Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie

Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie
by: Judy Sierra
Illustrated by: Edward Koren
Paperback: 40 pages
Publisher: Alfred A Knoff; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN: 0375832181
Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 10.3 x 0.4 inches
Price: (without shipping) $16.95 USD as of the date of this posting
Where to buy: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)

This book is the first that reminds me of the works of the late Shel Silverstein (Where the Sidewalk Ends, Runny Babbit, The Giving Tree and more) both is text and artwork. Thelonius Monster decides to make a fly pie with hundreds of juicy flies but sometimes things don't work out the way you intend but are fine anyway. It is the same here.

Judy Sierra's rhyming text is a delight and Edward Koren (noted New Yorker cartoonist) provides illustrations in a self limited color pallette to delightful effect.

This is a great book with no overbearing message. Just monsterous fun.

Message:
[Parents] There is life after Shel.
[Kids] When cooking things that fly, do cook them.

Content: 5/5
Illustrations: 5/5
Concept: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Price: 5/5