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32 pp.
| Abrams |
August, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-1646-1$14.95
(4)
K-3
The "I love you more than..." litany takes a decidedly disgusting turn in this relationship. To cook a treat for Mom, a fuzzy pink monster seeks some interesting ingredients: "Putrid mucous, toadstool jam / warthog waste, and moldy ham." Bouncy rhyming couplets and silly illustrations that soften the grossness of "bloated ticks" and "nose goo drizzle" help make the package a little more palatable.