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Love Monster | January 7, 2015

by Rachel Bright (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan Children's Publishing, Dec 2013)

Love Monster lives in Cuteseville where everyone is—you guessed it—cute and fluffy. He, however, is bright red, googly-eyed, a little hairy, and very toothy. Needless to say, Love Monster doesn’t exactly fit in. But instead of feeling sorry for himself, Love Monster decides to search for someone who will love him just the way he is— googly eyes and all.

Spoiler alert! Love Monster finds love in the end. And readers will find lots to love in this utterly charming picture book. Rachel Bright brings a dash of warmth and wit to what could have been a very straightforward text, and her illustrations match the oh-so-sweet (but not saccharine!) tone of the story perfectly. It’s impossible not to cheer on Love Monster as he searches high, low, and middle-ish for love. This story of determination, optimism, and finding love where you least expect it is just perfect for reading aloud.

 

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