Marisol McDonald and the Monster / Marisol McDonald Y El Monstruo
Sara Palacios
(Illustrated by)
Description
Bilingual English/Spanish. Free-spirited Marisol confronts her fear of monsters and unfamiliar nighttime noises.
Marisol McDonald loves words that begin with the letter m-except the word monster. Monsters are scary, with big eyes, wild fur, pointy claws, and sharp teeth. One night, when Marisol hears loud bumps under her bed, she is immediately convinced that a monster is making the noise. Checking under the bed does not reveal a monster, but night after night, the bumps continue. When the bumps become especially loud one night, Marisol bravely leads the charge downstairs to find the cause. Turns out the monster making noise under Marisol's bed does have eyes and fur and teeth, but it isn't scary at all. It's her dog, Kitty, playing ball against the kitchen wall.
Monica Brown and Sara Palacios once again bring Marisol McDonald to life. With her orange-red hair, golden-brown skin, and endearing individuality, Peruvian-Scottish-American Marisol learns to face her fears in this empowering story of harnessing the imagination and conquering nighttime monsters.
Check out the other titles in this series:
MARISOL MCDONALD AND THE CLASH BASH / MARISOL MCDONALD Y LA FIESTA SIN IGUAL - MARISOL MCDONALD AND THE MONSTER / MARISOL MCDONALD Y EL MONSTRUO - MARISOL MCDONALD DOESN'T MATCH / MARISOL MCDONALD NO COMBINA
Product Details
| Publisher | Children's Book Press (CA) |
| Publish Date | July 01, 2016 |
| Pages | 32 |
| Language | Spanish; Castilian |
| Type |  Hardback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780892393268 |
| Dimensions | 9.9 X 8.5 X 0.4 inches | 0.8 pounds |
About the Author
Monica Brown is the award-winning author of over thirty books for children, including Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/no combina, Sharuko, Maya's Blanket/la manta de Maya, Waiting for the Biblioburro, Frida and Her Animalitos, and El Cuarto Turquesa/The Turquoise Room, as well as the Lola Levine chapter book series, among many others. She is the recipient of the Christopher Award, two Américas Awards, and multiple starred reviews. Her work has been translated into a dozen languages, and has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and on NPR's All Things Considered. When not writing for children, Brown serves as a professor of English at Northern Arizona University, where she teaches about US Latino and multicultural literature. Brown lives with her family in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her website is monicabrown.net.
Sara Palacios was born in Mexico City. She holds degrees in Graphic Design, Illustration, and Digital Graphic Techniques, and is pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She divides her time between Mexico City and San Francisco, California. Her website is sarapalacios.com.
Reviews
"Fans of the Marisol McDonald series will welcome their imaginative friend in this latest addition. . . . This lively bilingual story is, in true Monica Brown style, both universal and culturally specific, highlighting an interracial, bicultural family and a common childhood fear." -- Booklist
"As Marisol explores her fright, she is surrounded by a loving and supportive family. Her parents both reassure her she is safe and provide her the necessary independence to face her fear. . . . Marvelously mismatched Marisol McDonald brings her unique perspective to the exploration of the universal topic of fear." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Her anxieties about the unknown are relatable, and Palacios's cozy mixed-media images never let things get too scary for readers with their own insecurities regarding los monstruos." -- Publishers Weekly
"Marisol McDonald is back and is as magical, mismatched, and marvelous as ever. . . . Young readers will be inspired to talk about their fears and face them head-on with confidence and creativity. A must-have for all collections." -- School Library Journal
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