This Monster Cannot Wait!
Author and Illustrator: Bethany Barton
Penguin Young Readers Group
Copyright 2013
Picture book

I chose this book because patience is always a good topic to cover with elementary students. Stewart's parents are taking him for his very first camping trip. He  cannot wait. He is very impatient and tries everything he can to make the time go faster. In the end, he learns to be patient and realizes that it is worth it.

I love the illustrations and how it is made evident just through the pictures that Stewart is having trouble coping with having to wait for his camping trip. I love that most of the picture are empty white space. It really makes the rest of the illustrations really pop! I also enjoyed how the illustrations were given subtitles.

This book would be appropriate for all ages. It could be used to talk about the value of patience. You could talk about times when they had to be patient and what they did to help pass the time. It could also be used to talk about camping and what you do when you go camping.While talking about camping, you could introduce nature and things that Stewart might see on his camping trip. This book does not have any awards.