One Little Monster
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
A sleep deprived kid creates monsters of his own to banish the ones that are keeping him awake in this fiendishly funny picture book that’s the perfect counting and bedtime story.
In graphic artist and designer Mark Gonyea’s clever counting book, a little boy snuggles in for a nap, but much to his surprise, silly little monsters pop up wherever he looks. First there’s one at the window, then two appear when he blinks, and three pop out when one of the monsters sneezes. Before he knows it, there are ten kooky creatures in his room. But will the little boy find a way to outsmart those pesky pests?
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An unseen (until the end) child narrator observes a shadowy figure by the window: "1 little monster staring at me." The monster, more cute than scary, has a spiky round head and two mismatched bug eyes. The arrival of a second monster, with serrated teeth and antennae eyes, heightens the situation. Circumstances take a silly and gross turn as a third monster arises out of gunk from the second monster's sneeze, and a fourth materializes from a cloud of stench after "one cuts the cheese." The 10th monster breaks form and puts the others on edge. Newcomer Gonyea renders the monster gang in bright, bold shapes ranging from sharp and jagged to gooey and puddle-like. A somewhat anticlimactic conclusion may not entirely satisfy readers, but watching the monsters morph and multiply along the way is great fun. Ages 4 8.
