
Monster Mama required a little thinking on my part. Patrick Edward is a very normal looking boy whose mother is a monster. Really. She lives in a cave behind his house. She's wonderful to Patrick Edward but always hides herself from others. Until he has a run-in with bullies. She saves the day by acting a lot like...a mother. I can't tell whether this is supposed to be a message book or just fun. I guess it can be whatever you want.
Stephen Gammell's illustrations for Monster Mama might be described as a little abstract, unlike those by

So these two books offer you a choice. Do you want to have to do some thinking when you read with your kids? Or are you in the mood for some beautiful pictures about a cat whose behavior will be easy to understand? Depending on the day, I could go either way.
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