| Title | : | My Mama Says There Arent Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things |
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| ISBN | : | 0689301022 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780689301025 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1973 |
Maybe there isn't any mean-eyed monster with long slimy hair and pointy claws going scritchyscratch, scritchy-scritchy-scratch outside his window. And maybe there isn't a Thing in his yard, coming to swallow him up. His Mama says there positively aren't. But...sometimes even Mamas make mistakes.
Yes, once she said there wasn't any cream cheese for his sandwich, and then he found it underneath the lettuce. And once she said his tooth would fall out Thursday, and then it stayed till Sunday after lunch. And once he told her chocolate nut and she brought back rum raisin. Yes...sometimes even Mamas make mistakes.
And so, when his Mama says that no creature is reaching out its hand, to pinch him or squinch him or push him or squush him or worse, can he believe her?
For lots of times a Mama makes mistakes.
But when it comes to demons and fiends and other bedtime terrors, sometimes even Mamas can be trusted.
My Mama Says There Arent Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Creatures, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things Reviews
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Brilliant ! I really love this author and have added her to my list of favorite children's writers.
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Mommy says: Really funny book about a kid whose Mama tells him there aren't any Zombies, etc., then he counters her each time with a tale of when she was wrong. So if she was wrong all those times, is she right or wrong about the zombies and monsters and such? Really cute and fun for Halloween or any time of the year.
When our sitter read this book to my daughter, about halfway through, my daughter announced, "MY Mommy NEVER makes mistakes." I understand that I have about 7 more years before she figures out that am just as flawed as the next fool! -
A childhood favorite!
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I'm not quite sure why the bebe likes this one, especially because it's so different from the ones that she usually likes. She hangs onto the repetition more so than others and I dig the crazy 70's vibe of it. Specifically Mama's bellbottom and loose sweater-vest getups topped with a head rap. More fun for Dad than bebe ultimately because the artwork has a Silverstein quality and is recognizable in its own right. But for a 1 1/2 year old, I can get through way more pages of this before she gets bored than others.
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How can anyone believe a mother that says there are no monsters, vampires, zombies or any other creatures that lurk in the shadows when she is always so wrong about everything else? Sure mom, I'll believe you when you can remember how to drive to Timmy's without getting lost even once. Mothers, they think they know everything!
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First off the title is a mouthful but even that alone makes me laugh. So I knew I would be laughing as I read to book too. Made it a little hard to read aloud since I was laughing so much but a fun read so it was worth it.
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Proves that mothers aren't always right. This is a good lessons for both kids and moms. I think this book is really funny and fun. One of my favorites
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So far I really enjoyed reading this authors books. Her writing style is great and extraordinary. I love her imagination on this book and her details. -
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hated the title but read it anyway
awful
mom says there are no scary things, but moms are wrong sometimes so....
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Sometimes even Mamas make mistakes.
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Badger loves the spookiness of the illustrations l. The refrain is so cute because sometimes Mamas really do make mistakes whether it is a wiggly tooth coming out on the wrong day or the wrong flavor ice cream.
Kids do wonder whether zombies or vampires are real, and this book pokes fun at that fantasy. This is an oldie but a goodie! -
This may be a more dated read, but it was clever, and endearing.
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My kids would rate this a 4 or 5. They quote it now all the time, saying, “so...sometimes even mamas make mistakes.”
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I love
Judith Viorst's books. They are so poignant, and sincere, and she often pulls no punches, even with sensitive and difficult topics. Her stories are usually filled with wit and wisdom, even those told from a child's perspective, like this one.
This is a fun story about a little boy who is gradually discovering that his mom is not perfect, that she makes mistakes sometimes and is occasionally wrong. So when she promises that there are no monsters, he's not sure if he can believe her.
The black and white illustrations are comical and the monsters aren't too scary. For some reason, a couple of them reminded me of the creatures from
Where the Wild Things Are, but perhaps that's just because the passing of
Maurice Sendak has been on my mind.
Overall, this was an entertaining story and we enjoyed reading this story together. We will certainly look for more of
Judith Viorst's books at our local library.
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This is a wonderful 'monster' book without being goory or scarey for younger children or like my boys they are special needs teenage boys and like to like things that are 'big boy' but yet they get scared easily. But this book they both enjoyed and sometimes giggled through. One son even took the book and carried it around and looked through it. Through the book the little boy thinks he sees all kinds of monsters and goblins etc but his Mama tells him there is no such thing but also his Mama tells him things like there wasn't any cream cheese for his sandwich but later he found some in the back of the fridge so 'sometimes Mama's make mistakes' cute little book that repeats things like this throughout the book along with him talking about seeing or hearing monsters. One we have now marked as one to own for our own 'little monsters'....
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I like the repetition in the book.
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A great story about a boy who can't trust his mom because she makes mistakes about things like where his crayons are and his ability in carrying groceries. He believes there are monsters and things in his room at night. At the end of the story his mother pretends to be a monsters, but he realizes it's just her. This is a fun book, because the language is everyday language and make it easy to read. By the same author (Judith Viorst) as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
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Cool addition to our Halloween library. I'm sort of ok with the message that moms are not always right, but tying that to the monsters makes it hard to reassure my child that monsters are only make believe. And really this book is asking kids to question their blind trust of their moms. It may be a bit early for us for that still. So I'm always uneasy reading this.
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I'm glad I got this book. It still makes me a little bit uncomfortable to think about introducing the idea that fantastical monster may be real to children, but I suppose parents and teachers will just have to know their children well before introducing it. For the brave, this book explores the ways in which parents make mistakes, again and again. And that is a very real thing. It explores the uncertainty a child may have with what they should believe.
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I loved this story. Nick like most young children has fears of zombies, ghosts and other monsters. Each time he shares a fear, his mother reassures him. He adds in that his mother sometimes gets things wrong, so it would seem he's worried she might be wrong about monsters. The story is delightful and the line drawing pictures are beautiful.
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How can Nick believe his mother's telling him there aren't any monsters when she forgets what his favorite flavor of ice cream is? Or when she makes him wear boots and it doesn't even rain? Well, sometimes Mamas do make mistakes...but sometimes they don't. Judith Viorst's appealing text combines with Kay Chorao's wickedly evocative drawings in this all-new edition of a fav.
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What I love about this book (other than the great illustration of a vampire flying over a house) is the little boy who catalogues every mistake his mother has ever made - I think I recognize myself in that boy, but then I'm also the mother.
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A young boy who is scared of monsters says his mom says they dont exist. but then he comes up with examples of how his mom has also said things which have turned out to be mistakes. So he wodners, what if she has made a mistake about these too. A charming, quick read
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I'm quite fond of Judith Viorst's writing style. While not as classic as her Alexander books, "My Mama Says There Aren't Any Zombies, Ghosts, Vampires, Demons, Monsters, Fiends, Goblins, or Things" (great title, by the way!)remains an enjoyable read with the same kind of humor I've come to enjoy.
