Comments on: THE scariest book for a preschooler EVER

By: Rod

Rod — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:35:46 +0000

Oh my GOD. I had this book when I was a little kid. The first time I heard it I hid and I cried, and it was terrifying. Plus, Grover is not an very happy looking monster in this book. I searched for this title on a whim on google and found this blog and I cannot believe it had the same effect on others. I love this book.

By: JHS

JHS — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:24:00 +0000

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By: Tanya

Tanya — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:18:13 +0000

No joke, when I saw the pic before I read your post, I thought,

‘Shit! Theres that stupid book. I DIDNT LIKE IT when I was younger.’

You know why? Because it scared me. I thought it was the way the story was told, and grover just scared me in general. I was laso scared of elmo and still am.

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:04:01 +0000

I was 9 when this book was published, which explains why I missed it. It's weird the things that scare my kids. Books don't generally - yet. But Mary Margaret has William all worked up over this imaginary dinosaur that comes to the house on a daily basis and chases them. Janet's last blog post..Thanks!

By: Babyamore (Trish)

Babyamore (Trish) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:13:35 +0000

I am sorry K was scared. I read this last night to my twins - who only want to shred the books anyway - I think it's hysterical and funny .Of course by the time they are old enough to be scared I will had read it over enough times. Babyamore (Trish)'s last blog post..The Bra turns 101

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:20:40 +0000

Sorry to hear that your little one was scared by the book.
I LOVED that book as a child! And my babes enjoy it too

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By: cerebralmum

cerebralmum — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:06:51 +0000

I loved, loved, loved this book! I can't recall how old I was when I first read it though. Caspar however is just 15 months and my childhood copy is one of his favourite books. He loves turning the pages when I say "Don't turn the page". (A harbinger of things to come?) And he loves Grover's pink nose. Perhaps he's too young to be scared of monsters? cerebralmum's last blog post..Early Call: Knit for charity…

By: Kelley

Kelley — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:30:49 +0000

I loved this book as a child. My kids have my copy and all loved it! And my Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Spike Milligan 'The Bald Twit Lion'. Kelley's last blog post..Something to ponder….

By: shish

shish — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:12:01 +0000

I still have my copy of this book 30 or so years on and yep it scared the living daylights out of me when I was little. Once I knew the ending was OK then I was OK but it took a while to let Mum read it until the end to find out. I haven't tried it out on my 3 year old but I reckon I might wait a while longer. shish's last blog post..she's back!!!

By: The Brave

The Brave — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:08:40 +0000

I remember quite liking this book when I was little. It wasn't my favourite book, but I didn't mind it. I have memories of it in lying under my bed dog-earred and torn up. I had a flash back to childhood when I saw it in the store a year or so ago, so I bought it for my daughter, but she doesn't care for it much. She doesn't seem scared, but rather indifferent. The Brave's last blog post..The regime