Monster Trouble! by Fredrickson, Lane (September 1, 2015) Hardcover by Lane FredricksonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
What We Love
My daughter loves this book because it gave us a clever idea for dealing with the creatures that go bump in the night. Grandma had suggested she pray them away, and I'd told her to ignore them (they are just in your imagination). But Lane Fredrickson gave us something useful here. A funny, magical, charming solution! And I suggest everyone with an imaginative young child buy or borrow this book to find out the answer.
What I Liked
I'd like to give kudos to the illustrator Michael Robertson, not only for bringing these silly, wacky, wonderful monsters to life (without too gross or too scary) but because she chose to make the protagonist a little black girl. He didn't have to. He drew her the way he organically imagined her. I appreciate that this illustrator has a wide varied pallet of characters and a talent for being diversity into his artwork. Check more of his work on his website: https://www.michaelrobertsonillustration.com/What I Disliked
The only thing that I dislike about this story is that it comes sooo close to a picture book idea that I've been workshopping for years. I hate to admit it but this one is better. And that's why I've chosen it as it my Halloween Highlight (ten years late).
If you liked Monster Trouble check out some of Michael Robertson's other illustrated works.
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