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[[File:grover_4666.jpg|frame|Terrifying, isn't it?]]
 
''The Monster at the End of this Book'' is a classic ''[[Sesame Street (TV)|Sesame Street]]'' picture book written by Jon Stone and illustrated by Mike Smollin. It consists entirely of Grover pleading with the reader, more and more desperately, to stop reading the book -- because [[Medium Awareness|he's read the title page]] and is afraid of monsters.
 
In 1996, a sequel was published, titled ''Another Monster at the End of This Book'', in which Grover is joined by Elmo. There, Grover again attempts to stop the reader from making it to the end of the book, while Elmo encourages the reader to continue reading.
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: None whatsoever; Grover spends the entire book addressing the reader.
* [[Painting the Medium]]: Grover goes to greater and greater lengths to keep the reader from turning the page (as he's afraid of the monster at the end of the book). He ties the pages together, attempts to nail them down, and builds a brick wall, all to no avail.
* [[Prophecy Twist]]/[[Tomato in Thethe Mirror]]: {{spoiler|Grover is the monster.}}
* [[The Stinger]]: "Oh, I am so embarrassed."
* [[Super Strength]]: Grover notes the reader has this when they pull down his brick wall.
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