Suitabook
The monster must go!
Murray Hunter
CC BY 4.0Credits & Licence
Originally published by Book Dash. Writer: Murray Hunter. Illustrator: Nicola Anne Smith. Designer: Katinka Joubert. Editor: Ester Levinrad.
Cover resized and converted to WebP; artwork unchanged. Suitabook’s AI guidance is a separate assessment.
Original Book on Book Dash: The monster must go! (opens in a new tab)- Reading
- Pause at the monster’s angry reaction and ask how each character might be feeling. Let the child lead any discussion of whether the ending feels settled.
- Themes
- A change in how the child sees the monster: The child wants the noisy, messy monster gone, but softens after the monster becomes angry when tied up. The ending suggests a warmer response to the monster, without explaining whether its disruptive behaviour changes.
- Trying to control a problem: The child tries scaring and trapping the monster, and later ties it up; the monster becomes angry. The attempts do not remove the monster and at least one provokes anger; the story does not clearly state a lesson about the child’s choices.
- Worth knowing
- The monster roars, makes a mess and becomes angry after being tied up. The pictures keep these moments playful, but the disguise and trapping may merit a quick check-in with a sensitive child.