This was a very cute story that both my daughter and I really enjoyed, especially once the monster was finally revealed.

Leo's Monster is a cute, little story with absolutely marvelous pictures!

There's tow little mice, Leo and Zoe, who lead the show in this book. Leo visits Zoe and comes across a giant monster (and to be clear, it's NOT the cat). As Leo tells his story about the scary and insane monster, Zoe keeps butting in and trying to give some descriptions. Will Leo ever tell Zoe about this monster? Will the monster be taken care of?! What sort of animal is this monster?!

I have to start out saying the pictures blew me away. I love wonderful art that works well with a story, and this book hit it out of the park! The soft, fuzzy and colourful pictures were A grade. There's so much texture and it works really well! I don't think every reader will like this art style, but it stood out to me. This type of style isn't common in the books that I've read and seen.

The plot itself was super goofy and lots of fun. I would say that this book is designed for fun and not education purposes. Either way, I think it would be a great reading buddy read or for parents to pick up and have a chuckle with their kids. The book is super cute and full of personality.

The word "suspenseful" has been thrown around about this book, and I would agree - suspenseful in the cutest way possible. I'm sure the kids who read this will be on the edge of their seat trying to figure out what kind of monster Leo has seen!

Overall, this book is cute, fun and spunky! I would highly recommend it for kids who just want to have a good laugh.

Sweet story with beautiful art. Zoe the city mouse runs terrified to her friend Leo and tries to tell him all about a terrible monster. Her imagination runs wild and is cleverly shown in the illustrations. Cute and funny.

Leo, a city mouse, visits with Zoe, a country mouse for the very first time in the countryside. Zoe is baking a cake and leaves Leo to look around outside while she runs in to check on it. Happily Leo bounds out into the open air and into a scary encounter.

When Zoe returns she finds her friend scared and trembling. Whatever could be the cause of such fright? Leo finally stammers out that he just saw a ... MONSTER! Oh my!

Leo describes the monster to his friend: enormous tail that whips around, hard lumpy feet that can trample you, a long tongue that can rip half the earth apart and tear out trees, and two pointed horns that can gore you. This is some serious, dangerous creature. But is scary monster truly as bad as Leo imagines and describes to his friend?

The bestselling author of "The Rainbow Fish" series crafts a tale that is full of mystery, suspense and intrigue. Kids will have fun trying to guess what the actual monster really is and giggle when they discover the truth. The illustrations enrich the story. I recommend "Leo's Monster" to be read aloud as it is a captivating tale and that will have kids engaged right to the very end of the story.

I was attracted to this book because Rainbow Fish was one of my favorite picture books when I was a child. While I think the story and art style will entertain kids , I personally was not the biggest fan of the art in this. Something about the art was just a tad bit off and to be honest the eyes of the mice were just a tad bit creepy. Since art is pretty the majority of picture books , I can't really look past it. I will say I did like the brush stroke quality of it and did enjoy how bright colorful it was even if personally it was not my cup of tea. The story though is cute and fun and kids will have fun trying to guess what the "monster" is.

This is an interesting mesh of the Country Mouse and the City Mouse and The Five Blind Men and an Elephant. Does it work? Sort of.

A city mouse is scared of a monster in the field, but the country mouse sort of figures out what it is ahead of time.

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And I have to say, a beast like that would frighten a mouse. We used to have a cow that lived across the way from us, and it had a very loud moo.

Kids might like it the first time they read it, but I don't think it is a book they would re-read.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

Entertaining story about seeing just one part of the animal and misconstruing into a monster without seeing the whole picture.

The illustrations were fun, and while the overall story was a bit entertaining it lacked substance for me. However, I could see kids finding it funny as they guessed at what Leo's monster actually was.

This was so fun. My kids wanted to read it again and again. This will definitely be on repeat for awhile. Both characters worked so well, and I enjoyed doing their different voices.

I really enjoyed reading this and better yet I know every child in my life would too. It’s very in tune with child amusement and interest. I loved the artwork and I’m very glad I got a chance to read this. Thank you.

