Too Cute to Spook (Special Monsters Collection)

Gold Medal Winner in 2022 Wishing Shelf Book Awards Purple Dragonfly Book Award Winner in the category of books for 5 years old and younger Award Winning Finalist in the Children’s Picture Book: Hardcover Fiction category of the 2021 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest “This is a book to be savored over and over again. In short, Too Cute to Spook is simply too cute to resist!” Readers’ Favorite “Aleksandrova presents a picture-book fantasy about a monster who discovers the power in being unique… A fun monster tale that’s well-suited to its young audience.” Kirkus Reviews The empowering story of a little monster with a big problem. Everyone knows that a monster’s favorite thing is to scare kids. Lorry is no exception. He wants to be the scariest monster of all. Lorry wants to follow in the steps of his famous ancestors: his dreadful great-grandfather, Scabby Moldbody, who was known for making kids scream the loudest, and his gruesome great-grandmother, Henrietta Fang, who was responsible for more nightmares than any other monster. There is only one small problem, Lorry is cute, and kids aren’t afraid of cute little monsters. Being a different monster makes Lorry sad and ashamed. Unable to fit in, he learns how to stand out. The story of Lorry encourages kids to love who they are!