Love Monster
Brand: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Categories: Books, Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life


Love Monster Board book – December 23, 2014 by Rachel Bright (Author)

Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.7 x 6.4 inches
Reading age: 1 - 4 years, from customers
ISBN-13: 978-0374301866
ISBN-10: 0374301867
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Print length: 32 pages
Lexile measure: AD490L
Language: English
Book 1 of 3: Love Monster
Publication date: December 23, 2014
subtitle: Board book – Picture Book, December 23, 2014
author: Visit Amazon's Rachel Bright Page search results Rachel Bright
review: Editorial Reviews Review “You might have noticed that everyone loves kittens, and puppies and bunnies. You know, cute, fluffy things," remarks the chatty narrator of Love Monster , a winning picture book by Rachel Bright. The world's affection for cuteness makes it tough for the funny-looking, 'slightly hairy' title character who yearns for love and acceptance. Ms. Bright uses a style of printmaking that yields coarse black lines, which she has filled in with color to evoke the Love Monster's feelings of both despondency and hope as he searches the (frustratingly cute) world for a kindred spirit. With the Monster, as with many a lonely soul, love arrives when he least expects it in this ultimately happy excursion for 2- to 5-year-olds.” ― The Wall Street Journal “...Bright has a brisk but sympathetic voice that's appealingly British, and her visual pacing is impeccable. Like the monster itself, this story wears its heart very visibly.” ― Publishers Weekly “Scarily good!” ― Kirkus Reviews “Like the main characters in Mo Willems' Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (2005) and Tammi Sauer's Mostly Monsterly (2010), Monster's appearance doesn't match his sensitive disposition, and he yearns for someone to love him "just the way he is." Bright's rough-textured print technique--think degraded photocopy suits our scruffy little hero to a T, while the bright, saturated color palette of reds and purples against pale and pretty backgrounds reflects his optimistic nature.” ― Booklist “Sweet.” ― School Library Journal About the Author Rachel Bright is a wordsmith, printmaker, and thinker of happy thoughts. She is passionate about time-honored printmaking techniques, and is the author-illustrator of In A Minute Mama Bear, Love Monster , Love Monster and the Perfect Present , Love Monster and the Last Chocolate , and Love Monster and the Scary Something , as well as many other celebrated books, which have been translated into thirty-eight languages. She works from her studio on a farm near the sea in England, where she lives with her partner; her daughters, River and Sky; and Elvis, the nicest dog in the world.