I was attracted to this book because it was written by Marcus Pfister. My granddaughter was attracted to it because, you guessed it, it is about a monster. This was not a scary story at all, but rather funny. City Mouse, Leo is off to the country to visit his friend Zoe. She leaves him to explore and he runs into a monster. It has a all the characteristics of a monster; gigantic, enormous tail, horns, loud, smelly and more. Of course it turns out it is not a monster at all. Can you guess what Leo saw? My granddaughter thought Leo was funny thinking he saw a monster. She guessed right away what it was and why Leo thought it might be a monster. This did not mean she didn’t like the book. We read it three times back to back. The illustrations were delightful. They were large and colourful and will definitely have young readers and listeners engaged. A wonderful book for a family library, preschool classroom or public library.

This is a cute picture book all about revealing something little by little, with an exaggerated and humorous flare. The art is a little odd, but mostly interesting to look at, with vibrant, popping color.

I received this ARC in exchange from Edelweiss+ in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Leo is a city mouse who has come to visit his friend, Zoe, in the country. He has never been out of the city so he has never seen a field, nor country animals. Zoe sends him outside to explore while she bakes a cake. When she goes out to find him, he comes running. He's scared out of his wits and tells her he's seen a monster. As he describes this horrific monster, Zoe jokingly suggests other descriptive words. What is this monster he's discovered??

My 5 yr old grandson is always involved when I'm reviewing children's books. After all, whether or not the children dislike, like or love a book is the most important factor isn't it? My little guy giggled throughout the book. So I'm taking that as a good sign. I too loved the book.

When Leo visits hid friend Zoe in the country, he finds something unexpected. A monster! But, is it really? Acclaimed children's author Marcus Pfister skillfully weaves a tale of suspense as Leo describes the monster to Zoe. Children in grades pre-K through second grade will enjoy this descriptive tale with a surprise ending. A great choice for a scary but not too scary read aloud!

What a cute story, geared to young imaginations. It kept the attention of my four year-olds, which to me is the mark of a good book.

I  received a free digital copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.

The illustrations were adorable as was the story. It was such a cute little story of overactive imaginations.

Leo’s Monster is a super cute tale that keeps littles guessing until the end. It was fun to go back every few pages and review the clues with my little guy. He wanted to read it again immediately after we finished it.

A city mouse named Leo goes to the country to visit his friend Zoe. As Zoe goes to check on a cake in the oven, Leo looks around outside. Suddenly, Leo runs frantically to Zoe stammering that he saw a monster. He then describes what different parts of the monster looked like in great detail and Zoe slowly comes to realize what he actually saw. The text is nearly all dialog which sets a tone of urgency and expectation. Leo’s description of each part of the monster, “‘...it had an enorm-enorm-enormous tail…’”, is accompanied by a large and up close illustration which brings the description to life. The texture of the illustrations is similar to that of stuffed animals and make you want to reach out and touch them. Children will be delighted with each turn of the page and will be on the edge of their seats to see the actual monster. They will want to read this again and again and it will work well for storytime.

This was an extremely cute book with even better illustrations. My son, who is 5, absolutely loved this book and thought the wording was so fun. The stuttering of the mouse was so cute and made it even better.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Leo's Monster
by Marcus Pfister
Reading level 4-8 years
Publication date : May 5, 2020
5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description:
When Leo, the city mouse, visits his friend Zoe in the countryside for the first time, he meets a huge and horrible monster. It’s gigantic, has lots of horns, an enormous tail, and when it roars, the earth shakes. At least that’s what Leo saw. Or did he? Zoe thinks his description sounds just like Berta, the sweet-tempered cow in the meadow . . .
🐁MY REVIEW : 🐁
Bestselling author Marcus Pfister skillfully weaves a hilarious story of mystery, and just a hint of scariness.
I read this book to my two granddaughter's who are One & Two . I also read it to my 4 year old daughter. All 3 of them were laughing at what the monster really was. My granddaughter is almost 3 and has just entered the phase where she's scared of Monsters and The Dark. Leo's Monster
by Marcus Pfister is brilliant in its approach to helping kids conquer their fears. The story was amazing and a super fun book that all my kids love! It was short enough yet long enough to hold their attention. The illustrations are beautiful ,colorful bright and so full of life. Many thanks to the Publisher , the Author , and NetGalley for a ARC copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.
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