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The Lonely Little Monster - Review
By Andi Green
Feb 19, 2008, 05:59 PST
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The Worry Woo Series
Sometimes simple is good, especially when it comes to kids, as is seen in The Lonely Little Monster, the first book in the Worry Woo series of children's books.
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| Photos © Alexander Harte 2008 ..... Worry Woos © Andi Green 2008 |
What is a Worry Woo? It is one of six little creatures who populate the pages of Andi Green's children's books. They are each rather odd looking, but they have a certain charm that is infectious. As my daughter said, "They're cute in an odd sort of way." The Lonely Little Monster focuses on Nola, a green little Worry Woo who can't see beyond herself and her depression to see that there are friends around who care about her.
I think every kid eventually hits some days like that, and Nola reminds them, that they have to take the time to look around and outside of themselves. Frequently when we're feeling lonely, our loneliness is actually locking us away from the very people who would help us push the loneliness away.
Although the illustrations are not quite as refined as I would have hoped at times, they still have a certain endearing quality to them. It looks as though the illustrations were done in pen and ink with a watercolor wash on either Japanese rice paper or tissue paper. The resulting wrinkles are a bit distracting for me, although I'm sure for someone else, they will be part of the character of the illustrations.
The rhyming structure in this little story is solid, and flows easily when read aloud. Which is a huge issue for me with children's stories. Dr. Seuss sure made it seem easy, didn't he? So many stories nowadays have terrible rhymes.
I think The Lonely Little Monster will delight your children and hopefully spur conversations between the two of you,when they are feeling a little lonely and blue. Then, if they are looking for their own little Worry Woo to cuddle up with on a rainy day, Nola is absolutely adorable as a plush. I have mine sitting at my desk to give me a smile on those challenging afternoons.
To visit the author's website go to www.worrywoos.com
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