Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems

from goodreads

2.5 stars

I am back to doing picture books today! While it was nice to catch up on some of my chapter book reviews that have been languishing in my to post pile it is nice to get back into the groove.

Last week was a crazy nutty week. Poor Miss G. was home from school for most of it with a cold and then a wicked cough. This week things are settling down and I'm getting back into my groove at home as well.

While getting out of patterns can be fun and a great way to figure out what you actually want, sometimes it is nice to get settled back into the familiar. And currently, the familiar is where I want to be.

Synopsis

Leonardo is a terrible monster, but not in the way you might think. He is just terrible at being a monster,  he can't scare anyone. But then he comes up with a plan, a foolproof plan.

My Thoughts

I really love Mo Willems' books. The Pigeon series, mere words cannot describe how superb they are. So when I saw this book I was excited to pick it up. I think I would have liked it better if I had read it before the Pigeon books. While there is nothing really wrong with the story or pictures it just didn't leave me gushing and wanting to read it again and again.

I did like the interaction between Leonardo and the boy. When the boy bares his soul he does it in a way that I think everyone can relate too.

I suppose people will like the fact that Leonardo becomes okay with the fact that he is not scary and that it is better to be a friend then someone who scares people.

I don't know, to me it was just meh and it is hard to pick out things to say. It is in no way a horrible book. I think most people will like it (it has a very high rating on goodreads). It just wasn't for me at this time.