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My Monster and Me
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Penguin Young Readers Group 2021
Accelerated Reader:
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 0.5
Lexile measure:
AD: Adult Directed 480L
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Description
From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety.
A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?
Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.
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Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
03/02/2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780593350799
ASIN:
B08FZLN1GZ
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 2.9, 0.5 Points
Lexile code:
AD: Adult Directed
Lexile measure:
480
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APA Citation (style guide)

Nadiya Hussain. (2021). My Monster and Me. Penguin Young Readers Group.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Nadiya Hussain. 2021. My Monster and Me. Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Nadiya Hussain, My Monster and Me. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

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Nadiya Hussain. My Monster and Me. Penguin Young Readers Group, 2021.

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From the winner of The Great British Baking Show and star of Nadiya's Time to Eat comes a heartfelt story to help give children and parents the tools they need to talk about worries and anxiety.
A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?
Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.
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        February 15, 2021
        Grades K-2 Featuring colorful, expressive art and accessible text, this focuses on the topic of dealing with worries and anxiety, personified here as a looming, but not scary, monster. A young boy relates how his monster is a constant, unwelcome companion that does everything from disrupting bedtime ("I could hear nothing but its ginormous, growly snore") to preventing his playing outdoors with friends. What's more, it sneakily hides whenever the boy asks his parents to make it leave. Then, while visiting Gran, he tells her about it, and as he does, the monster begins to shrink. Though it doesn't disappear completely, the boy learns to manage its presence. Bright, cartoonish illustrations depict multicultural characters in familiar activities, interspersing some leavening touches, like the monster cuddling a teddy bear, while also sympathetically portraying the boy's feelings and, ultimately, his newfound confidence. While the emotion that the monster represents isn't specified in the main narrative, Hussain shares her own experience with panic disorder in an author's note. An encouraging story that may provide discussion opportunities for kids and their adults.

        COPYRIGHT(2021) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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        May 1, 2021

        PreS-Gr 1-For as long as the small brown-skinned child can remember, anxiety and panic attacks have been a constant in his life. The metaphor for this is a small, hairy, yellow creature that increases in size as the boy grows up, and becomes more demanding, too. It hides whenever anyone else is around, and then grows huge again when the boy leaves the security of home. It rules his life, not even allowing him to go outside and play with other children: "It stood in the way and wouldn't budge." One day, when he is overwhelmed, the distressed boy tells his grandmother about his monster and the creature is suddenly diminished; it becomes small enough to fit in the child's pocket. What a sweet, accessible way to bring a conversation about panic attacks into a child's understanding! Readers will see that talking about the "monster" is the path to feeling better, a lesson they could apply to other problems. Though his anxiety never goes away completely, the youngster learns to manage his feelings better. Illustrations of the furry monster are not frightening but serve as a visual manifestation of an internal disorder. VERDICT Hussain, who won The Great British Bake Off, seems to understand children just as much as cooking, granting them a path to coping, without ever belitting the sources of their fear.-Maryann H. Owen, Oak Creek P.L., WI

        Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      • source: Publisher's Weekly
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        June 7, 2021
        In author and The Great British Baking Show–winner Hussain’s latest picture book, a brown-skinned child ruminates on their “monster,” a horned buttercup-colored creature who is the child’s constant companion. Hussain’s text remains lighthearted while compassionately conveying the child’s difficulties: “I told her how my monster just wouldn’t go away. It WOULDN’T leave me alone. Ever.” As the child speaks to careful listener Gram, the monster shrinks to a manageable size, providing a useful model for empathic adults. Bailey’s art emphasizes the monster as not malicious, only inconvenient; an author’s note reveals Hussain’s own experiences with panic disorder “for as long as I can remember.” This evenhanded illustration of anxiety and panic attacks will give many young readers language to describe their own experiences. Ages 3–5.

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        Starred review from January 15, 2021
        A child learns to manage the monster that has overwhelmed them. Narrating in first person, a small, brown child introduces readers to their monster: a large, yellow, furry creature with horns and a wide-eyed smile. The monster has always been there--always big and loud. The monster hides when family members come around, so the child can't get help getting rid of it. The monster gets "bossier," telling the child what to wear and preventing them from going outside to play with friends. One day, the monster is waiting for the child after school, and the child can't take it anymore. Telling Gran all about the monster...suddenly makes the monster shrink. After that, the monster isn't so scary anymore. British cooking personality Hussain personalizes this tale with a note about her own panic disorder, which inspired her to write this story to support children in naming and understanding "worries, anxiety and panic." The direct-address narration and Bailey's illustrations work together remarkably well to provide a poignant tool to do just that. With sweet pictures that show how things can change, this accessible tale will empower children to identify and speak about their worries, taking control away from their "monsters" and letting them enjoying their lives. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-18-inch double-page spreads viewed at 78% of actual size.) Charming and effective. (Picture book. 3-8)

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        January 1, 2021
        "I've always known my monster. It's always been there. It knows ALL about me." A young child with short hair and brown skin talks about life with "my monster," a (not-scary-looking) large, round, horned yellow creature. The monster hides when the child attempts to get rid of it -- and the longer it stays hidden, the more difficult and demanding it gets. "It even made me stay indoors when my friends came to play..." The monster effectively embodies anxiety in the uncluttered illustrations; the compassionate text keeps the focus on the protagonist, who models how to lessen anxiety's grip while accepting that "My monster is part of me."

        (Copyright 2021 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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A touching story about a little boy whose worry monster follows him everywhere he goes. It's there when he gets dressed, when he wants to play with his toys, and even when his friends come over to visit. How can he escape his worries?
Having struggled with anxiety for as long as she can remember, Nadiya Hussain has written this heartfelt story to ensure that no child suffers in silence—no matter what shape their worry monster may take.
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