Standard story-time fare at the local children's museum

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	• Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Ala Notable Children's Books. Younger Readers (Awards)) Hyperion Book CH, 2005 - 48 pages average customer review:based on 28 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Standard story-time fare at the local children's museum

We've heard this one so often we almost are forgoing getting our own copy :) (I did say almost - I intend to get one of our Very Own as soon as I remember!)

I do agree with a previous poster that the moral of the story seems to be "If you're really bad at scaring people, you should quit your day job and start being nice", but I don't agree that every story should have a moral. This one, therefore, is more like a cute story that ends on a nice note, with no moral needing to be attached.

For your little monster

Leonardo the Terrible Monster is another wonderful book by Mo Willems. I purhcased this book to help my two year old daughter conquer her fear of Monsters. I recognized the author's name and trusted she would appreciate this book as much as she had the others by Willems, and she did. The book is large, but most of the pages are blank with muted tones of grays and blues. The color pallet creates a calm feeling which is nice considering the subject matter. The illustrations are adorably detailed and offer many opportunities for exploration and interaction between the audience and the characters. The book tells the story of Leonardo, a monster who is terrible at being a monster. All he wants to do is be horrifically terrifiying, but instead he discovers his ability to be a wonderful friend. My daughter loves this book, and without ever directly discussing it, she is no longer afraid of monsters, instead, she believes monsters are our friends. Parents can use this book to help their toddlers overcome the negative connotation of the word "monster" by putting a face, adorable Leondardo, to the word.

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excellent book!

I didn't know what to expect, and it far surpassed my imagination! My 6 year old autistic Granddaughter LOVES Leonardo!

WE LOVE LEONARDO AND WE LOVE MO TOO

Your and your children will be so happy the bought this book.
Mo did it again....another great book We love all the books Mo writes .
You should also read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and all the other pigeon books by Mo. He is very talented.

Such a cute book

I decided to get this book when I saw Julia Roberts reads it to her kids. It is such a cute book. My kids love it too. There's a part where he says "scare the tuna salad out of him" and I just think that's great. It's really cute. Littles ones would love this book.

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Leonardo is truly a terrible monster -- terrible at being a monster, that is. Despite his best efforts, he cant seem to frighten anyone. But when he discovers the perfect nervous little boy, will he finally scare the tuna salad out of him? Or will he think of something even better? Mo Willems won six Emmy Awards for his writing on Sesame Street. A renowned animator, he is the creator of two Caldecott Honor winners: Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale and Dont Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, as well as The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!; Time to Say Please!; and Time to Pee! Mo lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. Willems has mastered the use of empty space great expanses of pastel page, in mood colours (mauve, dusty pink), enhance the emotion tied up in Leonardos intense attempts to be frightening. Most kids wont be able to help chortling over Leonardos grotesque faces, or sympathizing entirely with the miserable boy, who has had a very bad day. A cheering vision of true and uproarious companionship that shows you can write about self-esteem and still be funny and clever. - The Toronto Star

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