The Ugliest Monster in the World

by Luis Amavisca, Erica Salcedo (Illustrator)

Overview

This little monster says it´s the ugliest in the world. A second monster claims being even uglier. What happens when a third monster shows up? Could a mirror help them to decide who is the ugliest monster in the world? También disponible en español. (Also available in Spanish.)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788417673765
Publisher:	NubeOcho
Publication date:	10/04/2021
Pages:	36
Product dimensions:	10.25(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Luis Amavisca is a well-known visual artist and writer for kids in Spain. He has worked and written about equality, solidarity, environment and non-violence. He has published several books including “Princess Li” and “Bang Bang I Hurt the Moon”, this last one being the runner-up for the Most Inspirational Children's Picture Book by the International Latino Book Awards.

Erica Salcedo studied Fine Arts at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, specializing in Graphic Design and Illustration. She has been published by numerous English, American and Spanish publishers. In 2018 her work was selected by the Junior Library Guild.

Editorial Reviews

The humorous answer and resulting reaction as all three faint dead away, will have children squealing with laughter. Salcedo’s highly expressive and lighthearted illustrations keep the focus squarely on these more-lovable-than-ugly monsters, depicting them against a plain beige background. [...] Delightful proof that there is strength in numbers. –– Kirkus Starred Review

From the Publisher

11/01/2021

PreS-K—This vivacious competition among a trio of Muppet-colored monsters will have preschoolers giggling at how opposite of "ugly" all of them are. From deeply pigmented blues and pinks to electric greens and yellows, a string-bean blue monster, a bulbous furry red one, and a yellow caterpillar-shaped third try on clothes. They point out features like their googly eyes, attempting upmanship at every turn. When they pose together in front of the mirror, they faint, reviving only to declare that as a group, they are the "ugliest monsters in the world." VERDICT Nonsense at its best, this tale shows children how some competitions are just plain silly, and promises to enliven story hours.—Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

★ 2021-06-29
Three differently colored and shaped monsters, each claiming to be the ugliest in the world, finally look in a mirror to help them decide how to settle the claim.

An exuberantly hairy blue monster with bright yellow eyes, so lanky it has to bend over and spread out across the book gutter and onto the next page, declares, “HELLO! I’m the UGLIEST MONSTER in the WORLD!” Another monster, this one quite round and covered in red fur with dashes of teal, begs to differ: “NO WAY! I’m the UGLIEST MONSTER in the WORLD!” As they dress up with hats and wigs and clothes in wonderful shapes, colors, and styles, each trying to look even uglier, a third monster—with yellow fur, a cute unibrow, and an interesting appendage that could be a nose or an ear—makes an appearance: “[A]ctually…I’M the UGLIEST MONSTER in the WORLD!” Perhaps looking in a mirror will help them decide who is the ugliest. The humorous answer and resulting reaction as all three faint dead away will have children squealing with laughter. Salcedo’s highly expressive and lighthearted illustrations keep the focus squarely on these more-lovable-than-ugly monsters, depicting them against a plain beige background. The story hails from Spain, and a Spanish edition, El monstruo más feo del mundo, publishes simultaneously.

Delightful proof that there is strength in numbers. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews