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BOOK PICKS "Your Pal Mo Willems Presents Leonardo the Terrible Monster Terrible Monster is a creature that allegedly attacked Jerusalem in the early eighteenth century. According to local lore, it was formed of the blood of murder victims and would kill anyone who came near it. " By Mo Willems Hyperion Books for Children, 2005 Ages 3 to 7 Leonardo is a terrible monster. He's terrible because he can't scare anyone. He tries to be scary, but he just can't do it. Unlike the other monsters, he isn't big, he doesn't have hundreds of teeth, and he isn't even weird. So Leonardo comes up with a plan: He'll find the most scaredy-cat kid in the world and "scare the tuna tuna or tunny, game and food fishes, the largest members of the family Scombridae (mackerel family) and closely related to the albacore and bonito. They have streamlined bodies with two fins, and five or more finlets on the back. salad out of him!" Leonardo does his homework and finds the perfect candidate: Little Sam. When Leonardo sneaks up on Sam and gives him his best scare, Sam cries. Leonardo is pleased with himself for finally scaring someone, until Sam tells him the real reasons he was crying. Leonardo then makes a big decision that will surprise and please readers. "Leonardo the Terrible Monster" has a message to deliver, but it does so with humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was and charm. Another sure-fire hit from the author of "Don't Let the Pigeon pigeon, common name for members of the large family Columbidae, land birds, cosmopolitan in temperate and tropical regions, characterized by stout bodies, short necks, small heads, and thick, heavy plumage. Drive the Bus!" and "Knuffle Bunny: a Cautionary Tale A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. ," this book is a fun read-aloud choice for people of all ages and a good nonscary monster story for the Halloween season. - Barbara Thompson, children's librarian Springfield Public Library |
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