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*In a 2010 appearance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', [[Super Grover 2.0]] jumped underneath Fallon's desk after seeing the title of the book, as "that book makes [him] very scared!" |
*In a 2010 appearance on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', [[Super Grover 2.0]] jumped underneath Fallon's desk after seeing the title of the book, as "that book makes [him] very scared!" |
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*Grover once [[Twitter|Tweeted]] about a monster at [[:file:There's a Monster at the End of This Tweet.png|the end of his tweet]]. |
*Grover once [[Twitter|Tweeted]] about a monster at [[:file:There's a Monster at the End of This Tweet.png|the end of his tweet]]. |
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| − | *A behind-the-scenes video posted on [[Sesame Family Robinson]] depicted [[Eric Jacobson]] performing Grover in several inserts where the monster is fretting about the monster at the end of this show.<ref>http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/blog/-/blogs/grover-and-eric?_33_redirect=%2Fparents%2Fblog</ref> |
+ | *A behind-the-scenes video posted on [[Sesame Family Robinson]] depicted [[Eric Jacobson]] performing Grover in several inserts where the monster is fretting about the monster at the end of this show.<ref>http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/blog/-/blogs/grover-and-eric?_33_redirect=%2Fparents%2Fblog</ref> This footage appeared as linking footage for ''[[Being Brave]]''. |
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Revision as of 02:52, 5 October 2013
The Monster at the End of This Book (1971)
| Written by | Jon Stone |
| Illustrator | Michael Smollin |
| Published | 1971 |
| Publisher | Golden Press |
| ISBN | 0307010856 |
The Monster at the End of This Book was published in 1971 by Golden Press. It was written by Jon Stone and illustrated by Mike Smollin.
In this book, Grover is horrified to learn that there is a monster at the end of the book and begs the reader not to finish it, so as to avoid the monster. He uses several methods to try and keep the reader from progressing, including tying the pages shut and cementing them together with bricks. After each page is turned, the results of the failed effort is shown, and Grover tries a new method to keep the reader from turning yet another page. To the amusement and relief of Grover, the monster at the end of the book turns out to be none other than himself.
In its first year of publication, the book, which is one of the first to star Grover, sold two million copies. According to an internal Children's Television Workshop newsletter, "this figure, according to publishing sources, is an all-time one-year sales record for a single book." [1]
The book's style, with Grover speaking directly to the reader in comic book-style word balloons, was used in other 1970s and early 1980s Sesame books, including Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum (1974), Oscar's Book (1975), Would You Like to Play Hide & Seek in This Book With Lovable, Furry Old Grover? (1976), Big Bird's Red Book (1977) and Lovable Furry Old Grover's Resting Places (1984).
Sequels and variations
A sequel, Another Monster at the End of This Book, was published in 1996. It was also written by Stone and illustrated by Smollin, and features Grover and Elmo as the other monster at the end of the book.
A personalized version of the book was released in 2004 by Random House; purchasers could order the book with a personalized dedication page.
In 2006, Random House published an "interactive" version of the book, Please Do Not Open this Book!, which included moving parts and flaps.
On January 30, 2013, Sesame Street's official Twitter feed was taken over by Grover, who is told there's a monster at the end of the Twitter conversation, with a blacked out photo of Grover slowly being revealed with each tweet. The conversation included a shout-out from Grover to actor Wil Wheaton who retweeted and commented on the live-stream of tweets.[2]
The 2013 DVD, Being Brave, is framed with sequences of Grover trying to avoid the "Monster at the End of This Show."
Reissues
Animation and eBooks
In 2009, Hinkler Books released the book with a StoryVision DVD adaptation of the book. Grover (Eric Jacobson) narrates the story as a child's hand (played by Edward Dix) turns the pages. Smollin's original art inspires the animation by Neil Goodridge.
On December 7, 2009, Sesame Workshop released the book as an audio-enabled free eBook with highlights.[3]
In 2010, iTunes released an special animated version of the book for iPad. Like the StoryVision DVD adaptation of the book from 2009, this version is once again narrated by Eric Jacobson as the voice of Grover.
In 2012, Amazon Digital Services released a Kindle edition of the book.
Translations
Reviews
- -- David Sornig, Wordsville Book Tweep, October 23, 2009
References
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- In a 2010 appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Super Grover 2.0 jumped underneath Fallon's desk after seeing the title of the book, as "that book makes [him] very scared!"
- Grover once Tweeted about a monster at the end of his tweet.
- A behind-the-scenes video posted on Sesame Family Robinson depicted Eric Jacobson performing Grover in several inserts where the monster is fretting about the monster at the end of this show.[4] This footage appeared as linking footage for Being Brave.
Cultural references
- The Johnny Bravo episode "The Hunk at the End of this Cartoon" parodies this book.
Sources
- ↑ Children's Television Workshop Newsletter. Number 27, February 1, 1973.
- ↑ 'Sesame Street' and Grover Get Monster Win on Twitter
- ↑ "Sesame Workshop Plans Children's E-Books", The Wall Street Journal. December 7, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/blog/-/blogs/grover-and-eric?_33_redirect=%2Fparents%2Fblog
External links
- "Monster at End of Book Claims Life of TV's Grover", The Onion. June 2, 1999.
- "The Triple Book Review", X-Entertainment. June 7, 2004.