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K-3
Illustrated by
Bonnie Leick.
On his first day of school, Little Monster is guided through his day by kind teacher Mr. Drool and new friend Fang. Eventually, the worried-looking little creature becomes eager for another day. Leick's watercolors--with gobs of not-too-gruesome monster-ish details (rats, cobwebs, creepy-crawlies, drool, etc.)--add originality to the oft-told first-day-of-school drama recounted in the singsongy rhymes.