites, Harold & the Purple Crayon, and provides an ending that's not overly schmaltzy, but makes the point that loneliness can be relieved through heallthy friendships.