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Keywords

bodies of water, car, clothing, critical thinking, curiosity, decision making, diversity, friendship, fun, home, monsters, nonverbal communication, park, play, relationship, river, self esteem, shopping, swinging, train, transportation, uniqueness

Title

Monster comes to the city

Description

An unusual, atypical monster comes to checkout a city and observes a variety of different events taking place. His excursion through the city leads him to a group of children playing and swinging in an park. The monster joins them in this activty. Since the monster had an enjoyable and pleasant experience in the city, he decides to make it his home.

Author

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann

Publisher

Bowmar

Illustrator

Quentin Blake

ISBN

0-8372-0826-2

City of Publication

Glendale, CA

Year of Publication

1973

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Alyssa Nye, 2006

Citation

Blance, Ellen // Cook, Ann, “Monster comes to the city,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed May 20, 2022, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13744.