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Summary
Summary
This fun and inviting back-to-school story stars the lovable, mischievous hero from the international bestseller The Color Monster .
The Color Monster feels a little nervous. Today is his first day at school . . . and he doesn't even have a clue what school is! But, guided by his young friend, the Color Monster has lots of new adventures and makes new friends--and looks forward to tomorrow.
With bold colors and child-friendly art for young readers--and an adorable, shaggy rainbow critter as the star-- The Color Monster Goes to School is a showstopping introduction to the joy and wonder of first school days.
Read all three books about The Color Monster!
The Color Monster
The Color Monster Goes to School
Dr. Color Monster and the Emotions Toolkit
Author Notes
Anna Llenas is an artist, author, and illustrator of books that talk about emotions, including The Color Monster , The Color Monster Goes to School, and Dr. Color Monster . In her work as an art therapist, she has been able to experience the power that art has to heal and transform people, individually and collectively. She lives in Spain.
Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
After the girl who befriended the anxious, eponymous star of The Color Monster tells him that he's about to start school, he again turns various colors as he grapples with new emotions. Will "this thing you call school" be a "dangerous place full of fierce animals," a "magic cloud in the sky," or a "scary forest of traps"? The apprehensive monster fills his backpack with an arsenal of gear, including quicksand boots and anti-alien goggles. Though the girl reassures him they're not necessary, she ends up dragging the fearful fellow feet-first to school. She sticks around to watch over him as he bumbles through the day, hogging the playground swing, chomping on a book at story time, and unraveling toilet paper in the loo, before settling down and finding his rainbow-hued niche in the classroom. With amusing flourishes, Llenas's mixed-media art reveals the raucous goings-on, quite literally in living color. Ages 4--8. (July)
Kirkus Review
A reluctant monster learns the ins and outs of school with help from his pal Nuna. Monster doesn't know what school is at first, and the items he wants to bring in his backpack will have readers giggling (and making lists of their own). Nuna straightens him out pretty quickly and drags him to school, literally, by one foot, where parents, kids, and teacher stand outside, all but three of the 14 with glum looks on their faces that can't compete with Nuna's "We're going to have a really good time." The school day unfolds as most do, with the typical first-day firsts and class activities, Monster getting up to minor trouble. Readers unfamiliar with his previous books may be confused as to whether the color-changing Monster is one or several monsters, the crayonlike scratchings that fill him in ranging from green, gray, and yellow to several pages where he's multicolored. Just before the school day (and the book) ends, it's explained that he changes color based on his mood. Collaged elements give the scribbly, childlike illustrations some 3-D pop. Of the nine kids and their teacher, one is a child of color; the rest, including Nuna, are paper-white. One child and the teacher wear glasses. This book is a Spanish import, and U.S. readers may find it interesting to observe that this school includes a classroom of babies. Leave this book to the monsters and choose a different one for your little one's first day. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
