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32 pp.
| McElderry |
August, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-0-689-86405-6$14.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
S. D. Schindler.
At night, a many-legged, multicolored monster makes its way to a sleeping child's messy room and begins to clean up, describing its efforts in amusing couplets: "Ouch, / ouch, / I step on blocks and screws. / Piu, / piu, / what smelly socks and shoes!" Schindler portrays the large, friendly creature in admirable detail, from its flower-like nostrils to its long tail tipped with a useful hand.