What happens when a big furry monster no longer wants to be scary? How can he figure out what his other talents are?
In this installation of Sue Fliess and Simona Sanfilippo's Magical Creatures and Crafts series, an unhappy monster is hoping to get out of the scaring business. But it's all he's ever known. So one day he realizes the key lies in learning a new skill. And who better to teach him something new than a group of kind and patient kids?
The kids agree to help him and offer to teach him a number of things—and he chooses baking a cake. The story follows the monster as he learns how to bake and decorate. The journey includes funny monsterly snafus, but in the end he makes a monster of a cake and is proud to have learned and changed. Kids will delight in the monster's trials and errors, and cheer him on when he persists and finds success.
Fliess’s bouncy read-aloud rhyming text and Sanfilippo’s energetic, whimsical illustrations will bring joy to young readers as they watch the children exercise patience with a monster who is just a little bit self-conscious and clumsy. Also included are guides for teachers and parents about popular monsters in stories and media, as well as instructions for making a monstrously fun and delicious cake!
This is Book 5 in the Magical Creatures and Crafts Series. See all Magical Creatures and Crafts books here.
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Sue Fliess is the author of many children's books, including Tons of Trucks ; Shoes for Me! ; Robots, Robots Everywhere! ; and The Hug Book . She has also written articles and stories that have been published by O the Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Writer's Digest, Education.com, Daily
More about Sue FliessHilary currently works as a Freelance Producer for the BBC having worked as a Researcher at Yorkshire television for six years and prior to that at TV-am in London. Hilary is the author of many children\'s books and also writes features on educational matters for a range of newspapers and magazines. Hilary is married with two young daughters.
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