Loula and Mister the Monster

by Anne Villeneuve

Overview

Everywhere Loula goes, her beloved dog, Mister, follows. Unfortunately, Mister does not follow her good manners. When she hears her mother say she can no longer live with that MONSTER, Loula decides it’s time to teach an old dog polite tricks. Can Mister learn to behave? Or will Mama throw him and his monstrous manners out?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771386005
Publisher:	Kids Can Press
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Series:	Loula , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	37 MB
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Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Anne Villeneuve has written and illustrated close to 40 books, created games for magazines, illustrated for newspapers and designed cake boxes for a bakery. Over the years, her work has earned her many distinguished recognitions, such as the Governor General's Literary Award and the Québec/Wallonie-Bruxelles Literary Award in 2000, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2005 and 2009, and the Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1998.

Anne Villeneuve has written and illustrated close to 40 books, created games for magazines, illustrated for newspapers and designed cake boxes for a bakery. Over the years, her work has earned her many distinguished recognitions, such as the Governor General's Literary Award and the Québec/Wallonie-Bruxelles Literary Award in 2000, the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2005 and 2009, and the Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1998.

Editorial Reviews

12/01/2015
PreS-Gr 2—Loula's series continues with a busy tale of teaching manners to her harlequin Great Dane, Mister. After overhearing her mother say, "I can't live with that monster anymore," Loula takes pains to school the rampant giant pooch in table manners, keeping clean, and not jumping. Unfortunately, Mister's drooling and sometimes manic instincts lead to chaos, including major disruption at an art museum. After sneaking back home, girl and dog discover Mama's patience had actually expired for a massive Venus flytrap plant—not the Great Dane. Villeneuve's ink and watercolor scenes teem with comedy and offer ample details for study. VERDICT This title nicely pairs with discussion of manners or avoiding false assumptions.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

School Library Journal

2015-04-29
Loula fears Mama might have had it with their family's drooling, wagging, lunging, gargantuan Great Dane, Mister. The little girl decides to refine the hound's etiquette through a series of lessons, all of which go terribly (and predictably) awry. Draped in Papa's necktie, Mister smashes plates, teacups, and saucers, splashes merrily in a burbling park fountain, and dashes through a museum chasing a squirrel—spewing spittle the whole time. Discouraged, Loula heads home, her longtime chauffeur and friend, Gilbert, at her side. Ink-and-watercolor illustrations convey the clumsy, constant movement of a loping, energetic dog. Action and motion stream through breezy, loose artwork: leashes stretch, tails and whiskers quiver, leaves flutter, statues...fall! While Mister's bulging eyes and slapstick stances yield easy laughs, Villeneuve's lines (subtly gestural and with varied weights and thicknesses) as well as her strategic placement of vignettes across stark, white spreads account for much of this book's comedic success. Small readers will also find the aid and collegiality Gilbert offers little Loula immensely pleasing, as few adults work happily alongside children as unmitigated equals. But Mama and readers both know that Mister is no monster, and the real focus of her frustration, revealed on the final page, serves up a satisfying finishing laugh. Like a stinky dog-lick on the nose, this simply silly picture book will bring smiles to little faces. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews