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Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie
 * By: **** Judy Sierra & Illustrated by Edward Koren **

 New York : Knopf, 2006.
 * Bibliographical Data **
 * Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie **
 * Ages: Juvenile Fiction 4-8yrs. **
 * Author: Judy Sierra **
 * Illustrator: Edward Koren **
 * Publisher: Random House Children's Books **
 * ISBN: **9780375932182
 * Hardcover Price: $7.43 **
 * Language: English **
 * Pages: 40 **


 * Summary: ** The Thelonius Monster wanted to make a pie with flies as the main ingredient. So he went around to many different locations to collect flies. He invited his whole family over to eat this pie that he was so excited to create. Just as all of his family was ready to dig into the pie it started to fly away because he forgot to bake the pie. Then as the flies flew the pie higher up toward the sun it finally came undone from their feet and fell down back to where the Thelonius Monster’s family was. They all ate and loved it and declared Thelonius to be a great chief.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Review: ** This book was silly and funny. I believe students would find it enjoyable for the most part. The illustration wasn’t too captivating, it doesn’t seem like students would find them too engaging. There wasn’t a constant rhyme pattern and there were a few forced rhymes. Also, in some spots there were big out of grade level words used. In other places made-up words or grammatically made incorrect words were used. This is horrible for non-experienced readers. Students may mistake fake words or grammar errors as accurate information. I don’t believe this is a book that should be read to students for fun of older ages than 8.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Analysis of Literary Elements ** : The writing style of this piece of literature was poorly constructed. The reason this book was poorly constructed is because of it’s made up words and grammatically incorrect words. When the pie fell to earth in a huge cloud of dust, eleventeen monsters devoured the crust.” The author tried to use silly words and funny rhymes but I believe this weakened the overall quality of the book. Students with low vocabulary background won’t understand parts and the difference between the fake/ improper words. The front changes may also mess readers up. This could possible hinder students reading development.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">Author Biography: ** She was born in Washington DC and grew up in Falls Church, Virginia. She lived in Switzerland, New Mexico and California, and now she lives in Eugene, Oregon. She studied at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, received my B.A. in French from American University, and thought of becoming a college professor. Some of her children’s books are original stories and poetry. Others are retellings of traditional folktales. All of them are meant to be read aloud.


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