![]() ![]() ![]() Other favorites include Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed and Leonardo, the Terrible Monster. A staple of libraries & classrooms, author Mo Willems’s light-hearted stories tackle the real-life anxieties & struggles of young children through playful storytelling. Recommended to little monsters everywhere, and to fans of Mo Willems' distinctive style. Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, has been awarded a Caldecott Honor on three occasions (for Don t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). I think the tall format lends itself to storytelling, particularly with younger, pre-school children. This is a cute tale, with cute illustrations. The oversized pages, in various muted colors, boast plenty of blank space, with out-sized text and illustrations all the more prominent, as a result. But when Leonardo's attack produces the effect he'd been hoping for - a tearful victim - he has a change of heart.Chosen as one of our October selections, over in the Picture-Book Club to which I belong, where our theme this month is 'witches and monsters,' Mo Willems' Leonardo, the Terrible Monster definitely falls into the kinder, gentler monster-tale variety. Then one day, after doing much investigation (market researching comes to the picture-book!), he discovers the perfect target: Sam. Leonardo was a terrible monster, not because he was terrifying, but because he wasn't, and although he searched high and low for someone to frighten, his efforts were often met with laughter, rather than fear. ![]()
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