Willems, M. (2005). Leonardo the Terrible Monster. Illus. Mo Willems. New York, New York: Hyperion Books for Children.
Brief Annotation: Leonardo is a monster who cannot scare anyone no matter how hard he tries. As a result, he becomes determined to find the most scaredy-cat kid in the whole world, which is a boy named Sam. Leonardo tries to scare Sam, thinks he’s successful but turns out not to be. In the end, Sam needs a friend and Leonardo makes a big decision and becomes Sam’s friend; then he continues to try to scare Sam.
Genre: Animal Fiction
Grade Level: Pre-K-2
Readers who will like this: Children and adults because this is a fun story about a monster who tries to be scary but can’t. This is a great book about monsters because for some kids, monsters are really scary and this book shows that they are not scary. Children find this book funny and love how Leonardo and Sam become friends at the end.
Response/Rating (1-4):****I love this book. I think it’s so cute that Leonardo tries to be a scary monster and how he and Sam are a lot alike. They both don’t have friends of their own so they become each other’s friend.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: Why do you think Leonardo is a terrible monster? What do you think the word terrible means?
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