Leonardo, the Terrible Monster (Hardcover)

from katrinafroelich

This delightful story uses humor, surprise, and visual effects to capture the emotion and humanity of the central conflict. Willems has wonderfully unique monsters and a creative use of font, dialoge bubbles, and text to illustrate the thoughts and words of characters. It provides a wonderful exa...

from NataliaLucia

Personal Response: I loved this story. The illustrations are hilarious and I love when Sam explains to Leonardo all the reasons that he's crying. Curricular Connection: This story could be read in a kindergarden or first grade classroom. After the story, students could draw their own pictures of ...

from pnieme1

This book tell the story of Leonardo, a monster who just is not very good at scaring people. He spends the first part of the story struggling to be a good monster. He then finds a very sad little boy and makes him cry. He is so happy he finally was able to scare someone. He then talks to the litt...

from rachelsticka

Children can relate to this story. I feel like children, though young, can learn the lesson that you don't have to be something just because your told to or 'supposed' to. A monster is supposed to be scary, but that's just not Leonardo. Children can learn a lot from this story.

from frecklesgirl

A favorite by Mo Willems. Visually rich for kids AND adults!