How to Talk Monster
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A whimsical and giggle-inducing exploration of what might happen when a monster visits at bedtime from award-winning children's author Lynn Plourde and the playful imagination of #1 NYT bestselling illustrator, Mike Lowery.
A Little Boy is just trying to go to sleep when a Little Monster creeps up to his window and . . . says goop-zee-googy! Or, peek-a-boo!, in case you don't speak Monster. Hilarity ensues as the Little Monster tries to play with the Little Boy despite the language barrier. While at first scared, the Little Boy comes to Little Monster's rescue when he gets hurt and the two new friends are able to play together all night long.
Complete with a glossary translating the monster language used throughout, this classic nighttime adventure story will have little readers wishing for a Little Monster to knock on their window at night.
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As this comics-style story opens, a white child who has just binned a frightening monster book (then checked under the bed) spies an orange critter in the window with gangly arms and three googly eyes. Called in for backup, one parent hammers a "NO MONSTERS ALLOWED" sign in the front yard, but the monster returns almost immediately, seemingly eager to play. Not understanding the exuberant being's language, the child doesn't realize that "Goop-Zee-Googy" is in no way threatening; instead, the kid responds first with fear, and then with indignation when the monster rides, and accidentally crashes, their bike. But a little mutual kindness goes a long way, and in bouncy, distilled scenes that exude burgeoning chumminess, the two become co-conspirators in a nonstop, middle-of-the-night adventure, messing around on the bike and swings, and raiding the fridge. They even pick up a little of the other's lingo: "Zuzzer!" says the human, as the two sit in a tree house and watch the sunrise. "Wow!" the monster agrees. With visual and verbal directness and broad humor that gently tackles themes of assumption and exclusion, Plourde (The Boy Whose Face Froze Like That) and Lowery (Wood Could) capture a special night out—one that may remind readers of their own comics creations. Ages 3–7. Author's agent: Susan Cohen, Writers House. Illustrator's agent: Steven Malk, Writers House.
