He laughs and claims that he knew it all along, but the reader can see that he is quite embarrassed by the whole ordeal. Near the end of the book, Grover makes one last frantic plea not to turn the final page, only to discover on that page, in a surprise self-referential plot twist, that the monster is himself. He ties pages together, nails one page to the next one, and builds a large brick wall, but none of these work (mostly because they are merely illustrations, not actual obstacles). He immediately begs the reader not to finish the book, to avoid meeting the monster.Īs the book continues, Grover constructs a series of obstacles in hopes of preventing the reader from reading further. Having read the book's title, Grover is horrified to learn that there is a monster at the end of the book. It has since become the all-time bestselling Sesame Street book title and has been cited as a modern classic of children's literature. It was written by series writer and producer Jon Stone and illustrated by Michael Smollin, and originally published by Little Golden Books in 1971. The Monster at the End of This Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover (or simply The Monster at the End of This Book) is a children's picture book based on the television series Sesame Street and starring Grover. ' Would You Like To Play Hide and Seek with Lovable, Furry Old Grover?'
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