Little Puppy and the Big Green Monster
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2014

Little Puppy and the Big Green Monster

Written & illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka

A puppy seeks a playmate and befriends a reluctant monster.

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32 pages
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Little Puppy is eager to find a playmate, but everyone is too busy or uninterested. Spotting a Big Green Monster, he hopes for a friend. Despite the monster's initial reluctance, a surprising rescue reveals a budding friendship. Can Little Puppy's optimism melt the monster's heart?

From the publisher

“Who wants to play?” wonders Little Puppy. Everyone is either too busy, too lazy, too mean, or too boring. Then Little Puppy spies Big Green Monster reading on a bench. “I will play with him!” he declares. Big Green Monster has no interest in playing games or being friends with Little Puppy. He escapes to the peace and quiet of his bathtub. But when Little Puppy follows him home and takes a scary tumble, Big Green Monster immediately comes to the rescue–and finds that there might just be a place for this tiny dog in his giant heart. With spare text and irresistible illustrations, Mike Wohnoutka tells the high-spirited story of an unlikely friendship that new readers, and their pals of all sizes, will love.

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Format
Pages
32
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
BR180L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about animalsBooks about dogsBooks about monstersBooks about playing
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~1.6
F&P level
~F
Scholastic level
E
Publication
Published
August 31, 2014
First published
January 1, 2014
Publisher
Holiday House
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780823430642

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