The Monster Who Ate Darkness
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Chapter Book · Ages 3–7 · 2008

The Monster Who Ate Darkness

Written by Joyce Dunbar · Illustrated by Jimmy Liao

A monster devours darkness, leaving the world in light. Can a sleepless boy help him find fulfillment?

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56 pages· ~490L
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Bookroo's summary

Jo-Jo can't sleep, fearing the darkness under his bed hides a monster. But this tiny creature craves darkness, devouring it from every corner of the world. As the monster grows, the world is left in perpetual light, yet it feels emptier than ever. Can Jo-Jo, the sleepless boy, help the monster find what it truly needs? Discover a whimsical journey where light and dark intertwine, revealing unexpected friendships and the quest for true fulfillment.

From the publisher

Best-selling Taiwanese illustrator Jimmy Liao teams up with renowned British author Joyce Dunbar to present a fantastical, heartwarming tale. Why can’t Jo-Jo go to sleep? He doesn’’t like the darkness under the bed – a monster might be hiding there. And one is! It’s a tiny speck of a monster with a huge appetite for darkness, gobbling it up under the bed, in every nook and cranny, and in the wide world outside, growing bigger with every bite. Soon there is no darkness left anywhere, from the earth to the stars. All the world is light, but the monster still has an empty feeling inside. Only a sleepless boy will help him be fulfilled at last.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
56
Reading age
3–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~490L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
126181
Publication
Published
October 14, 2008
First published
January 1, 2008
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763638597

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