The Perfect Little Monster
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Board Book · Ages 2–8 · 2000

The Perfect Little Monster

By Judy Hindley, Jonathan Lycett-Smith (Illustrator)

Part of the The Giggle Club series

A baby monster's smile at his birthday party changes everything.

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24 pages
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Baby Monster is adored for his monstrous traits, from his scowls to his mess-making. But at his first birthday party, he shocks his family by doing the unthinkable—he smiles. Is he truly the perfect little monster they believed him to be, or is there more to his monstrous nature? Discover how one unexpected smile can turn a family's world upside down and challenge their idea of perfection.

From the publisher

To his parents, Baby Monster seems perfect. He has horrible little eyes and a horrible little nose. He loves to scowl and howl and make a terrible mess. But when Baby Monster opens his horrible little mouth and Smiles at his first birthday party, he reveals he’s not quite as perfect as his family thinks he is!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
24
Reading age
2–8
Audience
Board
Lexile
290L
Themes & topics
Books about babiesBooks about birthdaysBooks about monstersBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.2
F&P level
~I
Publication
Published
January 2, 2001
First published
January 1, 2000
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763609023

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