Monday, June 18, 2012

Leonardo the Terrible Monster (Mo Willems)

Hardcover

I was absolutely charmed by this picture book.

Leonardo can't compare to the other monsters -- he's just terrible at being scary.  Because he's seen as more adorable than atrocious, he decides to give everything he's got to scaring Sam...the scarediest kid Leonardo can find.  Well, things don't work out quite as Leonardo intended.  Instead of scaring the tuna fish out of Sam, they each gain a friend.

How I wish this book had been around when my boys were in its target audience.  Guess I'll just have to settle for reading it to my grandkids.

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