The Boy in the Drawer

By Robert Munsch

Book Overview

Shelley has to pick up the socks she's left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley's efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone's surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses

A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces this charming tale of a tiny, yet persistent interloper to a new generation of young readers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773211021
• ISBN13: 9781773211022
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Annick Press
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.8" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Led to some good discussions

I have used this book with children in social skills groups to teach them how being mean to other kids can hurt them. Even though the kids found some of the book funny, and loved the illustrations, they didn't entirely understand the point at first. The book is rather complex, and most young children won't get the underlying message without some adult coaching to help them understand it. I do believe the book is worth it, though, because what the author is trying to teach is so important.

Very Entertaining

My 5-year-old picked this book up at the library and thoroughly enjoyed it. He found it "very funny."The story is about a little girl who finds an ornery little boy in her sock drawer. The little boys goes about the house creating messes that she has to clean up. It's a very cute, imaginative story.Although the reading level is listed as 9-12, younger kids will enjoy the story, too.