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Danny Pettry works as a Recreational Therapist for children.
He loves coffee and conversation. He also loves reading dystopian novels.
His favorite food is cookies. His nephew calls him “uncle cookie.”
He lives in West Virginia.
Reviewed by Lee Ashford for Readers' Favorite
“Monsters Are So Much Fun”, by Danny Pettry II, is written for pre-school to First Grade ages. It is a colorful book using rhymes and a variety of non-threatening “monsters” to teach basic fundamentals of reading, spelling, counting, and learning numbers 1 through 10. Pettry uses a combination of photographs and clip-art: the photographs are of “toy monsters by ‘Der Bears Toy Factory’”. Throughout the book the photographs appear on the left hand page, with the colorful clip-art on the right hand page. This provides consistency and balance, helping maintain a child’s interest. Using photos of toy monsters is a good idea, as it also ingrains children with the notion that “monsters” equal “toys”, combating the “there’s a monster under my bed” drama many parents contend with.
I like the vivid, brilliant colors throughout the book. I am color-blind, and thus can attest to the value of using bright colors to maintain interest and encourage involvement. I also like the use of very large and simple text throughout the book, which helps keep children focused on the page, and gives them a sense of progress with the frequent page turning. The use of rhyme to introduce each successive number is consistent on each page; that repetition soon will have children repeating the rhyme every time the page is turned. In my formal experience reading with children I find that repetitious precursor to reading is very important. Mr. Pettry has already completed the next two volumes in this series, and currently is working on a guidebook for the West Virginia sesquicentennial.
