The text of this book was a solid 3, but the illustrations were inappropriate for my needs. I don't need another picture book showing a wife cooking for her man and white kid ALWAYS featured on every page, with a black kid or two thrown in for spice. I picked up this book wondering and hoping it might be relevant to my multiracial students grappling with several identities, but NOPE. Whether you align with the awful, bullying monsters or the nice humans, you can only pick one. Poor monster has lost his "m" and is now just an onster. The other monsters make fun of him and don't want him around any more. Then he starts doing non-monster things like vacuuming. Onster is really sad not to be a monster any more until he realizes that being nice has gained him lots of friends.I really liked this book. It is smart and entertaining. I love the illustrations. The monsters are drawn fabulously. Definitely worth the read.
The letter m is missing. The 'onster does not end up missing being mean and makes friends.
—10A3
Cute, with fun rhymes in a rhythm that doesn't plod along.
—Game0ver
This book is adorable!!
—marbinwitab
