Leonardo, the Terrible Monster
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Picture Book · Ages 3–5 · 2005 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

Leonardo, the Terrible Monster

Written by Mo Willems

Part of the Leonardo the Terrible Monster series

A monster fails at scaring and discovers friendship instead.

4.5/7 Bookroo expert·4.2/5 Goodreads · 14,081 ratings
48 pages· 230 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud· AD560L
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Leonardo is a monster who can't scare anyone, no matter how hard he tries. After intense training, he finally frightens a nervous boy, but the victory feels hollow. Realizing that being a monster isn't fulfilling, Leonardo wonders if he could be a better friend instead. Can he transform his monstrous nature into something more meaningful?

From the publisher

Leonardo is truly a terrible monster-terrible at being a monster that is. No matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to frighten anyone. Determined to succeed, Leonardo sets himself to training and research. Finally, he finds a nervous little boy, and scares the tuna salad out of him! But scaring people isn’t quite as satisfying as he thought it would be. Leonardo realizes that he might be a terrible, awful monster-but he could be a really good friend.

At a glance
Format
Pages
48
Words
230
Reading age
3–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD560L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.3
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
88782
Publication
Published
August 23, 2005
First published
August 2, 2005
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780786852949
LCCN
2005299553
OCLC
60822832

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