This sweet story is about a little girl named Sarah who has compassion in her heart and reaches out to an ostracized little monster that who attends her school. He is shunned by all the other students. He is not accepted in any of their activities or to play games with them at recess. The poor little guy is reduced to tears as he feels left out and lonely. Isn't there anyone who can accept him as he is he wonders?

Along comes Sarah who offers to sit with him in the lunchroom where he usually eats all by himself every day. He happily accepts her invitation and a friendship blossoms. From there the story escalates to them swinging together, skipping together and playing games together. The little monster's tears disappear and a huge smile of happiness replaces them. He is finally accepted someone. Oh happy day!

This is perfect first-reader book and the simple storyline and illustrations are sure to be a hit with the very young. It teaches that reaching out and befriending someone who is different than you can enrich both your life and his. Group hug everyone. The message is inspiring.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

A simplistic, but fun book about a little monster who just wants to be friends with people but everyone is avoiding him. :(

I do wonder why a monster is at an all-human school. That was the thing that stood out the most for me, sorry, I know I probably should have been more concerned about the poor little fella and his friendless life, but I just couldn't stop wondering about why he is there, are there any other monsters in the world? Are there monster schools? Are there people at monster schools as well?

Sorry, let's get back to the book. I knew from quite early what would happen, and I was giggling when it turned out I was right.

I really liked the girl, I hope that she won't be the only one who sees that the monster is actually quite nice and friendly.

The ending? I wish it would have been a bit more than what it was now. Maybe show them playing together? Maybe see someone else also looking at them having a good time (hint to a new friend).

The art was so-so. A bit simplistic, but it did fit with the book/story.

This was a charming tale about a little monster who has no friends. All the other kids are afraid of him because he is a monster - until someone isn't afraid anymore.

The story takes someone who feels alone and introduces him to a new friend. So it is a very cute book to share with young readers. It will teach about what it feels like to be an outsider (the sad sad monster) and what others can do to help them not feel sad. So there are both sides to this delightful tale.

The images throughout are bright and vibrant and the narration is fairly short so it would be a wonderful book to use for starting readers, plus it has a great message overall.

A very cute read!

The illustration is on point, very cute and very modern in style. The Monster seems like something from Adventure Time. The tone and cadence of the story is deliberate and focused, carried through by the repetitious image of the pigtail haired girl. It communicates the message of being lonely and the hope and joy that a friend brings. Lovely and sweet.

Very cute and with an easy message but ultimately the characters were too stock and the plot was nonexistent.

This is a nice story about being an outsider in a new setting, namely school in this book, but certainly applicable in any situation in which a child might feel new and not integrated into a group or community. The monster, who is the newbie, is fairly cute. A warm hearted little girl becomes friendly with it, alleviating the monster's loneliness. The story is appropriate for readers aged pre-school to early elementary. It may make children more sensitive to the plight of new children in their sphere.

Young children will be able to relate to the sad monster. This picture book provides a caring way to have discussions about making friends and getting to know people even when they look different than us.

This was a sweet, short book about what it is like to be different, as well as, what the important of being kind.
Monster looks different and his teeth are pointy so no one wants to play with him. Slowly, Sarah comes forward and not only wants to play with Monster, but she wants to be his friend!

I loved the austerity of the artwork because it fit the simplicity of the story that had such a huge lesson to impart. I felt my heart break for the monster reading it and my young daughter was very upset at how he was being treated. Something about the art and the story combined just make you want to reach out and hug him. It’s just a cute little book about friendship.

I think it’d be particularly useful in the classroom to teach how important it is to be kind to others, to reach out and befriend someone.

This wonderful children's story teaches some deep lessons in an easy to understand manner, as it delves into the fallacy of appearance, environmental factors' influence on oneself, etc.

This is a classic picture book about a monster and a girl that gives it a chance at friendship.

This book gives a very simple and clear message about how you can help stop others from being sad and lonely - with some pictures based in the school setting, hopefully this message will allow children to relate to making friends at school and not leaving their peers out. I like that the pictures are simple and fairly bold, and the text is large, in short sentences; this book as well as being good to read to younger children, has large enough font for new readers to attempt to read too.

This is a sweet story of a kind but lonely monster who doesn't have any friends at school. Sarah's not afraid of Monster though. She's ready to be his playmate and friend, and he's not sad or lonely anymore.

The illustrations are simple, but they are appealing and well done. I think this is a good way to address differences with a young child and bring up inclusion and kindness toward everyone .

Cute book about differences and looking past them. Teaches kids to just make friends with people with the same interests and not on looks. I can see using this book in storytime.