{"product_id":"how-to-talk-monster-isbn-9780525515807","title":"How to Talk Monster","description":"\u003cb\u003eA whimsical and giggle-inducing exploration of what might happen when a monster visits at bedtime from award-winning children's author Lynn Plourde and the playful imagination of #1 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling illustrator, Mike Lowery.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Little Boy is just trying to go to sleep when a Little Monster creeps up to his window and . . . says goop-zee-googy! Or, peek-a-boo!, in case you don't speak Monster. Hilarity ensues as the Little Monster tries to play with the Little Boy despite the language barrier. While at first scared, the Little Boy comes to Little Monster's rescue when he gets hurt and the two new friends are able to play together all night long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComplete with a glossary translating the monster language used throughout, this classic nighttime adventure story will have little readers wishing for a Little Monster to knock on their window at night.\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow to Talk Monster\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eEntertaining\u003c\/b\u003e. . . A lighthearted take on an unlikely friendship.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A \u003cb\u003esatisfying\u003c\/b\u003e picture book that \u003cb\u003ewill leave you smiling\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003cb\u003evisual and verbal directness\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebroad humor\u003c\/b\u003e that \u003cb\u003egently tackles\u003c\/b\u003e themes of assumption and exclusion, Plourde (\u003ci\u003eThe Boy Whose Face Froze Like That\u003c\/i\u003e) and Lowery (\u003ci\u003eWood Could\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003cb\u003ecapture a special night out\u003c\/b\u003e—one that may remind readers of their own comics creations.” —\u003ci\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The language element is particularly effective in this graphic-novel beginning reader as the monster’s gibberish \u003cb\u003eoffers both humor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ea playful opportunity for readers to stretch developing literacy skills\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Lowery’s digital art is \u003cb\u003eamusingly goofy\u003c\/b\u003e as well as \u003cb\u003epleasingly breezy\u003c\/b\u003e, with simple lines and figures and a palette subdued just enough to not detract from the words. Both readers who brave checking under the bed and ’fraidy cats who huddle under the covers will appreciate this tale of \u003cb\u003efanciful nocturnal fun\u003c\/b\u003e.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003eLynn Plourde is the author of forty children's books, including \u003ci\u003eWild Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMaxi's Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGo, Grandma, Go! \u003c\/i\u003eShe lives on a ridge in rural Maine where she spies deer, wild turkeys, foxes, and porcupines, but she's still waiting to spy her first monster. Meanwhile, she's learning to talk Monster, and \u003ci\u003ezuzzer\u003c\/i\u003e! It is trickier than the French and German she studied in school.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Lowery is an author and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling illustrator who has worked on dozens of books for kids. Some of his favorites are the Gingerbread Man Is Loose series by Laura Murray and the Everything Awesome series, which he also wrote. He likes to collect weird facts and other bits of knowledge, and he draws them every morning in his sketchbook. He lives in Atlanta with his wife and two kids.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301815242981,"sku":"NP9780525515807","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780525515807.jpg?v=1767729480","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/how-to-talk-monster-isbn-9780525515807","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}